Oxford e-Science has received £8.5m of external funding for around 30 projects across physics, engineering, humanities, social science and health and the environment, and the e-Science Lab will provide a new focus for research. An exciting new initiative is e-Grid, shared computer resources.
In keeping with tradition, both topping-out ceremonies began with a trumpet fanfare and involved an evergreen bough being nailed to the structure to protect the building from evil spirits and to bring good fortune.
Oxford University press release (G Smith)
Although a number of leading boarding schools still rely solely on the prep school report and Common Entrance papers, most now feel the interview can identify serious pastoral concerns. "We sometimes discover that a child really doesn't want to come," says Hilary Morrish, registrar of Rugby school.
Financial Times (F K Baker)
