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Image description: Oxford SU logo Oxford University Student Union (SU) sabbatical officers have released a statement on the controversial ‘Academic Hate Speech Motion’. In it, they stress the “difference between debate and abuse”, suggesting that the two may have been confused. The VP Access & Academic Affairs and VP Welfare & Equal Opportunities jointly released […]
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Historians, cultural commentators, and sociologists have long wrangled over the extent of secularisation in our society. Does yoga count as a religion? Is listening to Songs of Praise the same as attending church? In reading your horoscope, are you engaging in a new spiritualistic society? Are ‘new age movements’ hippy-dippy rubbish, or truly meaningful? And, […]
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A motion which mandates the Oxford University Student Union (SU) to condemn the use of “hateful material” in mandatory teaching was passed in Student Council this Thursday. The motion also resolves to create a new SU Policy, entitled “Protection of Transgender, Non-binary, Disabled, Working-class, and Women* Students from Hatred in University Contexts”. Named the ‘Academic […]
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Students will now be able to choose whether to have their degrees conferred in absentia or attend a degree ceremony, according to an email sent by the Degree Conferrals Office this morning. The Oxford Student understands that the decision comes after dissent from colleges and the Student Union, as well as a petition signed by […]
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The World’s largest producer of vaccines will mass-produce the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford scientists. The Serum Institute of India, based in Pune, currently produces 1.5 billion vaccine doses a year. They target a wide range of diseases. They will mass-produce the vaccine currently being trialled by the Jenner Institute and the Oxford Vaccine Group. […]
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Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) has left in Cc the email addresses of all recipients of this week’s edition of its newsletter, sent out earlier today. The number of email addresses recipients can see reportedly differs, with some saying they have access to 86 names and addresses and others saying they can see around 200. […]
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Worcester JCR announced that they are providing all of its members with free access to the meditation and mindfulness app, Headspace. JCR members will be able to freely access the service by logging on with their Worcester email address, with JCR Vice President and Treasurer, Damon Falck, praising the service as helping provide “a little […]
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Image description:a black flag and three arrows symbol graffitied onto the entrance of the Oxford Union with black spray paint A black flag and a three arrows symbol, both widely associated with anarchist and antifascist movements, were on prominent view besides the main entrance to the Union’s Frewin Court as of the beginning of the […]
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On the 12th of April the Minister for Health, Matt Hancock, revealed that an NHS app was in development: “if you become unwell with the symptoms of the coronavirus, you can securely tell this new NHS app and the app will then send an alert anonymously to other app users that you’ve been in significant […]
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An open letter calling for changes to Oxford University’s plans to have students graduate without attending an official ceremony has attracted over 2000 signatures. The open letter calls for graduation ceremonies to be postponed or conducted in smaller groups, rather than cancelled outright. Graduation ceremonies meant to be taking place on the 2nd and 9th […]
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Image description: A laptop with a webcam being covered by tape The Classics faculty have proposed that exams for students learning a classical language in Trinity Term 2020, including finalists, be conducted over video call. This includes Classics, its joint schools, CAAH, and AMH. The faculty argues that the exams, based on the translation of […]
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Oxbuddy, a new access initiative to pair potential Oxford applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds with current students, was launched on Tuesday. The scheme aims to increase the chances of a successful application by demystifying the process and offering practical advice to pupils for whom it is otherwise hard to come by. PPE undergraduate, Olly Boyland, who co-founded […]
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Oxford University students currently face the most disruptive changes to their academic lives since the Second World War. In response to the extraordinary circumstances created by the coronavirus pandemic, Oxford has been forced to prepare for a Trinity Term taught and examined entirely remotely. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Martin Williams, has been at the centre […]
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Image Description: The UCU stop tuition fees march. This academic year has hardly been the best. UCU Strikes disrupted Michaelmas and Hilary, and now Trinity is to be held remotely. It is not a stretch to argue that we have not got what we are paying for. This is what hundreds of thousands of students […]
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Image Description: Jesus College Chapel, Oxford Jesus College Chapel intends to offer ‘Evensong by Email’ on all Sundays of Trinity term, in light of restrictions associated with Coronavirus which will make it impossible for chapel communities and choirs to come together. The aspiration to provide virtual worship is being led by Jesus College Chaplain, The Reverend […]
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Oxford University has passed a motion requiring its endowment fund to divest from all direct investments in fossil fuel companies, and end future investment in funds that primarily hold stock in fossil fuel companies. The motion further requires endowment managers to request evidence of plans to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions from companies across Oxford’s […]
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Oxford University’s denouncement of UNWomen Oxford’s cancellation of an event with Amber Rudd came after concern about pressure from the government and right-wing critics, according to a series of emails released in a freedom of information request. The university denied suggestions of government influence. Last month, the UNWomen Oxford UK Society cancelled the controversial former Home […]
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The Oxford Student is pleased to announce the launch of our weekly newsletter! We plan to round up the best news, comment, features and other articles we’ve published over the week in a simple format to give you an easy way to check out our top stories. We also want to be providing tips on […]
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A university-wide Environmental Sustainability Strategy has been put to a consultation. The consultation is in the form of a survey, available to all members of staff, academics and students, that closes soon on the 14th of April. The strategy, outlined within the survey, contains a number of proposals intended to aid the university in reducing […]
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