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The Prime Minister has today visited the University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute following the restart of vaccine trials last week. Johnson was given a tour of the laboratory and also met some of the scientists at the forefront of its development. This comes at a time when the Prime Minister has said the UK is […]
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Image Description: Members of Oxford University Swimming Club jump into a pool to celebrating Oxford University has today announced that the Iffley Road sports facility will not be used for teaching and academic purposes in the upcoming Michaelmas term. This comes after a student petition was signed by over 1,500 students protesting the potential change […]
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Clinical trials of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine will resume after they were paused on September 6th due to unexplained neurological symptoms in a participant. At the time, AstraZeneca described it as a “routine” pause in the case of “an unexplained illness”. In a press release, AstraZeneca announced that “Clinical trials for the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus […]
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Following news that Cambridge University would be conducting weekly, in-college testing of asymptomatic students, many students at Oxford have expressed concerns as to why their university had not announced a similar policy. The University has now offered an official response exclusively to The Oxford Student, explaining their testing system, and why they do not have […]
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Alumni of Lincoln College have launched an appeal to raise £22,000 in order to relieve some of the financial pressures the College is facing after it honoured the place of all offer holders, taking in 11 additional students in this year’s cohort. The financial pressure of accommodating these students has also been worsened by the […]
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“I’m very, very glad that it has finally been sorted out”. These were the words of Boris Johnson on Wednesday, speaking to a group of students at a school in Leicestershire. Yet, it turns out (come on, someone at least pretend to be surprised) that this is complete and utter rubbish. 1900 state schools in […]
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This article was originally titled: Colleges Change Admissions Policies Amidst Major U-Turn On A-Level Results but has been adjusted to reflect the latest news. UPDATE: Oxford University has now released a statement confirming they will honour the places of all offer-holders whose Centre-Assessed Grades meet their conditional offer. The University now faces “capacity constraints both […]
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The University of Oxford has today released an official statement on the controversy surrounding this year’s admissions, specifically the handling of UK A-Level results, after a significant number (40%) of grades were downgraded by Ofqual, and many Oxford offer-holders missed their target grades. The University has stated that “over half of students who missed their […]
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An investigation has revealed that in 2018, Magdalen College obtained planning permission for a housing development that did not include affordable housing. The site was sold in January 2020, but the current plans are those submitted by the College. Developments of this scale usually require a certain number of ‘affordable homes’, but Magdalen was able […]
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So you’ve done it, you’ve got your results and you’re off to Oxford University, congratulations! Ahead of you lie probably the best 3/4 years of your life. Get excited, spend time with family, enjoy the summer. Once the celebrations are over and you’re starting to plan your arrival in Oxford, there are some things you […]
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Varsity Trip announced today that the annual Ski Trip, which sees over 3000 students from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge travel to France each year for a week, has been moved to the 19th – 27th March 2021, for the safety of participants, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a post made to […]
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Image Description: Cracked rose-tinted glasses “Rose-colored glasses are never made in bifocals. Nobody wants to read the small print in dreams.” — Ruth Crowley (writing under her pen name: Ann Landers) To think a thought of longing, For days to dream upon, To hope for times gone once before, Yet know these times are gone. […]
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Image Description: Entrance to the Oxford Playhouse The UK government will provide a £1.57 billion rescue package to help cultural, arts and heritage institutions through the detrimental financial impact of the coronavirus, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced in a tweet on Sunday evening. The news of the “world-leading” lifeline comes as a relief […]
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Images Description: The Oxford Union main building New evidence has emerged that the 516 fraudulent votes were all cast in favour of James Edward Price, who was named this morning as the next Oxford Union President. Price graduated seven years ago and is believed to be the first President elected that is not currently a […]
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Image Description: Oxford Union Building Following a victory for RON, and a hacked second election, James Edward Price, who graduated seven years ago, will be the next President of the Oxford Union. In his Manifesto, he stated: “I am running because I think it’s funny, and also because I would be better than anyone else. […]
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The University of Oxford has confirmed that all admissions interviews will not take place in person this December. The Oxford Student originally uncovered this news in a leaked video from the Biochemistry Department, and it has since been confirmed by the University. The video was uploaded 11 days ago to Panopto, the software used for […]
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Image Description: A medical syringe stuck into a model of a virus on a blue background. The COVID-19 vaccine, developed by researchers at the University of Oxford, has been called the “leading candidate” according to the World Health Organisation’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan, as it undergoes large-scale, mid-stage human trials. At a news conference on […]
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Image Description: A paper heart hanging from some string. You don’t sleep, you don’t eat, and you won’t understand what it’s like unless you’ve been there. There are some surprising similarities between having your heart broken and studying for an undergraduate degree at Oxford. This is what we can learn from the double ordeal of […]
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Image Description: The Oxford Union main building The Returning Officer for the Oxford Union has announced there shall be no declaration of results and has referred the issue to an Election Tribunal. This news comes after Union members previously voted to re-open nominations in the election for President-Elect of the Union on the 12th June. […]
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