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I had the idea for a book about the discovery of the Higgs boson in March 2010, just as CERN’s Large Hadron Collider was setting a new world record for particle collision energy. I figured that there was a chance that this particle - the last missing piece in the jigsaw of the Standard Model of particle physics – might be discovered soon. But the question was: How soon?
Jim Baggott
The Oxford DNB includes 53,168 articles in which are told the life stories of 58,202 people. 10,946 biographies include a portrait image of the subject; the Dictionary has been written by 13,660 authors.
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Immigration affects different parts of the workforce differently. Over the period we consider, there have been gainers and losers and while the gainers may have outnumbered the losers and the gains may have been positive on average, the losers tend to have been lower down the wage distribution than the gainers.
Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Ian Preston
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Edinburgh University Press Joins Forces with Oxford

Edinburgh University Press, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Edinburgh and the third largest University Press in the UK, has appointed Oxford University Press as its exclusive agent in North & South America and Canada with effect from 1st August 2013. The agreement includes sales, marketing and distribution of all Edinburgh’s print book products and from August 2014 Edinburgh’s ebook business in the Americas and Canada. Commenting on the new agreement, Timothy Wright, Chief Executive of Edinburgh, said ‘we have had a number of approaches from potential partners in the USA

Higgs: The invention and discovery of the ‘God Particle’

**For Immediate Release** Oxford University Press announces an immediate publication following the announcement by the Director of CERN on 4 July that a new particle has been discovered that is consistent with the predicted Standard Model Higgs boson. Bestselling science author Jim Baggott (The Quantum Story, OUP) explains exactly what has been discovered, how it was predicted, and the implications. Written over the past 18 months, and finalized once the announcement had been made, Higgs: The invention and discovery of the ‘God Particle’ makes the science superbly accessible.

Early British Olympians discovered in the new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

***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.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. Among the 40 Olympians and sporting figures now added are: ·

Immigration helps average UK wages but holds back wages of the least well paid

*** Strictly embargoed until 00.01hrs GMT Thursday 10th May 2012 *** A new study by economists Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Ian Preston, entitled “The Effect of Immigration along the Distribution of Wages” and published in the journal Review of Economic Studies, has analysed the effect of immigration on the wages of UK-born workers along the entire distribution of wages. The evidence suggest that immigration in the UK has contributed positively to average wage growth of UK-born workers but that, while benefiting workers in the middle and upper part of the wage distribution,

Older age and receiving free school meals is associated with an increased likelihood of substance use among schoolchildren

Alcohol, tobacco and illegal drug use among young people is a public health concern in the UK. The short and long term risks to health are well known and range from accidental injuries, violence, sexual ill-health and increased rates of chronic conditions and premature death. A range of policies have been directed at reducing substance use among English children. Despite this, the number of children taking substances remains substantial. In 2009, it was reported that 180,000 children aged 11 to 15 years old in England smoked tobacco regularly, 540,000 had consumed alcohol in the previous

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS LAUNCHES MAJOR NEW ONLINE PLATFORM FOR CROSS-UNIVERSITY PRESS MONOGRAPH CONTENT

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).Oxford University Press (OUP) is pleased to announce the creation of a groundbreaking online platform for

Research suggests Arthritis and Joint Pain occurs more frequently in women aged 85 years and older

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.Arthritis is a condition that is strongly associated with age, yet surprisingly few studies have investigated how arthritis affects the oldest old – those aged 85 years and older – who will number 3.3 million in the UK by 2033. The research published

Two new books by the ‘greatest judge of our time’ Tom Bingham are published by OUP in September 2011

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)

Art and the Senses

Edited by Francesca Bacci & David MelcherArt and the Senses is an exciting new interdisciplinary work on the senses, providing an introduction and overview of the entire field of ‘the senses’ in a single volume. In recent years, there has been a re-discovery of the importance of sensory experience in our daily lives. The senses play a vital role in our health, in our social interactions, and in enjoying food, music, and the arts. This fascinating book provides a timely snapshot of research on the human senses and covers a wide range of topics, from the neuroscience of sensory

The Oxford Chinese Dictionary joins Oxford Language Dictionaries Online

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).The Oxford Chinese Dictionary is the first and only dictionary of its size to have been created by English and Chinese publishers working together and is designed for speakers of English learning Chinese as well as speakers of Chinese learning English. Compared to our previous online Chinese dictionary it offers

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