Last year’s Oxford word of the year was “rizz,” a riff on charisma, used to describe someone’s ability to attract or seduce ...

See what other terms made the Oxford University Press shortlist and what other publications chose as their word of 2024.

There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has ...

A slang term for supposed mental damage done by overconsumption of trivial online content triumphed over a shortlist that ...

Scrolling through silly or nonsensical social media posts can have an unofficial side effect: "brain rot." Why it matters: It ...

The Oxford University Press word or phrase of the year is officially ‘brain rot.’ A rather telling "symptom of the time we're living in,” don’t you think? Buzz60’s Chloe Hurst has the story!

Former U.K. Conservative Party leader William Hague has been elected chancellor of Oxford University, one of the most ...

Mr. Hague, a former leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, was chosen in a vote by his fellow alumni to lead the elite ...

Marios Papadopoulos, music director of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, which is Oxford University's orchestra in residence, said: “The Oxford Philharmonic applauds the creation of the ...

Former Conservative leader Lord William Hague has been elected as the next chancellor of Oxford University. Lord Hague beat a number of high-profile candidates, including Sarah Everard Inquiry ...

An expert at the University of Oxford has resigned from the UK’s national academy of sciences over concerns about Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship. Professor Dorothy Bishop, emeritus ...