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Thirteen protesters, including an Oxford graduate, who chained themselves together on a runway at Heathrow Airport have avoided jail sentences. This comes after they were found guilty of aggravated trespassing in January and warned to expect custodial sentences. The protestors belong to the action group Plane Stupid, who oppose plans to build a third runway […]
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On 25 February, Oxford University announced the names of ten prominent figures to whom it will award honorary degrees this summer. Pending approval by Congregation, the degrees will be awarded at the university’s annual Encaenia ceremony this summer in the ninth week of Trinity Term. The honorary degrees will be awarded to eminent figures within eight separate disciplines, comprising […]
Continue ReadingIn an opinion piece published by Project Syndicate, chancellor of Oxford University has compared the Rhodes Must Fall (RMF) movement with the Chinese government, arguing that both would display similar mechanisms of suppressing free expression and critical discourse. Western students should not abuse the freedoms bestowed upon them, freedoms that Chinese students have to fight for or barely know […]
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A sighting of actress Emma Watson at Lady Margaret Hall (LMH) stirred up controversy on the weekend of 19 February. Watson, who is best known for her film role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise, was spotted on a tour of the Lady Margaret Hall library with the LMH Principal, Alan Rusbridger. She […]
Continue ReadingOn 23 February, Dr Julia Gasper, a Somerville College alumna and noted anti-LGBTQ activist, engaged in a Twitter dispute with the Oxford University Social Sciences Division. In the online exchange, Gasper attacked the Bodleian Social Science Library (SSL) for tweeting a photo of various LGBTQ-related texts intended to demonstrate the department’s support for LGBT History Month, which is […]
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The Blavatnik School of Government’s buildings on Walton Street are now complete and open for use. This will allow the 117 post-graduate students at the centre to move from the three separate locations they occupy into this purpose-built space. The BSG opened in 2010 following a £75 million donation by Russian billionaire Leonard Blavatnik, which […]
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Oxford University and Oxford City Council have jointly funded a £136,000 study into the possibility of creating a shared heat network amongst the laboratories and businesses of Oxford. Should a heat network be built, it could cut carbon emissions and save an estimated 20 percent on heating bills in the long term. Oxford, it should be noted, aims […]
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The Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, Louise Richardson, has signed a letter printed in last weekend’s Sunday Times in favour of the United Kingdom remaining a member of the European Union. This is part of a more general re-kindling of the ongoing debate surrounding our membership of the EU, in the wake of the completion of […]
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The resignation of former Oxford University Labour Club Co-Chair, Alex Chalmers, has now reached most major news outlets in the UK and Israel, with repercussions ranging from condemnation from the Israeli Embassy in London, to the cancellation of Ed Miliband’s visit to OULC later this term. The resignation was followed by fresh accusations of antisemitism […]
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Controversial cuts to elderly and children’s services in Oxford abandoned after last-minute deal – Megan Izzo On Tuesday, 16th February, more than 200 people who had gathered outside County Hall to protest proposed budget cuts to Oxford’s elderly and children’s centres were briefly gratified to hear that county council members had voted in favour of […]
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Independent Councillor Lynda Atkins withdrew from the Oxfordshire County Council’s Conservative Independent Alliance on Monday over the proposed cuts to elderly and children’s services. Speaking to the BBC, Cllr Atkins said that she joined the Alliance in 2013 “to ensure that we had a stable administration for Oxfordshire”. She said that part of the agreement […]
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Researchers from Oxford University say that the development of new drugs has become unsustainably expensive due to misguided research practices. Dr Jack Scannell and consultant Jim Bosley from Oxford and UCL’s Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation presented their findings in a paper for scientific journal PLOS ONE, entitled ‘When Quality Beats Quantity: […]
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Somerville College JCR has passed a motion authorising an attempt to sign exiled Liverpool left back José Enrique on loan following the opening of the Premier League emergency loan window this week. The reasoning for the motion acknowledged that the Somerville Men’s Football Team, despite performing well recently had serious defensive problems, conceding 15 goals in their previous 6 […]
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Isis Academy, a small school for children with special educational needs, has changed its name after a series of negative comments. In order to avoid any reference to the terrorist group of the same name, it will continue as Iffley Academy. The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, commonly known as the terrorist organization ISIS, has been […]
Continue ReadingStudents at Lincoln college have been asked how to change behaviour at BOPs following a number of occasions where students were injured as a result of alcohol related incidents. In order to resolve the situation, the Junior Deans at the college attended a JCR general meeting in order to speak to students about how such […]
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Gareth Wilkes has resigned as Senior Co-Chair and President of the Oxford University Liberal Democrats. He announced his decision during the society’s weekly debate last Wednesday, 3rd February. Speaking to The Oxford Student about his resignation, Wilkes said: “As a second year DPhil student my workload became too high for me to give OULD the […]
Continue ReadingA group of drunken young men have been sighted and reported to the police for attempting to tear down a rainbow flag hung from a first floor room at Jesus college, before opening a ground floor window in an effort to steal a student’s laptop. Huw Jones, owner of the flag in question, described […]
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On the evening of Wednesday, 3 February, the Oxford University Student Union (OUSU) Council—Oxford’s highest decision-making body—voted to hold Oriel College accountable for its failure to follow through on its ‘listening campaign’ to Oxford students regarding the status of the Rhodes statue. The emergency motion, entitled ‘Holding Oriel College Accountable’, was proposed in light of […]
Continue ReadingThe Magdalen College JCR passed a motion supporting Meat-Free Mondays at its general meeting on Sunday. Proposed by Jack Evans and seconded by Matthew Steggles, the motion mandates the JCR’s Environment and Ethics Representative “to speak to the college on behalf of the JCR in favour of instating meat-free Mondays”. Cutting back on meat […]
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