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A team of Somerville College students have raised over £27,000 to support US civil rights protesters in light of the killing of Minneapolis African-American man George Floyd in police custody. The fundraiser was created by Nadia Awad, Cara Moran, Ibtihaaj Mohamoud, Danielle Welbeck, and Emma Schuetze, all members of the College. The Facebook fundraiser benefits […]
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Image Credit: NPUK Niemann-Pick diseases are one of many rare groups of genetic disorders that are largely unheard of. As such, the amazing work and research that goes into improving the lives of sufferers, and hopefully developing a cure rarely gets the recognition it deserves. The three Niemann-Pick diseases (A,B and C) are caused by […]
Continue ReadingLast week Exeter student Nathan Ellis decided to beat the fifth week blues by going blue for charity. The second-year English student painted himself blue for a whole day in aid of Progressio, a charity that works on educational, environmental and health projects in the developing world. This summer Ellis will set off to Nicaragua […]
Continue ReadingVisitors to the Oxford Raise and Give (RAG) Facebook wall expressed surprise this week when a video of burritos posted by a committee member was found to contain hidden pornographic images. The video was intended to promote an eating competition held at Mission Burrito and run by the University-based charity. The ten-hour clip appeared to […]
Continue ReadingThe contrast between the university’s gilded youth and the homeless population of Oxford is perhaps at its most galling when clothes are involved. The romance of scholars in sub-fusc and well-heeled girls in ball gowns sits uncomfortably with the city’s ranking as the fourth worst place in the country for homelessness. Presented by Sarah Fan […]
Continue ReadingA Teddy Hall student has raised over £3,000 by cycling 540km across India this summer. Fourth year mathematician Kevin Minors completed the cycle in order to raise funds for the charity Childreach International. No stranger to adventurous means of fundraising, last summer, he climbed the 5,895 metre Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, raising over £4,000. Minors […]
Continue ReadingFrances Cairncross, Rector of Exeter College, is planning to hike over 140 miles from Devon to Oxfordshire this summer to raise money for College initiatives. The event will launch the College’s celebrations of its 700th anniversary next year, and will involve the Rector hiking for a maximum of 11 days. Cairncross is hoping that completing […]
Continue ReadingOxfam is to receive the Freedom of the City of Oxford in October in recognition of its achievements both in the city and worldwide. Chief Executive Dame Barbara Stocking and Oxfam Chair Karen Brown will be presented with a Freedom of the City scroll at the Town Hall by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Alan Armitage. […]
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