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Data from Oxford University’s Early Alert Service states that between the 6th and 12th March, the University recorded a total of 6 positive cases out of 41 tests taken. This includes 3 student and 3 staff cases, a small rise from 1 positive case among students in the previous week. This brings the total number […]
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Image description: a view over radcliffe square on the left, and a view across the backs of Cambridge on the right Brampton Manor Academy has received 55 conditional offers from Oxford and Cambridge while Eton received 48. Students at the school have surpassed Eton on Oxbridge offers for the first time ever. The state school […]
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Image Description: A picture of the front of the Bodleian library. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education announced today in an email to undergraduate and postgraduate finalists that all graduation ceremonies until the end of August 2021 have been postponed. Graduates from last year also received an email informing them that ceremonies that had been planned for May […]
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IntoGrad is a new organisation working to increase the accessibility of postgraduate study, which has long been an issue. Here we find out more from Emma Lalande and Dom McGann, two postgraduate students studying at Oxford. What is IntoGrad? IntoGrad is a non-profit organisation that aims to demystify the postgraduate application process, and combat the […]
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International students will be permitted to return home over the Easter Vacation according to updated government guidance for higher education. Students will be permitted to make only one trip home over the holiday and return once in person teaching resumes, including a return journey involving overseas travel. All students returning from overseas will have to […]
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Image Description: Library windows in the evening. The Oxford group people for womxm* in philosophy have put out an open essay calling on FHS Philosophy students to consider balloting to study the Indian Philosophy paper during their final year. pwip have told the Oxford Student that they have made the open essay to fill in […]
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Keep hanging in there! It’s nearly the end of term, and Rordon Gamsay is back with another round-up of the week’s news, which is an excellent distraction from his terrible dissertation. Lorry stuck on route into Oxford is ‘an eighth week mood’ A lorry was held up under a bridge on the A41 near Bicester […]
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Image Description: A split image with car light trails on a motorway, right, and the Radcliffe Camera, left. The UK government has announced a ‘travel exemption’ for students, enabling them to “move on one occasion from their student household on or after 8th March 2021 but before 29th April 2021 to one other household for […]
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Applications to join the Editorial team of the Oxford Student are now open! All applications consist of a written application and following this you may be called to an interview with the new Editors in Chief for Trinity term 2021, Isaac and Natasha. News Team applicants may also be required to send in an example […]
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Image Description: A photo of Somerville College overlooking their main quad. Mansfield College and Somerville College have been recognised as University Colleges of Sanctuary for their commitment to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and awareness on campus for people seeking sanctuary, including refugees and asylum seekers. The award is issued by the UK charity City […]
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We spoke to members of the Oxford Climate Justice Campaign about their campaign for the University to cut ties with the fossil fuel sector and how their activism has continued throughout the pandemic. What is OCJC and why is it important? Oxford Climate Justice Campaign is a student-led activist group focused on cutting ties between […]
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Image Description: A skyline of Oxford with the words Student Council a voting slip overlayed In its recent meeting on the 2nd March, the Oxford SU Student Council passed a number of motions, including a motion to tackle antisemitism on campus, a motion for greater transparency of overseas compulsory year abroad fees, and a motion […]
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Image Description: The roof of the Radcliffe Camera on a sunny day with purple flowers in the foreground. Somerville has announced that final year students can apply to return to Oxford from April 5th. All other students will be able to return to college on April 25th in time for the beginning of term. Students […]
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We spoke to Susmita Dave of People for Womxn* in Philosophy (pwip) and Alicehank Winham of Oxford Public Philosophy (opp) about how their organisations are challenging and changing ideas of how philosophy should be studied at Oxford. Note regarding capitalisation: we use capital letters strategically (who controls and monitors the form of YOUR language?) What […]
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Image Description: A black and white image of All Soul’s College. The SU has announced the timeline for the election to replace the SU President-Elect, who recently resigned after online controversy. The election will take place between the 18th May and 20th May. Nominations for the position of SU President-Elect will open on the 25th […]
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Image description: The Radcliffe Camera on a sunny day The University coronavirus testing service have released their latest testing statistics for the week 20th – 26th February. Just one of the 54 tests taken was positive, giving a positivity rate of 1.9%. This means that since the start of the testing service in August, a […]
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Sun’s out…knees out? Rordon Gamsay, the OxStu’s tanline and park bench correspondant, is back with another run down of the week’s very important local news. Cambridge in local lockdown after disease outbreak Cambridge has been put into a localised lockdown after an outbreak of scabies in the university, after students contracted the disease this week […]
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We spoke to Isabel Atkinson, the current President of the Oxford branch of ‘What’s a Pound?’ about how charitable giving at Oxford is changing. What is your society and why is it important? The ‘What’s a Pound?’ campaign now operates at a number of universities but is still based in Oxford – where we organise […]
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Image Description: The front entrance of the Bodleian Library Colleges and Faculties have begun to react to the University’s announcement yesterday morning. The Balliol College Master told undergraduate students that they would be able to return for the beginning of Trinity, while other colleges including University College told students that, as stated in government guidance, students […]
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