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The Oxford Student can reveal that Greggs will be opening on Cornmarket Street, in the place of former Moss Bros store. Greggs has submitted a planning application to Oxford City Council to make alterations to 59-61 Cornmarket street shop front, suggesting that this will be the location of the new Greggs store. Previous talk of […]
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The President of The Oxford Union, Brendan McGrath, has announced that he will be standing down, following mounting pressure over his reaction to a blind man being “violently dragged out”. McGrath announced his resignation on Tuesday night, saying: “Fundamentally, it is the President’s job to ensure that every Member feels welcome at the Oxford Union. […]
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Oxford Union president Brendan McGrath and other members of the Union’s Standing Committee showed defiance to growing calls for him to step down at a meeting dominated by discussions of the Union’s media response to the Ebenezer Azamati scandal. Despite over 3,600 signatures on Oxford University’s Africa Society’s petition demanding McGrath step down, he defended […]
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Pressure continues to mount on the Oxford Union as the University of Oxford announced their support for suspended member Ebenezer Azamati on Twitter. A tweet posted at 1.48pm today read: “We share the widespread outrage regarding the unacceptable treatment of Ebenezer Azamati, a member of our University community, at the Oxford Union. Ebenezer’s college and […]
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Over a hundred demonstrators responded to Oxford University Africa Society’s call to protest the Oxford Union’s treatment of suspended member Ebenezer Azamati yesterday evening. WATCH: Protesters on Cornmarket demand Union president resign AfriSoc launched the campaign after a Union disciplinary committee suspended the membership of Azamati, who is blind, for “violent conduct”. This related to […]
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Tensions broke out in the 5th Week Student Council meeting when a motion supporting the Hong Kong riots was proposed and passed. Oriel College’s Martin Yip proposed the motion to mandate the Oxford SU President to publish an open letter supporting “Hong Kong’s fight for freedom and condemning police brutality”. The motion was seconded by […]
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UPDATE: This article has been changed to reflect the withdrawal of a complaint against ex-Returning Officer Harry Samuels The ongoing dispute over the suspension of a blind Union member involved in an altercation in first week’s No Confidence debate is set to take a dramatic turn as the Principal of Mansfield College, Helen Mountfield QC, […]
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Following the Oxford SU student council meeting on Wednesday, it has officially been announced that Santa will be coming to town. A motion was proposed to the student council which requested a total of £668.27 towards a project where a student would dress up as Santa, with his friends dressing up as elves to help […]
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At an Oxford SU student council meeting on Wednesday 13th November, students voted to support the UCU strikes. Oxford SU sent an email to students saying: “As of the Student Council meeting this evening, Oxford SU’s official policy is to support the cause and organisation of the strike action. “We encourage our members to respect the […]
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Several colleges, including St Hugh’s, Magdalen and Exeter, have had reported cases of mumps. Within Hugh’s, a small number have been diagnosed, with an email being sent out shortly afterwards attempting to reassure students. Hugh’s students were informed of the ‘highly infectious’ nature of mumps, where the viral infection is spread via ‘infected droplets of […]
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Oxford University is the best place in Europe to study social sciences and the second best place to study social sciences in the world, according to Times Higher Education University ranking. MIT was ranked best in the world, whilst Cambridge University was ranked 5th. The social science ranking is calculated in the same way as […]
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A ban on “aggressive begging” and anti-social behaviour in central Oxford lapsed in January and will not be brought back. Oxford City Council introduced a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in February 2016. A petition against the order was signed by 71,000 people before it was agreed by the council in 2015. A 45 year […]
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Two delegations from prominent universities in Mainland China withdrew from the annual Oxford International Model United Nations (OxIMUN) conference following the introduction of the Hong Kong riots as a topic for debate. According to a statement published by the OxIMUN secretariat on 26th October, representatives from three Chinese delegations had ‘raised concerns related to the […]
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Statistics from 2015-2018 have shown that female students at the University of Oxford have been 10.7% less likely to receive first-class honours than their male counterparts. The data, which was pulled from the university’s public record, shows an attainment disparity between genders across a wide range of disciplines. Physics saw the highest discrepancy, with an […]
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On Thursday a special event hosted by the Vice-Chancellor revealed that EU students may have to pay international student fees as uncertainty still looms over Brexit. ‘A Conversation about Brexit’ was conducted by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Louise Richardson, and organised to facilitate a discussion about Brexit and the impact it has on students and the […]
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The blind member of the Oxford Union that was “dragged” out of the Union debate chamber at the No Confidence debate earlier this term has had his membership suspended. The decision by the Union to suspend him for two terms – the majority of his time left at Oxford – was made following a disciplinary […]
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Exeter College’s JCR recently passed a motion in support for the Trans Action Oxford demonstration. The motion referred to the event run by “A Woman’s Place UK” (WPUK) on November 25th on “academic freedom and the current issues being faced by women”, attended by Oxford Professor Selina Todd. Though WPUK describe themselves as a “feminist […]
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The shelter, which can provide winter-long accommodation for up to thirteen people, is part of the council’s new approach to tackling rough sleeping and homelessness. It is operating on an interim basis in Simon House while the council completes the conversion of 1 Floyds Row into a new centre and shelter for up to 56 […]
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Numerous Keble students have been disappointed by the college’s decision to remove speakers from their gym. The gym remains popular amongst college students, yet concerns have been expressed regarding the fact they were not told of the speaker’s removal at the beginning of term, and they are keen for them to be reinstated. However, some […]
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