Budget errors leave Student Union facing £110,000 deficit

The Student Union has been thrown into financial crisis after an assessment of its accounts discovered a £110,000 black hole in its accounts.


News: Oxford prepares for fresh wave of protest as building resumes on Parks Road lab

protest against Oxford animal lab

Oxford University is preparing for a new barrage of protests from animal rights activists, after restarting work on the £20 million animal research facility on Parks Road.

News: University ‘ignored warnings’ over caretaker’s ‘one man crime-wave’

Ian Barlett

Oxford University has been accused of ignoring warnings from concerned students regarding the conduct of a university-employed caretaker who went on to burgle over 100 student rooms, stealing tens of thousands of pounds to fund a cocaine habit.


News: University concerns force terror law rethink

Staff from universities across the UK have prompted the Government to table amendments to new anti-terror law, after expressing fears that the legislation would criminalise academic debate.

News: Admissions shake-up on the cards

oxford's dreaming spires

Oxford University could be facing one of the biggest reorganisations of its applications policy in the collegiate system’s 800-year history after proposals have been put forward which could lead to colleges giving away the freedom to choose their students in favour of a more centralised procedure for selecting undergraduate students.


News: St Hilda’s hopes to go co-ed within two years

St. Hilda's College

St Hilda’s College has confirmed that it hopes to admit men within two years after recently published strategic review says the college cannot continue to provide teaching in all subjects or realise its goals if it remains single sex in the future.

News: University housing plans leave village bracing itself for influx of academics

Wolvercote

Four pubs, two churches, one primary school, and potentially, twenty per cent more resident as Oxford hopes to build 200 new homes for its staff in Wolvercote.


News: St John’s to launch university’s first student TV organisation

st john's college

St John’s College is to pioneer the creation of Oxford’s first student TV organisation in an attempt to encourage wider involvement in College life.

News: St Anne’s laid bare

Students have been queuing up to get their kit off at St Anne’s for a charity calendar


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