Blenheim Palace Unveils New-Look Butterfly House

Since records began, we know that humanity has been concerned with maths – counting, calculating, and abstracting- to understand the universe more deeply. Since humanity has had mathematical ideas it can prove or disprove, it has thrown up countless conjectures and concepts for mathematicians to dissect and argue over. One such problem that frustrated mathematicians for centuries, is called Fermat’s last theorem.

Oxfordshire has long been known for its vibrant restaurants, farms, and market scenes as well as its number of cafes and pubs. This month, we're excited to highlight Mezemas, a family-run company founded by Panny Skrivanos, with a unique offering that delivers the full flavours of Greece right to your door. Arriving in time for your Friday night dinner, this is not a meal to be eaten in or taken out, but rather a genuine feast in a box.

Sobell House is hoping all Oxfordians and visitors to the city will ‘hoof’ loads of fun this summer. For eight ox-traordinary weeks, Oxford’s streets will be home to 30 bold and beautiful ox sculptures, as a fundraiser for this much-loved charity.

Penicillin has one of the most well-known origin stories of any scientific discovery – perhaps only rivalled by Archimedes’ original ‘Eureka!’ moment. In 1928, Alexander Fleming returned from holiday to his untidy lab at St Mary’s Hospital in London and found a mould colony growing in one of his petri dishes. He noticed that the mould, Penicillium notatum, had limited the growth of the Staphylococcus bacteria in the dish and deduced that it was producing a defensive antibacterial substance that he named penicillin.