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Oxbridge Tours creates Video Tour to accompany book release

Sonia Gensler is releasing her new book "The Dark Between" (Find the book here on Good Reads). To accompany the release Oxbridge Tours helped Sonia out with a guided tour of Cambridge's local secrets to go on video.

Stephen Hawking Master of the Universe 2/5

 

Stephen Hawking Master of the Universe Part Two

 

Two years after Hawking’s Book was published his he and his wife jane separated. In 1995 he married his nurse Elaine Mason.

‘I am marrying the woman I love’ he said. And the world waited eagerly for his much waited theory of everything.

‘When the brief history of time came out I think physicist were fairly hopeful that we would have this theory of everything within a few decades.’

Hawkings, Master of the Universe 1/5

 

Hawking – Master of the universe. Part 1/5

Stephen Hawking wants big answers to big questions

'How can we understand the universe? Is it arbitrary or is there a grand design? Do we still need a god?'

In 1988 Stephen Hawking wrote an unlikely but sensational best seller and became an instant celebrity. In the book he promised we would soon have the ultimate answer; the theory of everything that explain how the universe began.

Oxford Today (with Michael Palin)

 


Oxford Today with Michael Palin

Cambridge Museum of Zoology

The city of Cambridge is centred around the ancient university which is over 800 years old. The city boasts an unparalleled blend of history, culture and architectural beauty. By taking our 90 minute tour with one of our experienced guides you will be able to cover the highlights of the city. It is possible to spend a lifetime exploring Cambridge and still not find everything it has to offer. (We also offer half day and full day guided tours for smaller groups.)

Cambridge Market

Cambridge had been known as a market city before a few students from Oxford settled here and established the second oldest English speaking university. Although now, over 800 years later, Cambridge is known for its university, not many visitors realise that Cambridge remains a market town.

Oxbridge must make admissions process transparent, if they want more state school pupils

By Prach Panchakunathorn

Mr Jeevan Vasagar gained unprecedented access into the inner workings of Cambridge University's admissions process. The result was a revealing and insightful account (published in The Guardian last week) of how admissions decisions are made.

Vice-Chancellor speaks about the importance of university research

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz spoke about the global role universities have at a business club meeting. Read.