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Oxford scholars recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours

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A number of Oxford scholars, including  Professor Frances Ashcroft, FRS, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics,  were recognised for their contributions to scholarship, the public understanding of science and higher education in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours, announced on Saturday 13 June.

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