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Following the heated 5th Week Student Council meeting in which a motion supporting the Hong Kong protests was proposed and passed, a group of students originally opposed to the motion have collected a total of 352 unverified signatures to call an Extraordinary Student Council meeting. Typically this kind of meeting only requires 100 signatures to […]
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In light of OULC’s campaign to ban private schools, I decided to write about the more rarely discussed part of the private schools debate- that of stigmatization. I’m not here to discuss whether we should abolish private schools; that’s a separate debate on policy. I want to argue that the climate of stigmatizing private school […]
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“Our main aim is to help Oxford disagree better”. Maya Thomas on the founding of Oxford Society for Free Discourse and free speech issues in Oxford. So, how did you start the Oxford Society for Free Discourse? When I first came to university as an ideologically confused fresher, was very excited to have discussions with […]
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Oxbridge have introduced a new bursary aimed at supporting women studying STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths). The Taylor Bursary is for exceptional female state school students from south Oxfordshire who have received a place at Oxford or Cambridge to study a STEM subject, and is funded by the generosity of Mr Bernard Taylor, […]
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On Thursday 24th October, Oxford Stand up to Racism called a vigil in solidarity with the 39 people found dead in the back of a lorry in Essex. The event intended to mark the tragic loss of life and call for urgent action to ensure safe passage and a fair system to those fleeing war […]
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On Wednesday night, at the Oxford University Labour Club Welcome Drinks held at Worcester, a 6 foot cut-out of Jeremy Corbyn was taken. The cut-out was previously presented to the Co-Chair of the OULC, Jay Staker by other members of the committee for his 21st birthday. The event featured local MP Anneliese Dodds and was […]
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Exams are a stressful time for many, but for some Hong Kong students at Oxford, they have proved particularly difficult. Jessica, who studies at the University, told me that her friend had to take his papers whilst his relatives were embroiled in the pro-democracy protests back home. “His family members were in the front-line. They […]
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Oxford University students and staff, many having connections with Hong Kong, gathered outside the Radcliffe Camera on Thursday evening in a silent protest against the recent political turmoil in the special administrative region, particularly the passage of the Extradition Law Amendment Bill and the ensuing protests. After convening outside the front entrance of the Radcliffe […]
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London and South East are still the areas with the highest level of Oxford admissions Computer Science admitted the highest percentage of state school students with Classics coming out the lowest Mansfield admitted more state school students and students from economically disadvantaged areas than any other college 9.8% of women in Computer Science while 79.3% […]
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Oxford City Community Hospital is set to temporarily close at the end of this month due to a lack of nursing staff. The 12-bed hospital is located at the Fulbrook Centre in Headington. The community hospital is owned by the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust which issued a statement regarding the closure. An Oxford Health […]
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Ashmolean Museum had been identified as the number one attraction in the South East by REVITALISE, a national charity that provides respite holidays for disabled people and carers. A number of UK visitor attractions across the region had been surveyed and given a score on their accessibility in a Revitalise Accessible Tourism Report published today. […]
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The Sultan of Brunei has handed back an honorary degree after pressure from Oxford University regarding his country’s new anti-LGBT laws. The new laws, introduced in April worsened the already strict punishments against homosexuality in Brunei. Homosexuality was already illegal in Brunei and punishable by long prison sentences of up to 10 years. One of […]
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A recently released Student Union Welfare Representatives Report has found that college welfare representatives are regularly pushed to deal with situations they feel untrained for, with sizeable majorities finding that the position damaged their mental health and academic work. 83% of the surveyed welfare representatives have had to deal with a crisis situation which the […]
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Last night, a tree on the Magdalen College territory fell down hindering the passage on Longwall Street. A part of the wall was also damaged. Firefighters and police were summoned as the road was closed just before 9pm for the tree to be cut and the road cleared. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called […]
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Students of the Wadham SU are preparing to set a motion so as to continue an existing link between the college and the Greek ECHO Refugee Library. In Michaelmas term last year, the Wadham SU passed a motion to donate £300 to the ECHO Refugee Library in Athens and begin a relationship of donating books […]
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The Pitt Rivers Museum has been shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2019, considered to be the most prestigious museum prize in the world. The prize is awarded annually to a museum or gallery in the UK for a “track record of imagination, innovation and excellence”. The winning museum will receive £100,000 in […]
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Churches across the country will ring their bells tomorrow as a mark of solidarity following the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. Christ Church Cathedral will partake in this nationwide action, initiated by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. Its bells will toll for seven minutes beginning at 7pm. Canon Dr Edmund Newey, sub dean, […]
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Oxford City Council has published a Notice of Election, which outlines the procedures for voting in the European Parliamentary Election. The announcement of the election, which came on Monday, follows the agreement to extend the UK’s exit from the European Union until 31 October. While the UK remains part of the EU, it is required […]
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A man statue made out of trash was left on the top of the Radcliffe Camera this morning with the sign “WHAT HEIGHT WOULD U GO 2 4 THE WORLD OX RISE UP” next to it. The event was reported in a recent Oxfess that said: “Shout out to the person who left a giant […]
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