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Image Description: The back of Keble College An emergency meeting was held today at Keble College regarding the return of students without permission from the accommodation office. This follows a number of changes to the government and university guidance about returning for Hilary Term. In a message to the JCR seen by the Oxford Student, […]
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Image Description: A picture of the Radcliffe Camera. Colleges have begun to respond to the letter sent by the Minister of State for Universities yesterday, in which a “pause” of the return of students until the 25th January was advised. The University today updated its Coronavirus Status and Response page and a full announcement is […]
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Image Description: The Radcliffe Camera on a background of grey and red with images of the virus. The UK has approved the Oxford ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine for emergency use. 100 million doses have been ordered, and will begin to be administered from Monday. The University of Oxford “welcomes the news” as the vaccine will now […]
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Image description: view of the Oxford skyline from South Park A report released today by the Office for National Statistics suggests that students are similarly compliant with COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines as the general population. The report also shows that student well-being has suffered extensively during the pandemic: one student at the university told the […]
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The University has now confirmed that Hilary term will have a ‘staggered start’, with formal in-person teaching to begin from Monday of 2nd week for most taught courses. A ‘small number’ of taught courses will be led in person from the existing start date. Individual departments are expected to confirm teaching arrangements as soon as […]
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Students are struggling to comprehend and comply with ever-changing travel guidance while trying to see their families over the Christmas holidays. In light of the news of a travel window for UK students to return home for Christmas, how are international students affected, and has enough thought been given to help people spend time with […]
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The University’s Museums and the Bodleian Library have reopened from the 2nd December to the public following the lifting of national lockdown restrictions. The Ashmolean Museum, the Pitt Rivers Museum, the History of Science Museum and the Museum of Natural History, which have been closed since the imposition of lockdown on the 2nd November, will […]
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Image Description: An aerial view of Radcliffe Square The SU Council has voted in favour of a motion in supporting demands from students that the University should waive its residency requirements for the foreseeable future. However, the University stands by its stance that it will not lift residency requirements in Hilary term, citing “the educational […]
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In the week preceding 27th November, Oxford University’s Early Alert system saw only 21 positive cases out of 140 tests. This is a significant drop from positive case numbers earlier in the term, with the decrease being especially apparent in the last two weeks. The University’s Early Alert system has conducted 5,228 tests over the […]
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Image description: Gloved hands holding a lateral flow test. From Monday, every student at Oxford University that plans on going home during the student travel window will be able to access two lateral flow tests: one to be taken three days prior to leaving the city, and another as close as possible to the student’s […]
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Image description: a doctor wearing blue gloves holds a rapid testing sample The University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University have today announced their testing systems to be rolled out ahead of the Christmas break. This will see students offered ‘free and fast’ COVID-19 tests by the universities. These will be available on Oxford college […]
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The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca have announced that the vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-2019 is up to 90% effective at preventing Covid-19. AstraZeneca have also promised that the Vaccine will be sold at cost – between $3-$4 a dose – to all nations during the pandemic, and to developing nations in perpetuity. This is a fraction […]
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Jesus College was criticised for its policy regarding quarantine arrangements for students returning from international destinations at the start of next term, and has since provided more detail and guidance. On the 11th November, Jesus sent an email to students, indicating that their “preferred option” was that students returning from abroad discuss their situation with […]
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On Wednesday 11th November, the Government told universities to allocate departure dates during a “student travel window” between 3rd and 9th December, with a mass-testing programme rolling out between 30th November and 6th December, in order to minimise the risk of students spreading Covid-19 to other parts of the country. Universities Minister Michelle Donelan, speaking […]
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Updated 3/11/20: Michelle Donelan MP, Minister of State for Universities has sent a letter to students, writing that “under national restrictions from 5 November, you should stay in your current home. This means you should not leave your term-time address to return to your parents’ or carer’s home until at least 2 December – and […]
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St Hilda’s and Merton students are being asked to voluntarily participate in a six-month rapid testing study, designed to see whether this type of weekly screening for COVID-19 is feasible. The trial also seeks to determine the accuracy of a new, rapid test, known as a Lateral Flow Test (LFT) that gives results in 20-30 […]
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Oxford University’s Early Alert Service has recorded 212 new positive cases between 24th October and 30th October. This is a change from 208 recorded in the previous week, bringing the University’s total cases to 708 since it started testing in August. The cases were recorded from 727 tests, which gives a weekly positivity rate of […]
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The city of Oxford will move into Tier 2 lockdown restrictions this Saturday, the Council has announced. Different households will no longer be able to meet indoors in any setting, public or private. Overnight stays will only be allowed from those in your own household or support bubble, but both Universities – like schools, colleges […]
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Image description: A student in sub fusc sat at their desk. Third-year Engineering exams, which have been held in person at Exam Schools over the past weeks, were plagued by errors in questions and, according to student opinion, a failure to make provision for self-isolating students. Last week, The Oxford Student reported that weeks of […]
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