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Image Description: a picture of the roof of the Radcliffe Camera with a blooming Magnolia in the foreground. Prescom has sent a letter to Michelle Donelan (Minister of State for universities) urging her to provide a safe return to Universities after the Easter vacation. This comes after reports that the expected April 12th briefing may […]
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Image description: A picture of the Radcliffe Camera through an archway According to the University’s updated guidance, information regarding in-person teaching won’t be updated until after the Easter holidays. The new guidance says: “Please remember that if you are on a non-practical or practical based course, the Government will not issue guidance on your return […]
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Image Description: A picture of the Radcliffe Camera on a cloudy day. Professor Selina Todd, who has faced severe criticism in the past for her support of transphobic groups, signed and then removed her name from a letter sent to the Women’s Prize for Fiction, protesting the inclusion of a trans woman on the longlist. […]
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Image Description: cartoon oars on a blue background. The 2021 Gemini Women’s Boat Race was won earlier by Cambridge University by less than a length. The Men’s Boat Race has been won by Cambridge by the same margin. The Boat Race was not held on its traditional course this year. Instead, for the first time […]
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Image description: the Radcam and a tree in blossom, and some sheet music Students have criticised the Music faculty over confusing reports of changes to the Music curriculum published in various media outlets. The faculty today responded to student concerns, reassuring students that the course was not being changed beyond changes that had already been […]
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Image description: an image of the inside of the Pitt Rivers Museum The University has received a grant of £639,999 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to support the reopening and recovery of the Ashmolean Museum, the History of Science Museum, the Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum. All of the […]
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Image Description: A police cordon from behind with officers wearing high-vis jackets reading “POLICE” at a protest. Content Warning: Sexual assault, violence against women. The Oxford University Labour Club and the Oxford University Liberal Democrats have released a statement condemning the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which is currently under consideration in the House […]
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The Oxford Student and Cherwell have announced an upcoming merger in a bid to create a single Mega-student paper. The merger will allow the new paper to support more sections and more interactive media, including a weekly crossword puzzle, comic strips, and clickbait quizzes. Readers can also anticipate the launch of an entirely new section: […]
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Image Description: A cartoon image of a health practitioner administering a COVID-19 test. The University of Oxford’s in-house testing service, the Early Alert Service, has recorded just one positive case out of 55 tests for the week 20th-26th March. This amounts to a positivity rate of 1.8%. Each Monday the Early Alert Service’s test results […]
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Image Description: A picture of St Peter’s College from New Inn Hall Road. The President of the St Peter’s College JCR has resigned after the College’s Governing Body heavily criticised her for holding an Emergency General Meeting without the requisite period of notice, “compromising” the Body’s trust in the JCR’s judgement. The EGM was held […]
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Image Description: A picture of the roof of the Radcliffe Camera from a high angle on a sunny day. See also: ‘Misleading Narrative’: Oxford Indian, Hindu, And South Asian Societies Release Statement On Ex SU President-Elect A petition signed by over 44,000 people is demanding the removal of Dr Abhijit Sarkar for his actions following […]
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Image Description: two dark blue cartoon oars on a light blue background. The crews for the annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge have been announced. This year’s race will be the first since 1944 not to take place on the Championship course, due to COVID-19 restrictions and safety concerns over Hammersmith Bridge. The race […]
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Image Description: View of the main quad including the Porter’s Lodge and Chapel of St Peter’s College The College will introduce a new ‘pre-pay plan’ for Undergraduate freshers with a staggered roll out to other years from 2022-23 onwards. Currently, St Peter’s operates a pay-as-you-go system. Under the new plans, any unused credit would be […]
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Image Description: A picture of the front Quad at Queen’s College. The Queen’s College MCR has cancelled a series of constitutional changes after concerns were raised about some of the proposals, describing the suggested changes as “misguided”. These changes included no longer making consent workshops compulsory, and also amending rules around the expulsion of members […]
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Image Description: A black and white picture of the roof of the Radcliffe Camera. Student campaigners including the Oxford SU, Oxford Climate Society, Oxford Climate Justice Campaign and Oxford Nature Conservation Society have joined forces to welcome the University of Oxford’s new ambitious Environmental Sustainability Strategy. The strategy became University policy after being approved in […]
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Image Description: View of the Radcliffe camera (left) and cartoon of a woman holding giant rapid Covid-19 test (right) The University has recorded 3 positive cases out of 39 tests taken between 13th and 19th March, down from 6 in the previous week. Further, twice-weekly asymptomatic testing arrangements are confirmed to be in place from […]
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CW: mentions of antisemitism, racism, transphobia Image Description: A picture of the roof of the Radcliffe Camera, through an archway. Oxford India Society, Oxford University Hindu Society and Oxford South Asian Society have released a joint statement on recent coverage in the media regarding the resignation of former Student Union President-Elect Rashmi Samant to address […]
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Image Description: a picture of one of the quads at Merton College. Merton College has officially announced its commitment to paying its staff the Oxford Living Wage. The college joined the scheme in April 2020 but delayed its announcement due to the pandemic. The Oxford Living Wage is an hourly minimum rate of pay that […]
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Image Description: A group of students stood in the St Hilda’s College bar. The administration of the St Hilda’s bar, one of the last completely student-run bars in Oxford, has been removed from the JCR by the College. This comes despite student attempts to have the bar remain in the control of the JCR.. The […]
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