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Image Credit: Montrealis (CC BY-SA 2.5) Georgina Beyer, the world’s first openly transsexual mayor and member of parliament, has been invited to speak at the Oxford Union. Beyer has described the invitation as “huge honour”. The former New Zealand politician was elected Mayor of Carterton, Wellington, in 1995 before becoming MP for Wairarapa in the […]
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Image Credit: Kevin Pluck (CC BY 2.0) A recent survey has revealed that 90 licenses for animals classified as dangerous have been issued across Oxfordshire. The survey, by charity Born Free, shows that wild animals from across the phylogenetic and geographic spectrum are living in Oxfordshire, including wolves, venomous snakes, and even a giraffe. Overall, […]
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Image Credit: Epic Games via Polygon Duncan Jones, the director behind Warcraft and Moon, will be bringing Rogue Trooper, one of the 2000 AD properties of Oxford-based comics publishers Rebellion, to the big screen. The director sparked intense fan speculation last week by teasing that his next film would be based on a mystery comic book […]
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Image Credit: Gabri Guerrero (CC BY 2.0) Oxford-based group, Glass Animals, have cancelled their upcoming tour after their drummer (pictured left) was injured in a crash while cycling. On the 2nd July, Joe Seaward broke his leg and fractured his skull following a collision in Dublin involving a lorry. The indie band had planned a series […]
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Image Credit: John Peart (cc-by-sa/2.0) Pride in London, the non-profit organisation behind the famed annual Pride parade in London, has released a statement condemning the anti-trans group Get The L Out after the group “forced their way to the front of the parade” this Saturday. They reportedly displaced the NHS, who were supposed to march […]
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Image Credit: Des Blenkinsopp (cc-by-sa/2.0) The nephew of Lieutenant Geoffrey Ellwood, a soldier who died in the Battle of the Somme, is urging Magdalen College to restore a memorial cross (pictured) which once stood in its quad. Geoffrey Ellwood was a student of Magdalen college and was killed in action on July 14th, aged 25 in Bazentin […]
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Image Credit: cyclonebill (CC-BY-SA-2.0) Gin Festival Ltd, a company which runs gin festivals across the UK, has cancelled what was to be Oxford’s 2nd annual Gin Festival. After a successful 1st year in 2017 the company had hoped to host their 2nd event in Oxford Town Hall from the 5th to 7th October. The company […]
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Image Credit: Matt Buck (CC-BY-SA-2.0) Since July 6, all rail services, passenger and freight, have been stopped from passing through Oxford Station as controversial construction plans get underway. The works are part of Network Rail’s plan to expand the rail capacity in the Oxford Corridor. Network Rail have outlined the project detailing as follows: “We […]
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Image Credit: Matthew Woitunski (CC-BY-SA-3.0) An email sent to students from the university of Oxford has caused outrage as it seemed to blame the generosity of students for the high levels of homelessness in Oxford. The email was sent by senior proctor Mark Edwards and junior proctor Cecile Fabre, and claimed that: “Oxford’s students have a […]
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New College and Mansfield College have come into dispute over the development of a controversial tower block from New College. Warham Tower, which would house third years in New College, would overlook Mansfield’s residential quad, and would feature some windows which would look directly into student bedrooms. This has lead to worries about privacy, with […]
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Image Credit: Oxford Law Society (CC-BY-SA-4.0) In the recent elections for the Oxford Law Society, the second largest in Oxford, RON (Re-open nominations) was declared the winner of the vote for President of Hilary Term 2019. This comes after a campaign through the Oxfess platform for RON votes after allegations of misogyny were levelled against […]
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Image Credit: Photo © Andrew Shiva (cc-by-sa/4.0) Public consultation has begun on plans for a new business community to be developed by Thomas White Oxford, on behalf of St. John’s College. Previously known as Northern Gateway, Oxford North is intended for redevelopment into an expansive business space. The plans include a new central street, open green […]
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Image credit: Photo © Bill Tyne (cc-by/2.0) A report released by Student.com, the world’s largest marketplace for student housing, has revealed that student rent in Oxford is the second highest in the UK, and 8th highest in the world. The figures have been released in Student.com’s annual report which sampled over 12,000 students in 125 […]
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Image Credit: Photo © Jonathan Billinger (cc-by-sa/2.0) It has been revealed that the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge collaborated in their responses to the Universities UK 2017 survey on the academics’ pensions. Universities UK (UUK) ran the survey on the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) to review the way academics’ pensions are managed. One issue arising from the survey, […]
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Image Credit: Photo © Jaggery (cc-by-sa/2.0) The History Faculty has recently U-turned on a decision to bring forward deadlines for thesis title submissions. The proposed changes were thought to be the solution to the time constraints felt by the Board of Examiners in finding examiners with appropriate expertise to mark theses. The faculty was required to consult students […]
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Daniel Wilkinson will become President of Oxford Union for Hilary Term 2019, following elections yesterday (Friday the 8th June). Brendan McGrath was elected as Librarian-elect, Amy Gregg was elected as Treasurer-elect, and Nick Brown was elected as Secretary. All four were members of the ‘Progress’ slate. None of those running for senior office […]
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The Queen’s College’s JCR voted unanimously this week to introduce a Transgender Representative to its executive committee. The move sees Queen’s join Wadham, Magdalen, and Lady Margaret Hall, who all introduced equivalent positions earlier in the academic year, amongst others in providing a position to represent those who no longer identify with their birth gender. […]
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The Oxford Union presidential election will take place tomorrow, with the President and all officerships being contested. Candidates for all positions remain disproportionately male and privately educated. Members will have a choice between Daniel Wilkinson, a 2nd year PPEist, the presidential candidate for the ‘Progress’ slate, and Julian Kirk, a PPE finalist, who is leading […]
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Oxford has been declared the best UK university, and fifth best in the world, in the new QS world rankings, compiled annually by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds. It has risen one place and exchanged position with Cambridge, which is now sixth. All of the top four places were claimed by US institutions; […]
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