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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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Students are struggling to comprehend and comply with ever-changing travel guidance while trying to see their families over the Christmas holidays. In light of the news of a travel window for UK students to return home for Christmas, how are international students affected, and has enough thought been given to help people spend time with […]
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Despite being outnumbered 14 colleges to 9, Oxford has beaten out Cambridge in the first Buy One Give One Free (BOGOF) competition. Until now, Cambridge had always been ahead, but Oxford pulled through, with Keble alone donating 2015 items, and St Edmund Hall not far behind with 1433. In total, the 9 Oxford colleges taking […]
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The University’s Museums and the Bodleian Library have reopened from the 2nd December to the public following the lifting of national lockdown restrictions. The Ashmolean Museum, the Pitt Rivers Museum, the History of Science Museum and the Museum of Natural History, which have been closed since the imposition of lockdown on the 2nd November, will […]
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A former student of University College with a visual impairment has created a new bursary package for visually impaired Oxford students. The package will fund travel to and from Oxford before the beginning of a visually impaired student’s degree, to familiarise them with the city, alongside funding any equipment and activity that could improve the […]
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A memo sent from the Thames Valley Police to Balliol College has announced new Tier 2 rules and police presence around Oxford. As lockdown ends at 00:01, Wednesday, 2nd December and Oxfordshire enters Tier 2, there will be a Dispersal Authority in place for Oxford city centre and Cowley Road, and a ‘dedicated team of […]
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Image Description: The sign of the Physics Department rebranded with a cardboard sign as “Department of Nuclear Weapons -> Destruction” (left) and The sign of the Mathematical Institute rebranded as “US Army Corp Training Unit” (right) Members of the student and alumni campaign Disarm Oxford on Monday created parody department signage to raise awareness about […]
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Image Description: An aerial view of Radcliffe Square The SU Council has voted in favour of a motion in supporting demands from students that the University should waive its residency requirements for the foreseeable future. However, the University stands by its stance that it will not lift residency requirements in Hilary term, citing “the educational […]
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In the week preceding 27th November, Oxford University’s Early Alert system saw only 21 positive cases out of 140 tests. This is a significant drop from positive case numbers earlier in the term, with the decrease being especially apparent in the last two weeks. The University’s Early Alert system has conducted 5,228 tests over the […]
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Adam Roble, a second-year History and Politics student from Teddy Hall has tonight been elected President of the Oxford Union for Trinity term 2021. Roble, who was Secretary of the Union this term, defeated Geneva Roy, the current Treasurer from Brasenose College in the race for the top spot. Roble obtained 646 first preference votes […]
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Image description: Gloved hands holding a lateral flow test. From Monday, every student at Oxford University that plans on going home during the student travel window will be able to access two lateral flow tests: one to be taken three days prior to leaving the city, and another as close as possible to the student’s […]
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The Faculty of Oriental Studies will conduct a survey of students and staff, before establishing a working group to consider changing its name. Applications are being sought for a student to join the working group and represent student views. If applications are not forthcoming, then an Undergraduate Student Rep will likely join the working group. […]
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The April 2021 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race will not be held on the River Thames for only the second time in the 165 year history of the event. Safety concerns about Hammersmith Bridge, which has been closed to river traffic since August, have forced the event to move to a 3 mile stretch of the River […]
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The government has announced that the entirety of Oxfordshire will be in Tier 2 (High Alert) restrictions once lockdown ends on the 2nd December. The government states that this Tier is for areas with a higher or rapidly rising level of infections, where some additional restrictions need to be in place. You can find out […]
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Image description: a doctor wearing blue gloves holds a rapid testing sample The University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University have today announced their testing systems to be rolled out ahead of the Christmas break. This will see students offered ‘free and fast’ COVID-19 tests by the universities. These will be available on Oxford college […]
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The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca have announced that the vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-2019 is up to 90% effective at preventing Covid-19. AstraZeneca have also promised that the Vaccine will be sold at cost – between $3-$4 a dose – to all nations during the pandemic, and to developing nations in perpetuity. This is a fraction […]
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The Oxford Bangladesh Society, the Oxford Pakistan Society and the Oxford India Society are hosting an online zoom event to discuss partition. This is the first time that the societies have come together to discuss the historic event, which took place 74 years ago. The Zoom panel discussion, which will be held on Saturday 21st […]
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Image Description: Part of the Radcliffe camera library from outside, alongside an image of a person holding a touch-screen tablet and stylus pen Oxford University has created a new ‘Tier’ system to determine the level of technology applicants are required to have in order to sit interviews. While many social sciences and humanities fall under […]
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