Tag: Oxford

• Wednesday, September 19th 2018 - 08:56 UTC

  Mini factory in Oxford will shut down for a month in April 2019 in case of a no deal Brexit

  

  Mini factory in Oxford will shut down for a month after Brexit at the end of March to minimize disruption in case of a no-deal outcome. Owner BMW said its summer maintenance shutdown had been brought forward to 1 April to reduce any “possible short-term parts-supply disruption”.

• Wednesday, January 3rd 2018 - 09:52 UTC

  AI system beats cardiologists and oncologists in detecting heart diseases and lung cancer

  

  Researchers at an Oxford hospital have developed artificial intelligence (AI) that can diagnose scans for heart disease and lung cancer. The systems will save billions of pounds by enabling the diseases to be picked up much earlier. The heart disease technology will start to be available to NHS hospitals for free this summer.

• Friday, September 28th 2012 - 01:12 UTC

  UK universities take four of six top slots in global rating

  

  UK universities have taken four of the six top slots in a global university “league table” for 2011-12. Cambridge - top last year - was second in the QS World University Rankings, which are based on a number of areas.