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Scientists at Oxford, St Andrews, Bristol and The Max Plank Institute in Nijmegen, have identified a link between a network of genes, whose role is to influence growth of young embryos, and the characteristic known as left or right handedness. Handedness has been a social and cultural issue for thousands of years, with 70-95% of […]
Continue ReadingThe OUSU president has described last month’s agreement between the National Union of Students and a group of trade unions as being based on “values that are the backbone of the student movement”. The agreement, which was made with the Trades Union Congress (TUC), outlines ten areas in which the two groups will pursue their […]
Continue ReadingOxford City Council has launched a scheme through which student households that dispose of waste correctly and recycle at least half of their rubbish can win prizes such as cinema tickets and Nando’s vouchers. The Recycle for Oxford scheme will be open to households from both Oxford and Oxford Brookes students, and students can register […]
Continue ReadingA former home of C.S. Lewis has been put up for sale, sparking fears from locals and campaigners that it could be torn down. 14 Holyoake Road, known as ‘Hillsboro’ and owned by Yatsden Limited, has now been put up for sale for £1.6 million as land for potential re-development by estate agents Elwood and […]
Continue ReadingOxford West and Abingdon MP Nicola Blackwood is among those who have backed the National Cycling Charity’s (CTC) decision to offer free cycle training to Oxford University Freshers. At last week’s Parliamentary ‘Get Britain Cycling’ debate the Conservative MP questioned the lack of support given to new Oxford students cycling on unfamiliar roads, especially as many […]
Continue ReadingThe Oxford Blues Football squad “would consider” wearing rainbow laces in order to support the fight against homophobia in football. Captain Jack Fletcher said that the squad “would back the campaign”, known as ‘Right Behind Gay Footballers’, which has been launched jointly by Paddy Power, the betting firm, and Stonewall, the gay rights charity. Ashley […]
Continue ReadingFormer OxStu editor James Restall has received a nomination at the annual Guardian Student Media Awards. The final winners will be announced on the 27th of November. As a sports journalist for The Telegraph, he has covered topics as diverse as the Six Nations and the correlation between papal elections and Barcelona FC’s results. Unlike […]
Continue ReadingSocial media sites have brewed a storm over an Oxford taxi company’s latest advertising venture, which critics claim blames rape victims for their experiences. A postcard, delivered to houses in Oxford, shows a bedraggled girl making her way home in the rain, with the caption “Should Have Used 001 Taxis”.
Continue ReadingPHOTOS/Toby Mather Oxford’s top athletes have set aside their sticks, oars, bats and balls to bare all for a charity nude calendar. The Oxford Blues Charity Naked Calendar, featuring photos taken by Jesus student Toby Mather, exhibits 70 Blues athletes, their modesty kept intact by a host of cunning camera angles and strategically-positioned objects. Teams […]
Continue ReadingThis year’s Norrington table has caused a few surprises, with dramatic changes in rank from several colleges. Whilst New and St John’s still dominate at the top of the league, Harris Manchester has raised a few eyebrows by moving up twenty places to fifth. Likewise, Pembroke has boosted itself from bottom last year, to half […]
Continue ReadingThe Private Shop on Cowley Road is facing a battle to stay open after the city council received 10 objections against its annual license renewal. Residents and lawyers have claimed that there is a “sub-culture” of sleaze in the area, particularly after nine men were jailed in June for the sexual abuse of local children. […]
Continue ReadingFollowing a sustained campaign, opponents of controversial Port Meadow accommodation have been given a court date to protest construction of “disastrous” blocks. The hearing, which will take place on October 23 at the High Court in Birmingham, is described as “a permission hearing to enable the court to decide whether the procedural challenges raised by […]
Continue ReadingOxford and Cambridge Universities have rejected more students this year than ever before, sparking renewed debate about outreach and access to Britain’s top universities. Last year, Oxford admitted 3,233 students from a pool of 17,241 applicants. In the last ten years, applications to Oxford have swollen by 55%, making gaining a place increasingly challenging. But […]
Continue ReadingOxford City Council members are denying claims they failed to disclose conflicts of interest before taking a May vote to approve plans for a new £30m Blavatnik School of Government building. David Freud, owner of Jericho’s Freud café, which lies next to the building site on Walton Street across from Oxford University Press, filed an […]
Continue ReadingSt Cross has come under fire this week, after plans for new accommodation have met with criticisms from both students and residents. The proposed buildings, designed by Níall Mc Laughlin Architects, would accommodate 53 students on the St Giles site in 50 cube like apartments. The plans, an extension to the existing 19th century building, […]
Continue ReadingA computer hacker who destabilised the university’s website on two separate occasions has had an appeal against his two-year jail sentence dismissed. 21-year-old Lewys Martin, of Deal in Kent, targeted the websites of Oxford and Cambridge Universities by carrying out Denial of Service attacks and hiding his IP address. He also defrauded businessman David Bradley and […]
Continue ReadingThe Oxford People’s Supermarket has this week faced the prospect of closure, having fallen upon financial difficulties. £20,000 in donations are required from members in order to ensure the long-term survival of the enterprise, with donors receiving shopping vouchers and shares in TPS. Unless these funds are raised successfully in 60 days, the existing board of […]
Continue ReadingThe Oxford English Dictionary is to change its definition of marriage after a law authorising same-sex weddings passed its final hurdle last month. Currently, the dictionary includes a reference to same-sex marriage being legal “in some jurisdictions”, but this move is expected to amend the entry itself. “We continually monitor the words in our dictionaries, paying particular [attention] […]
Continue ReadingProtesters took to Cornmarket this Saturday, with various groups demonstrating against the Bedroom Tax. The gathering was fairly small, amounting to only about 20 people. However, the demonstration still made an impression on passing shoppers. The protesters gathered around a double bed displaying the faces of Prime Minister David Cameron, Chancellor of the Exchequer George […]
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