¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in the media
The optimism bias: reasons to be cheerful
Dr Tali Sharot (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences) explains how she discovered the optimism bias, and how it helps to keep people feeling happier.
Lie back and relax: reflexology and aromatherapy degrees are dropped
Professor David Colquhoun (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Biosciences) comments on degrees in complementary medical therapies, and their decline following campaigns by scientists.
Epic: A Cast of Thousands!
Professor Maria Wyke (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Greek & Latin) comments on the biggest film genre of them all - the epic.
Clopidogrel Testing Comes Under Fire
A new study by Dr Michael Holmes (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Epidemiology & Public Health) and colleagues has casts doubt on the usefulness of a highly touted genetic test for patients taking the popular anti-clotting drug Clopidogrel.
Brain Implant Cures Woman's Tourette's Tics
A patient who is part of the first UK trial to evaluate the impact of 'deep brain stimulation' on Tourette's has experienced a dramatic recovery.
Christmas University Challenge
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº graduates Lucy Jones, Trevor Lock, Fiona Armstrong and Michael White play Magdalen College, Oxford on the Christmas edition of the quiz University Challenge.
Independent voices of 2011: The most influential non-celebrity users of Twitter
Described as a "key voice in an increasingly digital future", Dr Sue Black (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Computer Science) wins the most influential non-celebrity tweeter in technology.
Boom, bust and bonuses
Like capitalism, science has flaws, but it's the best we've got, says Dr Kevin Fong (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology).
Astronomers find important planets
"I think we will find life out there", says Dr Lucie Green (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Mullard Space Science Laboratory).
Talk this way - the new lexicon for 2011
Dan Clayton (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº English Language & Literature) on ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Survey of English Usage, and how 2011 was characterised by the repurposing of words.