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Image description: An offshore wind farm The announcement of the government’s uncharacteristic success in raising £10 billion to fund green projects in the UK in the form of “green gilts” is one that is welcomed. Many schemes that benefit the environment on both a small and large scale simply require the necessary funding: a gap […]
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Image Description: a Zoom meeting of the judging panel. Oxford student start-ups have won more than £20,000 in grants sponsored by Magdalen College and Christ Church. Eight start-ups competed for the funding, which was decided by a panel of venture capitalists. After eight weeks of workshops, training and mentorships, eight teams pitched to a panel […]
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Image Description: A white street sign reading ‘Zakaz Tlumoceni Translating Prohibited’ The study of foreign languages is at an all-time low in the UK, with over 50 universities in the UK having scrapped language courses or departments altogether since 2000, and the number of students choosing to take the subject at GCSE and A level […]
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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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Image Description: Entrance to the Oxford Playhouse The UK government will provide a £1.57 billion rescue package to help cultural, arts and heritage institutions through the detrimental financial impact of the coronavirus, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced in a tweet on Sunday evening. The news of the “world-leading” lifeline comes as a relief […]
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Image description: The John Radcliffe Maternity Hospital For many, the NHS is the jewel in the British crown. ‘Envy of the world’, ‘the national religion’, it is difficult to overstate its importance. For decades, the health service has been used as a particularly poignant political football. Recent years have perfectly exemplified this. Who could the […]
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In the latest ERC funding announcement, on 10th December 2019, the University of Oxford received €56 million in European Research Council funding. Nine Oxford researchers received ERC Consolidator Grants, the most awarded to any institution in the UK and second in Europe only to the French National Centre for Scientific Research. 301 researchers across 24 […]
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A government-commissioned review has called for university tuition fees to be cut to £7,500, and for student loan repayment to be extended from 30 to 40 years. Maintenance grants to support poorer students, scrapped in 2016, should also be reinstated, the review says. The report, headed by Philip Augar, was commissioned by Theresa May to […]
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The University of Oxford has denied that it intends to set up a satellite campus in France. The denial came after the Telegraph reported that Oxford, along with at least one other Russell Group university, had been in talks with French officials about possible ways of retaining their European links post-Brexit. Jean-Michel Blanquer, a former […]
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Two scientists from Oxford University have been awarded an £80,000 fellowship to develop their research into health and renewable energy sources. Tim Sudmeier’s project looks at creating ammonia through electrolysis in order to store electricity from wind farms and other renewable energy sources. The other project, led by Tom Fleming, has been researching drugs that […]
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Earlier this week Jo Johnson, the Universities and Science Minister, took a tour around Oxford’s leading quantum research facilities and robotics labs to announce new investment in front line physics and engineering. This move comes as part of an overarching government commitment to UK science investment, with £6.9 billion invested in laboratories and equipment to […]
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Student radio station Oxide is resuming broadcasting again after OUSU has lent a pre-owned computer to replace the station’s faulty Mac. After the hard-drive of the Mac Oxide broadcast from failed, the station spent the last two weeks transferring the radio software over to the OUSU-provided, new one.
Continue ReadingAn Oxford student has successfully raised the £10,000 needed for her masters via crowd funding. Rachael Owhin launched the campaign, with the hashtag, #Oxford10000, in August. The aim was to raise £10,000 in 10 days so she could guarantee her masters degree in Oxford University.
Continue ReadingA 66 per cent increase in funding has been allocated to OUSU by the University, prompting celebration from sabbatical officers. £200,000 will be awarded immediately for the financial year 2014 –15. It will also receive a further £15,000 for the financial year 2015-16, and a final £50,000 for the year after. President Tom Rutland said […]
Continue ReadingOnline access scheme #OxTweet is set to receive funding after OUSU Council approved plans to raise its profile. The scheme, which has recently expanded to cover more subjects, is made up of Oxford students who tweet about their social and academic lives, as well as answering questions from prospective applicants. It comprises multiple accounts, which together have […]
Continue ReadingA new report by Moody’s has found that growth in private donations to Oxford and Cambridge has outstripped that of philanthropy to universities in the United States. From 2005 to 2012, the amount raised by UK institutions more than doubled, whereas in the US it grew by less than 40 per cent. The study also […]
Continue ReadingYou’ve got the tightly-buttoned shirt, and the black-rimmed glasses. You do an arts subject. You are so close. But if you really want to make it as a thesp, we’ve got a few simple pointers to help. Let us present our beginners’ guide to the curious world of Oxford theatre… 1. Find your niche. Obviously, […]
Continue ReadingResponse teams in Oxfordshire will be able to tackle flooding more effectively after receiving a grant of almost £10,000. Oxfordshire Lowland Search and Rescue (OxSAR) accepted £9,980 from The Big Lottery Fund on 23rd July to purchase twelve individual flood access kits and a ten man rescue raft. The new equipment will allow the unit […]
Continue ReadingMichael Moritz. who with his wife donated £75m to Oxford University The £75m donation to Oxford is a boon for the University’s poorest, but it should not substitute for the existing system. I am in receipt of the Oxford Opportunity Bursary, in addition to full student finance. It is, as widely acknowledged, perhaps the best […]
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