Cision Wire http://news.cision.com/ Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations. Sat, 25 May 2013 10:59:17 GMT Cision Wire 120 32 http://news.cision.com/ http://news.cision.com/ui/images/CisionLogoSmall.gif Edinburgh University Press Joins Forces with Oxford http://news.cision.com/oxford-university-press/r/edinburgh-university-press-joins-forces-with-oxford,c9343262 cision1188578

]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:04:29 GMT Higgs: The invention and discovery of the ‘God Particle’ http://news.cision.com/oxford-university-press/r/higgs--the-invention-and-discovery-of-the--god-particle-,c9281566 cision515855 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:19:43 GMT Early British Olympians discovered in the new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography http://news.cision.com/oxford-university-press/r/early-british-olympians-discovered-in-the-new-edition-of-the-oxford-dictionary-of-national-biography,c9262290 cision496243 ***Strictly embargoed until 00.01hrs GMT 24th May 2012***

The new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography—published on Thursday 24 May 2012—discovers the life stories of pioneering British Olympians, as well as the Londoners behind some well-known aspects of metropolitan life. 

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]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 12:51:21 GMT Older age and receiving free school meals is associated with an increased likelihood of substance use among schoolchildren http://news.cision.com/oxford-university-press/r/older-age-and-receiving-free-school-meals-is-associated-with-an-increased-likelihood-of-substance-us,c9252374 cision485652

]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:10:05 GMT OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS LAUNCHES MAJOR NEW ONLINE PLATFORM FOR CROSS-UNIVERSITY PRESS MONOGRAPH CONTENT http://news.cision.com/oxford-university-press/r/oxford-university-press-launches-major-new-online-platform-for-cross-university-press-monograph-cont,c9167407 cision400001 Oxford University Press (OUP) is pleased to announce the creation of a groundbreaking online platform for university press monograph content. Having redeveloped the award-winning Oxford Scholarship Online, OUP is launching University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) and inviting the University Press community to take advantage of a fully enabled XML environment with the cutting edge search and discovery functionality that has marked the on-going success of Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO).  

]]> Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:01:00 GMT Research suggests Arthritis and Joint Pain occurs more frequently in women aged 85 years and older http://news.cision.com/oxford-university-press/r/research-suggests-arthritis-and-joint-pain-occurs-more-frequently-in-women-aged-85-years-and-older,c9164325 cision395609 Research carried out by Newcastle University and announced today in the journal Age and Ageing has found that the lifetime prevalence of arthritis in 85 year olds to be 65.4%, occurring most commonly in women.   The findings of this research suggest that the prevalence of arthritis is higher in comparison to previous studies of 85 year olds.

]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:33:57 GMT Two new books by the ‘greatest judge of our time’ Tom Bingham are published by OUP in September 2011 http://news.cision.com/oxford-university-press/r/two-new-books-by-the--greatest-judge-of-our-time--tom-bingham-are-published-by-oup-in-september-2011,c9159274 cision390249 Tom Bingham was ‘the greatest judge of our time’ (The Guardian).  He was a towering figure in modern British public life who championed the rule of law and human rights inside and outside the courtroom. His humane vision of the law inspired students and infuriated politicians in equal measure.

September 2011 marks the anniversary of his death, and OUP is proud to publish two volumes of his writings that showcase the offer an entertaining inroad to understanding modern constitutional and legal debates for the general reader.  Written in the accessible style that made The Rule of Law (2010) the book will be essential reading for all those working in law.

]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:07:46 GMT Art and the Senses http://news.cision.com/oxford-university-press/r/art-and-the-senses,c9144887 cision372865

Edited by Francesca Bacci & David Melcher

]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:51:00 GMT The Oxford Chinese Dictionary joins Oxford Language Dictionaries Online http://news.cision.com/oxford-university-press/r/the-oxford-chinese-dictionary-joins-oxford-language-dictionaries-online,g9128424 cision352765 Oxford University Press is delighted to announce that the largest, most up-to-date, and most accurate single-volume English-Chinese / Chinese-English dictionary in existence is now available on Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (OLDO - http://www.oxfordlanguagedictionaries.com).

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