Category: News

The Oxford Student and newspapers across the country reported just over a month ago that a record-breaking 69% of Oxford University offers have gone to state school students. However, are these offers reflecting the make-up of the students who actually get admitted to the university? Dr Nuala Burgess of King’s College London warns against assuming […]

This past week the Indian government has requested that a 15th century bronze idol be returned to its original location from the Ashmolean museum. The statue, which depicts the poet-saint Tirumankai Alvar, was originally part of the temple of Sri Soundararaja perumal in Tamil Nadu, India. Indian High Commission spokesperson Rahul Nangare cited a police […]

An Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) member was removed from the Oxford University Liberal Democrat (OULD) drinking and debating event, Spirited Discussions,  on February 18th for reciting portions of Enoch Powell’s 1968 ‘Rivers of Blood’, historically viewed as a xenophobic and racist speech. The OUCA member was asked to leave the debate held by the society […]

As reported in a story published by the Guardian, University College London has become the first Russell Group university in the UK to ban intimate staff-student relationships. Across the United Kingdom, only two other universities have similar policies in place, Greenwich and Roehampton. In an article published by the BBC, it was mentioned that student […]

Greta Thunberg, world-famous climate activist, recently spent a day in Oxford with Malala Yousafzai. Yousafzai, currently a finalist reading PPE at Lady Margaret Hall, posted a photo on twitter of the pair with the caption,“She’s the only friend I’d skip school for.” The Oxford Student can reveal Thunberg made the trip to Oxford to visit […]

The next two weeks will bring a series of events in celebration of Fairtrade Fortnight. Fairtrade Fortnight is an annual campaign that promotes a living wage and fair trade for the farmers and workers and this year will run from Monday 24th February to Sunday 8th March. This year, the campaign will continue focusing on […]

Last week, The Oxford Student revealed the Classics department were to remove Homer and Virgil from their compulsory syllabus for Moderation exams (Mods). This proposed removal comes as part of a series of reforms aiming to modernise the Mods exams, which take place during Hilary term of second year for all Classics students at the […]

On Monday 24th February the Oxford branch of the pressure group ‘Stand Up To Racism’ held an evening vigil outside the Carfax Tower for the victims of the far-right terror attack in Hanau. Ten people were murdered in Shisha lounges in Hanau, Germany, on Wednesday 19th February.  The gunman responsible has been linked to right-wing […]

Helen Mountfield QC, principal of Mansfield College, has stated that the university should recruit 90% of its students from state schools in accordance with the educational background of the country. Currently in the UK only 7% of students at GCSE age are studying in private institutions, this sits in contrast to the 30.9% of Oxford […]

Coalition Against Homelessness (CAH) launched a petition this week to boycott Oxford-based gourmet sandwich shop, Taylors. The petition encourages potential customers to cease purchasing goods from any Taylors’ stores. The boycott demands Taylors and other local businesses in Oxford to agree to five commitments. It follows an incident last summer in which the sandwich chain […]

New initiative will inform students about their potential employer’s sustainability credentials A new Careers Service initiative has come into effect which gives Oxford students access to potential employers’ sustainability credentials. The scheme asks employers who wish to advertise vacancies on Careers Connect whether they acknowledge the existence of a climate crisis, what plans they have […]