Shortly before he disembarked for France to fight in the British Army during the First World War, Lewis failed his “fearsome” qualifying examination in algebra to continue his studies at Oxford. “He ...

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Oxford University has extended time for maths and computer science exams in a bid to help women get better grades. Undergraduates were given 105 minutes to complete their papers, rather 90. There was ...

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Another Nigerian, Mr. Olujimi Fafowora, has made a first-class honours degree at the University of Oxford in England. Fafowora, 21, graduated summa cum laude in mathematics at St. Peter’s College, ...

Marcus du Sautoy, mathematician and author of The Great Unknown, explained how mathematics could prove that time doesn't exist. He told Business Insider: "If you take the laws of physics, it is ...

An A-level student has picked up five top grades today to add to the five As she achieved last year. But Amelia Al-Qazzaz, 18, was turned down by Oxford University despite her remarkable achievement, ...