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The first Student Council meeting of the academic year, yesterday, passed the motion to mandate the Sabbatical Officers to encourage the use of British Sign Language (BSL) clapping, otherwise known as ‘silent jazz hands’ at Student Council meetings and other official SU events. The motion was presented to Council last year by Ellie Macdonald (former […]
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Image Credit: Lottie Hayton Here is a quick guide to some of the key LGBTQ+ groups in Oxford and how to get involved with their work. LGBTQ+ Society One of the biggest student societies in Oxford, being primarily a welfare and social society that supports and connects LGBTQ+ students across the University. The Society hosts […]
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The University of Oxford twitter feed has issued an apology for a newsletter which described avoiding eye contact as potentially racist. The apology follows widespread criticism in the press and on social media. The tweet reads: ‘We are sorry that we took no account of other reasons for difference in eye contact and social interaction, […]
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OUSU’s VP for Welfare & Equal Opportunities, Sandy Downs, has described an initiative that provides university students with equipment to test the purity of recreational drugs as “a good thing” and “a fantastic step forward”. The scheme, set up in response to the deaths of three students in Cork and Dublin last year, is the […]
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On Monday 27th February On Your Doorstep, the OUSU homelessness campaign held a protest in Radcliffe Square to campaign for more space to be given to the homeless by Oxford University. Fifteen people attended the event and they were able to get a photo holding the banner which they hope will help raise awareness of […]
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Balloting for the RAG charities vote which took place last week, closed on Thursday 9th February at 6pm. Oxford Raise and Give supports four charities a year; two national or international, and two local. The charities, chosen in a ballot each year share the profits of RAG’s fundraising activities over the course of the next […]
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Kate Cole will be the next OUSU president, after convincingly beating opponent Vivian Holmes in a record turnout for the student union elections. With 4002 ballots cast, Cole picked up 56% of the vote compared to Holmes’ 34%. The total turnout was 4,454, which represents 19% of students and a 42% increase on last year. As Dr Jack […]
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Every year, Oxford Raise and Give supports four charities – two local, two national or international – which are selected by ballot. These charities share RAG’s fundraising profits for the following academic year. This week, students have the chance to vote for four new charities. With so many to choose from, however, the Oxford Student offers […]
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Voting has opened in the OUSU elections for 2017/18, following a fortnight of campaigning and hustings. The two candidates for President, Kate Cole and Vivian Holmes, are running on opposing slates which endorse students for the other sabbatical positions. Cole’s slate is entitled ACTion (which stands for accountable, consistent and transparent), and includes Katy Haigh for […]
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Much has been said during the recent OUSU election debates – and across the country more generally – about the futility or general irrelevance of the student movement, its propensity for unnecessary “posturing“ on international issues, and its incessant tendency to get “too political” without real justification. On this narrative, there stands in stark contrast […]
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Vivian Holmes and Kate Cole, the two candidates for OUSU President 2017-18, set out their visions for the student union at a hustings at Somerville on Monday, placing an emphasis on mental health and accessibility to the Student Union. The two candidates, who if elected will have control of an annual income of over a […]
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A proposed motion to condemn NUS vice-president Richard Brooks was withdrawn from OUSU council on Wednesday night after a highly critical statement was released by Oxford University JSoc. Brooks has allegedly been filmed plotting to oust NUS president Malia Bouattia. The motion was to be brought to OUSU council by Sean O’Neill, a PPE student […]
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Oxford University JSoc have released a statement criticising an OUSU council proposal to condemn NUS vice-president Richard Brooks, who has allegedly been filmed plotting to oust NUS president Malia Bouattia. The JSoc statement says that the motion “takes a conspiratorial video series and deduces further conspiracies from it.” This follows the release of an Al Jazeera […]
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Prescom, the society for all JCR presidents across Oxford University, which meets fortnightly, has proposed an equivalent society for Welfare Reps. Prescom currently meets fortnightly, followed by formal. It enables JCR presidents to ask for advice on starting new projects or on problems that may have arisen within college. Caitlin Brown, President at Keble College, […]
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In a statement issued this afternoon, Oxford University Students’ Union (OUSU) denied issuing a leaflet advising students to refer to peers, as well as themselves, as ‘ze’ rather than ‘he’ or ‘she’. OUSU stated that giving such advice ‘would be totally counterproductive’, as it would be misgendering, and believes issuing such a leaflet would have […]
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Oxford University has announced that home and EU students who began their course in or before the 2015–16 academic year will have their tuition fees capped at £9,000 for the remainder of their degree. All of those who started at Oxford this academic year will see their fees rise by £250 next year. As The […]
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Oxford colleges have wildly different provisions for sexual consent workshops, an Oxford Student inquiry has found. Despite OUSU claims that all college junior common rooms hold compulsory workshops, many have indicated that the status of these workshops is far less clear across the university. These workshops have recently caught the attention of the national press, […]
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Oxford University’s Student Union has released a video as part of their campaign to prevent the university raising tuition fees for current UK and EU students. They revealed that Oxford University plan on raising fees from £9,000 to £9,250 from 2017/18 for all students, including those who are currently studying here. The changes will be […]
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The findings of a comprehensive OUSU report into the welfare of students at the University of Oxford have revealed a significant variance in the experiences of students, and a significant number of students who felt that being at Oxford had impacted negatively on their personal welfare. The findings indicated that women and non-binary undergraduate students […]
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