Hood : 'Close To Resigning' After Dons' Rebellion
Dr John Hood, Vice-Chancellor of the University, threatened to resign last week after Congregation frustrated him in his attempts to make academics more accountable.
News: University To Sell Off Student Accommodation
Oxford University is preparing to sell off all its centrally owned accommodation to individual colleges in order to invest more money in research facilities. The move will directly affect graduate students, potentially restricting their choice of college when making an application.
News: Elite Dry Cleaners under fire again as students claim intimidation
Elite Dry Cleaners of New Inn Hall Street has come under fire again this week after a student made a complaint of mistreatment to police following an incident in the shop.
News: Finalist Arrested For Calling Police Horse 'Gay'
Balliol English student banged up in cells for the night after eight police officers arrest him for repeatedly alleging equine homosexuality
News: Oxford receives $100,000,000 to fund research projects
A wealthy digital technology expert has become one of the University’s biggest ever benefactors, providing $100 million for research in human development.
News: AUT ends boycott of Israeli universities
The Association of University Teachers’ boycott of two Israeli Universities was overturned last Thursday, having only been in place since 22nd April.
News: EAS chalks up support for Euro constitution
The European Affairs Society has become embroiled in controversy after it emerged that a chalk graffiti advertising campaign used to promote the referendum may have been illegal.
News: Magdalen Student Racially Attacked
An Oxford student suffered a barrage of racial abuse before being mugged in a busy area of Oxford. Hussein Omar, a first year historian at Magdalen, was attacked at the junction between the High Street and Longwall Street close to his college at around 11pm on Sunday night.
News: Agreement Reached Over Hoodie Scheme
Banned from Bluewater and pilloried by politicians, the notorious ‘hoodie’ will receive a new lease of life next week when tops emblazoned with college crests go on sale to students directly through college JCRs.
News: No Royal Society development on Greenfield site
An Oxford University professor of Pharmacology has been rejected from the Royal Society for the second year running. Baroness Susan Greenfield, the director of the Royal Insitute of Great Britain and a “people’s peer” in the House of Lords, was not elected from the shortlist of candidates.
News: Architect appointed to design Radcliffe Infirmary site
The Radcliffe Infirmary is to be redeveloped for primarily academic purposes, having provided the local community with medical care for 235 years, with current NHS facilities being moved out to the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals.
