Dons fear for tutorials
Oxford’s unique tutorial system could leave both students and tutors open to prosecution under the government’s new terrorism legislation, academics have warned.
News: State grammars lead private schools
Students who apply to Oxford from state grammar schools are more likely to win a place than those from private schools.
News: Wadham student hospitalised after drunken fall
A first year physicist at Wadham was rushed to the Accident and Emergency department of the John Radcliffe Hospital in the early hours of Wednesday morning, after injuring himself by falling off a roof.
News: Oxford will take tobacco money says leaked paper
Oxford University have been forced to defend their ethical policies yet again after a leaked report suggested it would be willing to receive funding from tobacco companies.
News: Students could take legal action after Wadham ‘invade privacy’ to save electricity costs
Wadham scouts have been told by the college and the college Student Union to switch off appliances in student rooms.
News: Sign up worries for Varsity Ski Trip
Reps sacked as sponsor-less Varsity trip attempts to reinvigorate drive for bookings.
News: College rivalry beats off fifth week blues
A dispute between Mansfield and Corpus Christi colleges led to a late-night confrontation between students of the colleges on Sunday night.
News: Oriel declares independence
Oriel JCR has declared itself an independent kingdom after passing a JCR motion on Sunday, demanding it secede from the UK.
News: Corpus cracks down on thefts
Corpus Christi’s JCR domestic officer Craig Heasman has promised to “come down like a metric tonne of bricks” on anyone involved in further theft.
News: Petition forces university-wide referendum
A petition of 500 signatures to the Student Union has forced a referendum on whether it should stop all activities that do not directly relate to students.
News: OUSU elections largely uncontested
Only one post will be contested in this year’s Student Union elections.
News: Balliol student accused of muffin theft
A Balliol student feared for his sanity last week after being accused of shoplifting by a Sainsbury’s employee.
News: Corpus JCR bemoans lack of women
Corpus Christi College has come under fire for the disproprtionately low numbers of women in both staff and student bodies.
News: UCAS failures pile on pressure
Staff across Oxford’s admissions departments have been forced to work hundreds of hours of overtime in order to clear an applications backlog.
