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The Saïd Business School, University College, and Pembroke College, alongside commercial hotels, are partnering with the Oxford City Council to free up 121 rooms to house rough sleepers. In late March, the government told councils it was “imperative” to house rough sleepers. Residents of shelters including O’Hanlon House and the recently opened Floyds Row had […]
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A team of medical researchers and bioethicists at Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Medicine has published research which proposes controlling the spread of Covid-19 using a mobile tracing app. The report, published in the journal Science on 31st March, concluded that “viral spread is too fast to be contained by manual contact tracing.” As an […]
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Four Oxford students have set up a page dedicated to sharing the quarantine stories of students from around the university. Posting on Facebook and Instagram under the name OxQuarantine the accounts ask people to send in a 200-300 word description of their isolation experience along with a photo of themselves or something related to what […]
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Students from a number of colleges have come together to construct different Oxford environments in Minecraft, establishing a virtual community that is expanding by the day. The project was officially launched following The Oxford Student’s publication of Worcester College’s re-creation in Minecraft, spearheaded by second-year students Luke Rickard and Jordan Grinyer. Their efforts were mirrored […]
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Anneliese Dodds, the Labour MP for Oxford East has been appointed as shadow chancellor. Dodds, who has close ties to Sir Keir Starmer, the incoming Labour leader had long been tipped for the position if he were to win the leadership contest. Despite being well known to residents of Oxford, she is more obscure on […]
Continue ReadingThe University of Oxford Faculty of History has emailed students to set out its provisions for Trinity Term assessment amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Undergraduates will be examined on three out of four remaining History Finals papers, meaning the Special Subject Gobbets paper has been cancelled. Papers already completed – the British History take-home paper (which […]
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Students across Oxford are mourning the loss of St Anne’s College’s tortoise, Tortellini. A College press release on Tuesday announced that the much loved College pet had “became poorly several days ago and, following a visit to the vet, has since died in his sleep”. An Oxlove post in memorandum of the tortoise received over […]
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Image Description: Professor Simon Marginson – a headshot A senior Oxford professor has cast doubt on the likelihood of a return to normal teaching at UK universities this autumn. He also raised concerns over whether the volume of enrolment by international students will return to normal in the next academic year. In an address to […]
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Oxford University’s wealthiest college cancelled their heralded ball this morning. They announced that they currently have no guarantees to refund the tickets which averaged at £181.85 per person. In an email sent out to St John’s College students this morning from the Senior Dean and President of the College, it was stated that ‘As it […]
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The National Union of Students has just elected its new President, Larissa Kennedy, by a margin of just one vote. The vote breakdown of the election was made public in a leaked Twitter post. Kennedy, currently a Sabbatical Officer working at Warwick’s Student Union, narrowly beat out Erica Ramos by 246 votes to 245, after […]
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Today, the University of Oxford announced a huge array of details about arrangements for the coming Trinity term. In an update posted to the university’s website, and sent via email to most students, the cancellation of prelims was announced, as well as much more detail on plans for finalists’ exams. Given they are the most […]
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All final year undergraduates set to sit exams next term will have the choice to sit an online examination or be given a “Declared to Deserve Honours” status, according to a new update announced by the Pro Vice Chancellor for Education today. All first-year undergraduates will also have their Preliminary examinations cancelled except for those […]
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Oxford University alumni make up the largest proportion of The Sunday Times UK Rich List, a study has shown, higher than both Cambridge and Imperial graduates. The list records the 1000 richest people in the UK annually. Economics and Finance degrees were found to be the most studied among members of the list, whilst Harvard […]
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Researchers at the University of Oxford have started recruiting for a clinical trial of a new vaccine to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A collaboration between the University’s Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group clinical teams, the trial aims to determine “ the feasibility of vaccination against COVID-19 and could lead to early deployment” according […]
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A presidential candidate for the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) has been expelled from the society because he gave a comment to The Oxford Student for an article. Kofoworola Braithwaite, who had unsuccessfully run for OUCA presidency during Hilary Term, had his membership stripped by the Association’s Disciplinary Committee after alleging to The Oxford Student that his […]
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Two students at Worcester College have put together a Minecraft server that re-constructs the college site in the finest of detail, observing the sweeping lawns of the main quad alongside the atmospheric low ceilings of the college bar. The virtual college, built entirely in Minecraft blocks, has seen multiple online users, attracting a large number […]
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Researchers and students at the Blavatnik School of Government have launched a tool designed to track government responses to the COVID-19 epidemic. The first tool of its kind, the tracker will collect publicly available data from 73 countries. It is anticipated that more countries will be added to the list, which already contains the major […]
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Sign-up link is here! So, we have to admit that things next term aren’t exactly going to plan. However, we hope to find an opportunity within this adversity, and whilst the regular sports fixtures will unfortunately not be taking place in the foreseeable future, the e-sports industry is booming! What better time than now to […]
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Being part of the Oxford Student Editorial Team is a chance to really have an impact on the university experience, and be part of a talented, diverse and inspired group of people. This page will detail the varied and exciting sections you can apply for, from helping edit opinion pieces, exploring the cultural scene at […]
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