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Oxford University Labour Club has released a statement condemning the decision of Labour’s National Executive Committee to reinstate Chris Williamson as a member of the party. The Derby North MP was suspended from Labour in February this year, following the publication of footage of him saying Labour had been “too apologetic” regarding allegations of anti-Semitism. […]
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An Oxford Union election tribunal has found two candidates in the society’s elections guilty of electoral malpractice. The ‘Rise’ slate’s candidates for Secretary; Lee Chin Wee, and its intended candidate for Librarian; Ayman D’Souza, who had seemingly by accident nominated for Treasurer, were found guilty of hindering the duties of the Returning Officer and communicating […]
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A 34-year-old Polish man was admitted to John Radcliffe Hospital last Sunday and died the following day of Sepsis according to Oxford City Council. This follows a spike in deaths this winter, where as many as five people died while homeless in Oxford, between November and February. No more information other than age and nationality […]
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St Hugh’s Women’s Reps held a body positivity party in the JCR which saw the walls covered with dozens of anonymous stories about body image issues submitted by JCR members. The event was framed as a sequel to the ‘period party’ held last term by the Women’s Reps to help normalise discussion of periods and […]
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Oxford University’s Multaka-Oxford project, which provides volunteering opportunities for forced migrants at Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum and History of Science Museum, has been presented with Volunteer Team of the Year at the Museum and Heritage Awards. The annual awards, which were announced on Wednesday 15 May aim to celebrate innovative and ground-breaking initiatives from the […]
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The Oxford Union has passed a rules change that will allow students of Oxford Brookes University to buy permanent Union membership if their course lasts 3 years or more. Previously, only temporary membership was available to Brooke’s students, meaning that unlike University of Oxford students, they had no option for lifetime membership beyond the end […]
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Protestors yesterday gathered outside the Oxford Union to demonstrate against the invitation of far-right media personality Katie Hopkins. A heavy police presence surrounded the area, including several mounted officers. At least one arrest was made after an altercation between a protestor and a counter-protestor who was seen performing a Nazi salute. Chants from the protestors […]
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The Wilberforce Club hosted an Alien themed drinks event in St Giles’ Church on 10th May in honour of the Oxford academic Dr Young-hae Chi, who has joined the society as a Senior Member. Dr Chi is an instructor in Korean at Oxford’s Oriental Institute who has spoken and written about the presence of invisible […]
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Oxford’s Said’s business school have stopped their ads from appearing on fake news websites. The school was contacted by the organisation Stop Funding Fake News, and were alerted that their adverts were appearing on sites that proliferate extremist or inflammatory content online. Stop Funding Fake News is a small organisation run by activists who have […]
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A new charity has been established by Oxford students with the aim of distributing books to the city’s homeless. The non-proft organisation Homeless Oxford Literature Drive (HOLD) was set up last month by Hamza Rana, Alex Haveron-Jones and Martha Davies, all from Somerville College. This term, HOLD have launched their first book drive where they are […]
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Dr Chi claims that aliens share our biosphere and are acting to overcome the effects of climate change. Dr Chi outlined his views in a 2012 lecture and has since written a book. In April 2018, Dr Chi approached The Oxford Union to propose a debate on the subject. The proposal was not accepted. The […]
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Oxford City Council is to become the first UK local authority to establish a citizen’s assembly with the aim of helping address the issue of climate change, by considering the measures that should be taken in Oxford. This follows the unanimous declaration by Oxford City Council members of a ‘climate emergency’, in a decision that […]
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The University has announced it will be reviewing the Sultan of Brunei’s honorary degree as an international backlash grows against the country’s anti-LGBT laws. This follows a petition calling on the University to rescind his honorary degree, which has now received over 55,000 signatures. Earlier in the week the University resisted initial calls and said […]
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The Medical Sciences department announced on Twitter that it was the 4th year student Rebecca te Water Naude that helped a man safely exit a train on the 28th of March when his Parkinson’s medication failed. David Murray, Patient Advocate and Trustee of the Cure Parkinson’s Trust had taken to Twitter to ask for help […]
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Ania Kordala, a student at Green Templeton, was allegedly asked to leave a talk on “Women and leadership – fighting for an equal world” for bringing her toddler. The talk was given by former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard at the Sheldonian Theatre on Tuesday 26 March. Gillard was the first female Australian prime minister […]
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The Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon has released a statement on Twitter, detailing an incident in 2013 that involved her “slapping” her boyfriend at the time, amid a row over a computer cable. Moran noted her desire to respond to “rumours” that have recently begun to circulate over the altercation. This comes […]
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St John’s College, Oxford is to launch a new research project entitled ‘St John’s and the Colonial Past’ exploring its historical relationship to British imperialism. The college is currently advertising for a research assistant to work on the project for the next two years. ‘St John’s and the Colonial Past’ will be principally led by […]
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Ahmed’s BBQ won Kebab Van of the Year at the British Kebab Awards last night, with the prize presented by none other than the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who gave a speech at the event. The High Street kebab van is an Oxford classic and a favourite particularly among students. It is run by […]
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The Oxford University Labour Club has released a statement expressing dissatisfaction with the Labour Party’s decision to replace the provider of its antisemitism awareness training. The training was formerly provided by the Jewish Labour Movement. JLM has responded with criticism to reports that the Party have commissioned Birkbeck University to become the new provider of […]
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