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Lady Margaret Hall has announced that it will appoint Andrew Foreshew-Cain, who is the first Anglican vicar to enter into a same-sex marriage, as the new chaplain of the college. The vicar has previously served as a temporary chaplain for LMH, but will now hold the role permanently. Foreshew-Cain has previously faced homophobia as a […]
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An independent inquiry, commissioned by St. Hugh’s College, revealed the College has failed to take appropriate action over the misconduct of a former fellow. The inquiry was commissioned after two former students accused their tutor Prof. David Robertson of sexual harassment. Following the investigation, members of the College’s governing body expressed “profound sorrow” at the […]
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TW: Transphobia Carl Heneghan, director of the Centre of Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford, has criticised the use of hormone blockers at the Gender Identity Development Service Clinic at the Tavistock Centre in London. The professor, who is a fellow of Kellogg College, told The Times, that “Given paucity of evidence, the off-label use of drugs […]
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According to sources of The Telegraph, the President of St John’s College, Professor Maggie Snowing, is facing criticism from donors for supporting attempts to explore the college’s colonial past. Benefactors of the college are thought to have threatened to withhold donations over the issue. The backlash has followed a job advert posted by the college […]
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Image description: Yvonne Ike and Dean Peter Tufano The Saïd Business School has announced a new MBA scholarship available for an exceptional African woman. Funded by the Nigerian Adara foundation, the successful candidate will have her living costs and tuition fees covered, and will be expected to demonstrate commitment to improving the socio-economic conditions of […]
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According to a recent health notice, students at various colleges in Oxford have been diagnosed with scabies. The NHS warns that it is a highly contagious disease which can spread from one person to another through prolonged, direct physical contact. A health notice sent to students at Magdalen College states: “Please remind other students or […]
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St John’s College, Oxford is to launch a new research project entitled ‘St John’s and the Colonial Past’ exploring its historical relationship to British imperialism. The college is currently advertising for a research assistant to work on the project for the next two years. ‘St John’s and the Colonial Past’ will be principally led by […]
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Corpus Christi JCR has published an open letter calling on Louise Richardson, Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor, and Professor Lionel Tarrassenkothe, the provisional Head of House, to stop the establishment of the proposed new postgraduate college, provisionally named ‘Parks College’. The JCR’s open letter criticised the development of the new college for showing “a shocking disregard for the […]
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St Edmund Hall has withdrawn for reconsideration its 2019 Rebecca West Prize for Writing after suggestions that its title “excises race” by focusing exclusively on gender. The question originally read “The Return of the ISIS Soldier’s Wife: What Role Does Gender Play in Culpability?”. In a statement on their website, Teddy Hall said this year’s title […]
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Somerville JCR has voted overwhelmingly in favour of flying the EU flag on Europe Day in May “in order to show the community that we support all of our European members and that Somerville will do all within its power to stand by its founding values”. The motion passed, 39 votes to 1, with 3 […]
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A wide regional disparity exists between college outreach links in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Oxford Student can reveal. Whilst there are 20 colleges that have links to areas within London, other regions have significantly fewer college outreach programmes with just four colleges having associations with the North West. Using data from the Office of […]
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Artemis, a female black cat who has been missing for the last two weeks was found safe at neighbouring St. John’s college yesterday. Although there are many black cats roaming around town, Trinity are convinced they have found her. Artemis, who is estimated to be 16 years old, had been missing since February 10th. Trinity […]
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Estranged students have reportedly been “left upset by the lack of guarantees” on accommodation and financial help. Freedom of Information requests and an anonymous survey sent out by The Oxford Student has revealed that the majority of colleges in Oxford University do not have an official policy on providing support for estranged students, instead opting for a case […]
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A motion to rename the St Hugh’s JCR room to the “Junior Common Womb” until the end of Trinity term has been defeated in an online ballot, with 84 Against and 64 For and 5 Abstentions. The motion came out of a wider debate about the inclusivity of college spaces sparked by the Welfare and […]
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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 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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Earlier this week, Queen’s College has took down it’s LGBT flag after just one week of LGBT history month, following a disagreement between the provost and the student body about the amount of time it should be flown for. Responding to this, the JCR and MCR LGBT Reps wrote a joint letter to the Provost, […]
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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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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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