Tag: University of Oxford

  • Nation & World

    ‘I got very lightheaded because it was just so surreal’

    10 seniors win Rhodes Scholarships, plan to work on neuroscience and climate change, reproductive legislation and international medicine

    7 minutes
    Isabella Cho, Mira-Rose Kingsbury Lee, Asmer Asrar Safi, Xavier Morales, Lucy Tu, Lyndsey Mugford, Aishani Aatresh, Suhaas Bhat, Benjamin Chang, Eleanor Wikstrom.
  • Nation & World

    Headed for Oxford

    Part of the new cohort of U.S. Rhodes Scholars, they are pursuing different paths, looking to make difference.

    9 minutes
    Lauren Kim, Isaac Robinson, Henry Cerbone, Brian Wee, Tessa Haining, Amisha Kambath.
  • Nation & World

    A passion for stories

    Harvard senior Lauren Spohn heads to the University of Oxford after graduation to keep exploring the ways in which stories can connect us all.

    5 minutes
    Lauren Spohn.
  • Nation & World

    Rhodes Scholars had help along the way

    A closer look at the four Harvard undergrads selected with 28 other students as 2018 U.S. Rhodes Scholars.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The lives of Harvard’s Rhodes

    Rhodes Scholars from Harvard reflect on learning at Oxford, the world’s oldest English-speaking university.

    8 minutes
    All Souls College provides one of the University of Oxford's more iconic views. Photo by Anthony Chiorazzi
  • Nation & World

    Brains or skin?

    A protein that is necessary for the formation of the vertebrate brain has been identified by researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) and Boston Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with scientists from Oxford and Rio de Janeiro.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Libraries coming together

    Sarah Thomas, the new vice president of the Harvard Library, will now also oversee the libraries of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The appointment signals a move toward a more unified and coordinated library system.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Harvard grad and HMS student are Rhodes Scholars

    Matthews Mmopi, a recent Harvard graduate from South Africa, and David Obert, a second-year Harvard Medical School (HMS) student, have been selected as 2012 Rhodes Scholars, and will join the University’s four U.S. Rhodes winners at the University of Oxford next fall.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    McAuley named Marshall Scholar

    Harvard senior James McAuley was recently named a Marshall Scholar, a prestigious award that will allow him to study for two years at a university of his choice in the United Kingdom, likely Oxford.

    3 minutes