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During a GM at Magdalen on Sunday 10th February, a motion was passed to change the title of the JCR “BME” Representative to JCR “Racial and Ethnic Minorities (RaEM)” Representative. The motion was passed alongside continuing talks about the refurbishment of the college’s JCR. The JCR noted that the terms used to refer to the […]
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The University of Oxford has announced a programme of new measures of financial support for students from a variety of disadvantaged backgrounds. Students from low-income households, care-leavers and estranged students will all see increased in funding available to them during their time in Oxford. The new funding will become available to students starting their studies […]
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There have been 334 recorded accidents, injuries and “near misses” in the Oxford University Chemistry Department since 2010, The Oxford Student can reveal. The figures obtained by freedom of information request shed light on the dangers faced by chemists in the course of their studies and research. The average number of incidents per year is […]
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Suspension is becoming increasingly common in Oxford, having risen by 68% since 2011. Yet it continues to be an invisible side of university life and an investigation by The Oxford Student has found that there are considerable differences in the way that colleges treat suspended students. This gives lie to a commonly held assumption that […]
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The Faculty of Music has withdrawn proposed changes to one of its FHS exams after strong criticism from students. On Thursday 31st January the Faculty announced via email that the ‘Music Analysis and Criticism’ paper – in which students have to analyse an unseen score of 19th-century chamber music and write an essay on it […]
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It is estimated that between 1000-1500 young people marched through Oxford’s streets to demand more action be taken against climate change. The rally was a part of a series of demonstrations that have taken place up and down the country as part of the ‘Youth Strike 4 climate’ movement. Climate change has become an increasingly […]
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A campaign has been launched to advocate for an Oxford Musicians’ Minimum Wage. The campaign aims to bring the reimbursement of student musicians at college balls more in line with the Musicians’ Union National Rate for functions, to £162.00 per player; currently, student bands are sometimes expected to work for as little as £25 per player, […]
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The LMH JCR voted to provide £300 to subsidise self-defence classes for women at its 4th week meeting. The motion noted that “female self-defence classes are an important welfare activity. They have been requested by students over a number of year. Also they are a good way of getting students involved with Krav Maga”. LMH […]
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Brendan McGrath has survived a vote of impeachment at the Oxford Union. The impeachment vote, which ran between 8:30am to 9:30pm today lost with 400 votes against impeachment, 189 votes for impeachment, and 3 spoilt ballots. The impeachment was called by Jim Brennan following Ray William’s dramatic resignation from the position of Chief of Staff […]
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Brian Wong, Senior Access Officer of the Oxford Union, has resigned over an overturning of the ban on slates which took place in October last year. The motion, which won 57 votes to 15, was proposed by Ray Williams, former Chief of Staff at the Oxford Union, and resulted in slates being banned for two […]
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A number of music stores around the UK are set to close after the recent acquisition of UK music chain HMV by Canadian firm Sunrise Records. Among them is Fopp, Oxford in Gloucester Green. Under the acquisition, 27 of HMV’s stores will close immediately with others yet to come. In a statement announcing the acquisition, […]
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The University’s 2018-2023 strategic plan aims to build new graduate housing at a time scale years behind increasing graduate numbers. The document announces the aim to have begun the construction of 1000 additional graduate rooms by 2023. However, this goal comes alongside a promise to increase graduate numbers by up to 850 a year by […]
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Oxford Chancellor Lord Chris Patten visited the Stubbs Society on Wednesday of 4th week to discuss the changing world, Brexit and “safe spaces”. The Oxford Student interviewed Patten after the event to push him on some of the key questions which had arisen in his talk. The recent petition that has been brought against John […]
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The motion of Impeachment for Brendan McGrath, Librarian of the Oxford Union, gathered the requisite number of signatures to move to a poll for impeachment. The poll for his impeachment will take place on Wednesday and will need to gather at least two thirds majority and at least 150 votes to pass. All union members […]
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St Peter’s College has amended their smoking policy to allow smoking in a specific area and time on the main college site. This is the result of a backlash to a total ban on smoking on site last term, and subsequent consultations. The amendment was announced on Friday. The new policy stipulates that, ‘with immediate […]
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The Oxford Climate Society and Oxford Climate Justice Campaign has called for Oxford University to do more in an event as part of Climate Action Week. The event, which was entitled ‘Scale up Oxford: Meeting Oxford’s Climate Responsibilities’, took place on Monday 4th February. The meeting was a response to a recent special report by […]
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On Saturday, 2nd February a group of Oxford students and residents gathered in front of the Clarendon Building on Broad street to show support for a peaceful democratic transition in Venezuela. The day was designated as an international day of action by the National Assembly, a democratically elected Venezuelan parliament, to back the European parliament’s […]
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The Oxford Union’s Thursday debate came to a dramatic end when speaker Ray Williams announced his resignation as Chief of Staff of the Union and declared his support for the impeachment of Union Librarian Brendan McGrath in front of a packed chamber. A motion of impeachment was immediately pinned up on the Union notice board […]
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Anisha Faruk, former co-chair of the Oxford University Labour Club, has clinched victory in a tough election for President of the Oxford SU. The results were announced at an event at the Weston Library, and show significant victories for Faruk’s Impact: Oxford slate. The presidential election went through three rounds of preferential voting. RON was […]
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