Frances Reed, Author at The Oxford Student

“Gay cards” for LGBT students

17th May 201227th September 2013James Rothwell

Oxford Pride has launched the ‘PINK Card’, a discount scheme for LGBT community members, this week.

Roger Bannister to start marathon

17th May 2012Ian Cheong

Sir Roger Bannister will start Oxford’s annual half marathon.

Alpaca exodus roams wild on Keble quads

19th April 201219th April 2012Jonathan Tomlin

Keble College welcomed a hoard of alpacas, the silky coated llama lookalikes, over the vacation as part of the yearly World Alpaca Conference.

Cambridge win controversial boat race

7th April 2012Jonathan Tomlin

Cambridge beat Oxford in a controversial boat race, which involved a swimming protester and a broken oar.

University to introduce driverless car

6th April 20126th April 2012Jonathan Tomlin

Scientists at Oxford University have announced plans to introduce the first driverless car on to Britain’s roads.

LGBT to protest against Wilberforce Academy

22nd March 201229th March 2012Jonathan Tomlin

An LGBTQ Campaign has written to Exeter College to inform them of their protest against a controversial Christian group holding an annual conference at the College next week.

Loan payment u-turn

24th February 2012David Palmer

Plan for early-repayment penalties scrapped

Archbishop of Canterbury vs. Dawkins

16th February 201216th February 2012Frances Reed

Theology faculty to host leading atheist professor and head of the Church of England next week

Monty Python meets Bodleian Library

9th February 2012Frances Reed

New exhibition opens with exhibits from Medieval times until 1970s

Top media bosses come to Oxford

2nd February 20122nd February 2012Ian Cheong

Several of the most prominent names in the media industry gathered in Oxford on Wednesday for the tenth Oxford Media Convention (OMC).

Bus stop robbery on St Aldates

2nd February 20122nd February 2012Ian Cheong

A 20-year-old man was mugged by two men who befriended him at St Aldate’s bus stop late on Monday night.

Interview: Sandi Toksvig

2nd February 20122nd February 2012Fiona MacGregor

Francis Reed interviews News Quiz host Sandi Toksvig speaking about running for the Chancellor of Oxford University, mad fans and the trials of a middle class audience.

Bipolar breakthrough

26th January 2012Frances Reed

University researchers make breakthrough into long-term treatment for disorder

Interview: Matt Pritchett

26th January 201226th January 2012Fiona MacGregor

Matthew Pritchett describes his particularly colourful career as the Telegraph cartoonist.

Magdalen balls-up

12th January 201212th January 2012Matt Stokes

All students who have rusticated, including those on medical grounds, to be banned from Commemoration Ball

Football tournaments a distraction to revision

12th January 2012Frances Reed

If England makes it to the final of next summer’s Euro 2012 football tournament it could mean a dip in GCSE results, according to recent research by an Economics Fellow at Merton. Dr Robert Metcalfe was part of a team of Oxford and Bristol academics who studied 3.5 million pupils between 2002 and 2008 and […]

Lab in Hep C progress

12th January 2012Frances Reed

The first clinical trial in humans of a new hepatitis C vaccine has shown promising results, Oxford University researchers have announced. The results of the trial suggest it may be possible to develop a vaccine which will offer protection against hepatitis C for over a year, and could allow those with infections to be treated. […]