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The perils of vaccine nationalism

Coronavirus Khaya Sithole - 16 Sep 2020

If distribution of the eventual Covid-19 vaccine occurs along economic and political lines, all countries will remain at risk

Q&A: 9 things to know about Africa’s first Covid-19 vaccine trial

Coronavirus Mia Malan - 24 Jun 2020

In about a year we’re likely to know if a candidate vaccine we’re beginning to test this week is effective against a virus that has devastated our country

Being a mensch first, Edwin-style

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 22 Aug 2019

Above all, Justice Cameron learned and taught that you can never judge anybody by their cover

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Cambridge University investigates its links to slavery

Article Agency - 30 Apr 2019

The two-year project will seek 'appropriate ways to publicly acknowledge past links to slavery and to address its impact'

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How the UN’s new strategy could help development goals in the Eastern Cape

Article Raeesa Pather - 14 Mar 2019

In 2015, countries committed to the UN's sustainable development goals in an effort to end, for example, poverty, hunger and inequality

Wits outshines Oxford in UN study on gender parity

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Sep 2016

Ten universities in UN Women project on employment parity and ending violence were the ‘guinea pigs’

Eddie Ndopu is ready, willing and able to conquer space

Article Pontsho Pilane - 11 Jul 2016

Brilliant South African on his way to Oxford despite needing full-time medical care.

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Rare Shakespeare folio worth millions turns up on Scottish Isle

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Apr 2016

Four hundred years after the death of world-renowned playwright William Shakespeare, a rare folio of his work from the 1600s has been found.

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Tertiary institutions must initiate change, not pacify donors

Article Sen Muller - 9 Mar 2016

The Rhodes Trust tries to mollify criticism of Cecil John Rhodes’s legacy while not offending its wealthy alumni and other donors.

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Oxford’s racist ‘superiority’ is founded in Christian myopia

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Feb 2016

To build a more pluralistic, peaceful world, denunciations of what others hold sacred and assertions of superiority must be avoided.

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#RhodesMustFall: Oxford alumni keep the colonial fires burning

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Feb 2016

Mr Chancellor, you canvassed only imperialist beneficiaries about whether the statue of Cecil Rhodes should stay, writes Carina Venter.

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‘Colonial comeback’ poster causes uproar at Oxford

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Jun 2015

An Oxford University student says that in SA universities racism is at least acknowledged, but in Oxford people still need to be educated about it.

Universal flu jab passes crucial test

Article Alok Jha - 15 Feb 2011

Scientists at Oxford University have successfully tested a universal flu vaccine that could work against all known strains of the illness.

Poor funding for PhD students

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Jun 2009

The UK may be missing out on talented EU research students because of a refusal to pay living costs.

How education leads to success

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Sep 2008

A family of MBA graduates recounts how their studies have turned their lives around.

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