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Image description: a photo of the entrance to Examination Schools, with the doors closed. Last Friday saw A Woman’s Place UK (WPUK) holding an event within Oxford. Their presence was not just in the city, but in the university. Specifically, in Examination Schools. I have all my lectures in Exam Schools. Last year, I took […]
Continue ReadingStudents have reacted with confusion to the news that the annual Oxford-Cambridge fencing match will take place in the Exam Schools next month. Oxford’s fencing teams have been training since the beginning of the academic year, attending three sessions a week. Despite narrowly losing to Cambridge twice this season, fencing fans remain hopeful that the […]
Continue ReadingFormer US Vice President, Al Gore, spoke to over 800 people at Exam Schools last Thursday in an event hosted by the Oxford Martin School. The heavily oversubscribed event filled both the North and South Schools, the latter of which served as an overflow room where a large screen was put up to show the […]
Continue ReadingThe University Exam Schools were the site of protest today, as members of the ‘Free Papua Movement’ campaigned against the University’s invitation of the Indonesian Vice President to deliver a lecture in the venue. Doctor Boediono had been invited to speak on the subject of “Transforming Indonesia: the challenges of good governance and Economic Development.” […]
Continue ReadingAnd you thought dragging yourself to lectures was bad enough, thanks to Exam Schools’ new cafe, now you have to force yourself past the delicious smell of hot coffee every morning. Accompanied by my friend Peter, I battled through the snow to find out if this new little café could stand up for itself against […]
Continue ReadingTom Rowlands is less than impressed with being demoted to second priority after conference guests.
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