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Student largesse

Published on
March 19, 2004
Last updated
May 22, 2015

Oxford University is set to receive the biggest benefaction to a UK university by a former student, allowing it to launch an Institute for Science and Civilisation. Computing pioneer James Martin has promised £670,000 a year for the institute. This could rise to more than £1 million a year in 20 years.

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