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Education Language and Literacy

‘Kindness’ chosen as Children’s Word of the Year 2024

Young people from across the UK have chosen 'kindness' as our Children's Word of the Year for 2024.
22 January 2025
2 min read
Academic Research

Submissions open for our inaugural First Book Prize for early career researchers

Early career researchers can now apply to our new, annual First Book Prize for the humanities and social sciences.
15 January 2025
2 min read
Language and Literacy

‘Brain rot’ named Oxford Word of the Year 2024

We're pleased to announce that the Oxford Word of the Year for 2024 is 'brain rot'.
2 December 2024
3 min read
Language and Literacy

Voting opens for Oxford Word of the Year 2024

For the third consecutive year, we are giving the public the opportunity to vote for Oxford Word of the Year.
14 November 2024
2 min read
Language and Literacy Partnerships

Launch of Aspire brings in a new era of English language learning

Announcing the launch of Aspire, a premium English language training programme designed to set a new standard in language proficiency.
19 September 2024
2 min read
Sustainability

Our commitment to Net Zero 

We’ve announced our aim to decarbonize by 2050 at the latest. 
13 September 2024
3 min read
Academic Research

Reaching a milestone with the 750th Very Short Introduction

Our Very Short Introductions series is now made up of a landmark 750 titles from a wide range of topics
9 September 2024
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Academic Research

Commit to Open: a new initiative to support open access for books

We've announced a new initiative to support open access for books, Oxford Scholarship Online: Commit to Open.
7 August 2024
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Academic Education Language and Literacy

Our achievements in 2023/24

We have released our Annual Report 2023/24, which details a year of continued progress and focus on our digital transformation.
18 July 2024
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