Author: Alice Lighton

Tom Rowley and Nicky Henderson talk to the former thesp taking centre stage as OUSU President

The students might not be bright eyed and bushy tailed in the morning, but one new resident certainly is. Over the past week, a fox has been spotted around the grounds of St Peter’s College. The fox does not seem to be causing any problems and no action is currently being taken to move it […]

OUSU are hoping to negotiate a deal with Sky to give JCRs a fair price. Currently, JCRs have to pay commercial rates for sky, which can be as large as £431 + VAT a month, for basic channels, sports and movies instead of a non-commercial rate which can cost just £36.50 a month. Some Colleges […]

On a chilly autumn evening of clear skies, Science Oxford’s “Space Supremo” Ian Griffin guided a keen audience to some of the wonders found in Oxford’s night sky. The evening started with a skygazing crash course, where Ian used photographs from his Oxfordshire backyard to show that basic skygazing is easy and available to anyone. […]

In 2009, the BBC Lab UK launched The Big Personality Test to learn if our personalities shape our lives, or if our lives form us – and now the results are in. Over a quarter of a million people responded to the test on BBC’s website, making it Britain’s biggest ever scientific personality study, and […]

Rachel Cruickshank takes us through the twisted tale of human stem cells…

College removes free holiday rent for final year students

Corpus JCR closed until stolen stag’s head culprit is found

Nick Clegg was due to speak at The Oxford Union yesterday, but like Vince Cable before him, he cancelled his visit. Jim Cranshaw from Oxford community group Save Our Services organised a lunchtime protest in association with Oxford Education Campaign and No Cuts Oxford outside the Lib Dem offices. Protestors dressed in yellow or as […]

Conferences are big money-spinner for “Harry Potter” college

Hundreds turn out on St. Giles for Remembrance Sunday

Lincoln College plans to convert the popular bar into teaching space

Playing Tetris could help reduce the effect of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a study by Oxford University psychologists has suggested.

Balliol is set to gamble its JCR’s savings on the stock market

New initiative brings leading practitioners and scholars to Oxford and Cambridge to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities.

£70,000 prizes awarded to “outstanding” fellows

On Sunday 7th November members of Christ Church JCR voted in favour of a motion supporting the government’s proposals for increased tuition fees and a graduate tax, rejecting OUSU’s anti-fee- increase stance. However, the motion also condemned the planned 79% cuts to government funding of universities. Negative national press coverage this week has provoked an […]

Oxford is one of the only top universities that has abided by the agreement with the Government not to introduce A* offers this year. Students are backing OUSU’s support of Oxford’s decision not to raise their standard offer for 2011. Universities had agreed with the Government not to introduce A* offers until 2012. Oxford will […]

Eight injured as protestors scuffle with police