after More." "The Archbishop was burned at the stake." "The Duke of Norfolk should have been executed for high treason but the King died of syphilis the night before." "Richard Rich became Chancellor of England and died in his bed."Oxford University has extended time for maths and computer science exams in a bid to help women get better grades.

Undergraduates were given 105 minutes to complete their papers, rather 90.

There was no change in difficulty or the length of questions and female students were said to do better as a result.

Oxford University has extended time for maths and computer science exams in a bid to help women get better grades (file photo)

Dons trialed the changes to allow women to achieve higher results, with just seven female maths finalists achieving firsts last year compared with 45 men.

The proposals were put forward to reduce the 'undue effects of time pressure' which the prestigious university believe effects women more than men, reports the Sunday Times.

However, critics have slammed the changes as