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Image Description: A picture of the Houses of Parliament in the evening. A Parliamentary Committee has asked students to submit evidence of their experiences during lockdown, as it looks into breaches of human rights as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has asked students to submit written evidence […]
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Image Description: People in a library at night The Oxford University English Faculty has released an email to all its finalist students updating them on changes to coursework for Hilary term. The email explains that the deadline for the Shakespeare paper has been pushed back and that students will be able to explain issues they […]
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Image Description: Shadowed picture of the Radcliffe Camera The University and Student Union have today updated students on measures that will be in place for Hilary term, including waived residency requirements and exemptions for some students to return. An email sent by the University today announced that the University has been moved to Stage 3 […]
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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 Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving a press conference. Colleges and the University have begun to respond to the national lockdown, announced yesterday evening by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Oxford Student Union have committed to continuing to lobby for students who are negatively affected by the latest restrictions. The University […]
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Image Description: A picture of the Sheldonian Theatre The University have today updated their guidance regarding students returning to Oxford for Hilary term. It outlines that all students except those with particular exemptions are asked not to return to Oxford until 25th January, in line with revised government guidance. Exemptions will be made for those […]
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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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In a letter from the Department of Education, Michelle Donelan, Minister of State for Universities has announced that the return of students not on practical courses should be paused until the week beginning the 25th January. This comes after further Tier 4 announcements this morning, triggered by quickly rising case rates. The letter states that: […]
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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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Oxfordshire – including the city of Oxford – will move into Tier 4 restrictions at 00:01 on Boxing Day. The county has been seeing an exponential rise in cases, which seems to be connected to the emergence of a new coronavirus strain in South East England. The changes were announced in a Downing Street press […]
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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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Image description: the Radcam from the front The University has announced a grace period for postgraduate research students, allowing them to submit their thesis up until fourth week of Hilary term without incurring the University Continuation Charge. The University Continuation Charge is a termly fee paid by postgraduates who have exceeded the standard period of […]
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With the Home Office having announced a new policy of deporting rough sleepers who are non-UK nationals, Oxford City Council is stating its intention not to cooperate with the Home Office’s new policy. The new policy will allow the Home Office to deport any non-UK national who is found to be sleeping on the street […]
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Image Description: Views over Oxford City from the Sheldonian Theatre Cupola with the Beat logo TW: ED, anorexia, bulimia, restricted eating. Students at the university involved in the Beat campaign to help fight Eating Disorders and get help for those affected by Eating Disorders have written an open letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the University […]
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Image description: digital art with the words artist, and ‘Create for Oxstu’ The Oxford Student is looking for illustrators, photographers, graphic designers, and creatives of all kinds. This term, we are hoping to expand our search to include freelance artists and cartoonists. The OxStu will be introducing a new cartoon column where original student drawings […]
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Image description: Billboard advertising the new marketing director position Applications are now open for the first marketing director of the Oxford Student. This role will involve working with the Student Union’s commercial department to streamline our advertising and marketing reach. This will involve working with print and online to further the brand’s ability to work […]
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Oxford SU has launched a £200 fund for societies and common rooms to put on all-student events during the University closure period, between Monday 21st December and Sunday 3rd January. This fund was created as part of their between-term card, which was launched this week as a space for societies and common rooms to advertise […]
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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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Pembroke JCR will have a confidence vote in their JCR committee at the first general meeting of Hilary term, after five committee members were disciplined for breaking COVID-19 rules. In a letter sent to all JCR members and seen by The Oxford Student, the JCR President explained that several committee members had faced disciplinary action […]
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