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Image description: Oxford skyline Following on from a recent donation by the Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust, and the criticism it drew from Oxford Jewish Society, St Peter’s College has released a clarifying statement on their position in order to “counter [to] some of the misleading accounts that are in circulation.” The controversy arose as a […]
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Image Description: the Vice Chancellor giving a speech Louise Richardson, who has served as Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor for seven years, will leave Oxford at the end of December 2022, to become President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. This will see her complete her term as Vice Chancellor, before leaving for the United States. Professor […]
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Image Description: an image of Cardinal Pell giving a speech. CW: Sexual abuse in the Church A demonstration is planned outside three events that the Newman Society, Oxford’s Catholic society, are hosting on Saturday, to protest the invitation of the controversial Cardinal Pell. The Cardinal has been invited to a Pontifical High Mass tomorrow morning. […]
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Image Description: an image of the Teddy Hall jobs website. St Edmund Hall, or ‘Teddy Hall’, has been criticised for advertising a scout job paying £9.90 an hour, which is less than the Oxford Living Wage of £10.31 an hour. The University of Oxford adopted the Oxford Living Wage, which is decided by the Oxford […]
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Image Description: some of the signs at the protest. Students protested outside Balliol College last Sunday after a recent Al Jazeera investigation criticised the Decanal team for their handling of a sexual assault case within the College. Students chanted slogans including “Balliol College protects abusers” and “Balliol College do better” during the protest, which lasted […]
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Image description: A view of Christ Church in winter CW: Sexual harassment, holocaust references. The Oxford Student has exclusively obtained a copy of an essay written by the Dean, the Very Reverend Martyn Percy, and uploaded to a website, in which he compares his experiences during the investigations of welfare mishandling and sexual harassment to […]
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Image Description: Ecosia logo on background of trees, cows, and farm workers. Just underneath is the motto: “Turn your internet searches into trees!” on white background. Underneath this: “Join the campaign | Oxford on Ecosia” on a turquoise background. Oxford on Ecosia is a growing group of students campaigning to make Ecosia the default search […]
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Image Description: Lady Margaret Hall, with some greenery in the foreground. The Oxford Jewish Society and Union of Jewish Students have expressed their disappointment after the Telegraph reported that the University, alongside both St Peter’s College and Lady Margaret Hall, had accepted donations from the Mosley family. The Telegraph reported yesterday that the University was […]
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Image description: Linacre College quad, buildings, and trees Linacre College will ask permission to change its name to Thao College after the SOVICO group signed a memorandum of understanding that it would give £155m to the college. The postgraduate college previously had endowments of £17.7m and have said this will have a “transformative” effect on […]
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Image description: A view of the Bodleian As part of the Balliol Community for Safety movement, Oxford University Labour Club has condemned the handling of the sexual abuse claims at Balliol College. This comes after a report by Al-Jazeera which investigated “degrees of assault” and revealed misconduct of a sexual and drunk nature by university […]
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Image Description: the main entrance to Pembroke College. Pembroke College have announced that following an Al Jazeera piece that accused him of sexual harassment and misconduct, Andy Orchard has voluntarily withdrawn from the Governing Body. In an email sent to the JCR yesterday morning, the President of the JCR and Gender Equalities Rep assured fellow […]
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Image Description: a group of protestors holding banners and signs in the SU Building. In response to the rise in drink-spiking cases in the country, 20 JCRs have signed an open letter to nightclubs in Oxford demanding the implementation of more safety measures to prevent drink-spiking, ensure the safety of customers and hold perpetrators accountable. […]
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Image Description: The Sheldonian Theatre The nightclub Park End will be closed on Wednesday night in response to the ‘Girls Night In’ boycott of nightclubs. The club, also known as Atik Oxford, usually has its main night for Oxford students on Wednesday, but has decided not to open to show solidarity with the campaign. Students […]
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Image Description: St Giles’ Church, Oxford, where OUCA’s primary event, Port and Policy, used to be held. TW: mentions of harassment The President of the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) has been removed from office amid allegations about their conduct, including financial mismanagement and harassment charges. The Disciplinary Committee upheld the majority of the complaints […]
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Image Description: the dome of the Radcliffe Camera Trigger Warnings: sexual harassment, sexual abuse, racial harassment. Alumni and students of the University have criticised the University’s response to cases of sexual harassment following an Al Jazeera investigation into cases at Oxford. The investigation by Al Jazeera found one case of a member of the History […]
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Image description: Bodleian library gates and archways Oxford University have asked staff and students to share their thoughts on the University’s recent race equality proposals. The University’s Race Equality Task Force has outlined a set of proposed measures which seek to address the under-representation of racial minorities across the University. The aim is that following […]
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Image Description: a bird covered in oil from an oil spill. The Oxford Climate Justice Campaign today disrupted an online careers fair hosted by the University Careers Service, calling for fossil fuel companies not to be allowed to attend the events. The campaign disrupted the event by encouraging students to send messages to the companies […]
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Image description: The Union chamber at the start of the debate The Oxford Union passed a motion of no confidence in Her Majesty’s Government on Thursday night by a resounding majority of 228 to 95. The vote is a stinging rebuke to Boris Johnson, a former president of the Union. The ‘no confidence’ debate is […]
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Image Description: the collapsed wall, cordoned off with cones and police tape. A Oxford Tube service hit the back entrance of the Oxford Student Union on Monday 11th October at approximately 8:30 PM, causing significant damage. No one was hurt. According to some accounts, the service reversed into the wall outside of the entrance to […]
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