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#ThrowbackToday: The Oxford don who couldn't help but jumble words, giving us the term spoonerism

In today's #TBT, we introduce you to Rev William Archibald Spooner, a warden at New College, Oxford University who used to mix up words and oh, how hilarious it was for others and for even us now

Published on 22nd July 2021
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Andhra govt distributes 24L Oxford dictionaries to enhance skills of students

Jagan Mohan Reddy is promoting English to brighten the employment prospects of the students

Published on 23rd June 2021
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The word "Idiocracy" among 1400 words, phrases added to Oxford English Dictionary

The new addition idiocracy, refers to a society consisting of or governed by people characterised as idiots, or a government formed of people considered stupid, ignorant or idiotic

Published on 8th October 2018
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What happened on March 25: The all-women spacewalk that almost was, another great who dropped out of Oxford  

We say almost was because it never came to be and for the most absurd reason ever! Also, here's an interesting anecdote from the life of English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley  

Published on 25th March 2022
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Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year. Here's everything you need to know

At Merriam-Webster, lookups for the word vaccine increased 601 per cent over 2020, which is when the pandemic changed life as we know it

Published on 29th November 2021
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Vax is Oxford English Dictionary's 2021 word of the year. Any surprises, there?

Vax derived from the Latin word vacca, which means cow, was first recorded in English in 1799. And we all know why it's the word of the year

Published on 1st November 2021
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COVID pandemic caused biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II: Oxford study

Life expectancy, also known as period life expectancy, refers to the average age to which a newborn lives if current death rates continued for their whole life

Published on 27th September 2021
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Scientists from the University of Oxford to study ivermectin's efficacy and safety for COVID treatment

Previous studies of ivermectin, which show that early administration with ivermectin can reduce viral load and the duration of symptoms in some patients with mild COVID, have generally been small

Published on 23rd June 2021
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Oxford University to launch new centre for research to prepare, identify, fight future pandemics

The University hopes to raise 500 million pounds to invest in this centre — with contributions from philanthropists, corporate partners and governments

Published on 28th May 2021
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Oxford University, Oracle join hands to identify COVID-19 variants

The Oxford University and cloud major Oracle have created a novel tool that will help medical communities and governments to identify and act fast on the more infectious variants of COVID-19

Published on 17th May 2021
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Oxford University researchers discover that Asthma drug Inhaled Budesonide can speed up recovery in COVID-19 patients

Early treatment with inhaled budesonide cut recovery time by a median of three days in Covid-19 patients at higher risk of more severe illness, said researchers from the University of Oxford

Published on 19th April 2021
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India did well in the transition to digital learning, finds Oxford University Press report

The study captured insights from across seven markets - India, UK, Brazil, South Africa, Pakistan, Spain, and Turkey - as well as from hundreds of teachers globally

Published on 8th April 2021
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What The FAQ: Why is the AstraZeneca vaccine temporarily suspended in some countries? Everything you need to know

Many European countries have temporarily stopped administering the vaccine while the EMA investigates the case

Published on 17th March 2021
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AIADMK Manifesto 2021: Harvard, Yale, Oxford to come to Tamil Nadu if Amma's party wins for the third consecutive time

The ruling  All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's 2021 election manifesto was out on March 14. Here's what it says

Published on 15th March 2021
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After row over racist posts on social media, first Indian President of Oxford Student Union quits 

The accusations were made after the President-elect Rashmi Samant's old social media posts reemerged and were branded 'racist' and 'insensitive'

Published on 18th February 2021

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