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A Student Council motion recently passed arguing that the current legal definition of what constitutes ‘hate speech’ is not enough. While the motion has good intentions, it is severely flawed and strikes in the wrong direction. The resolution sought to push for university policy to also prohibit hate speech regarding gender identity, socio-economic status, and […]
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A motion which mandates the Oxford University Student Union (SU) to condemn the use of “hateful material” in mandatory teaching was passed in Student Council this Thursday. The motion also resolves to create a new SU Policy, entitled “Protection of Transgender, Non-binary, Disabled, Working-class, and Women* Students from Hatred in University Contexts”. Named the ‘Academic […]
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Students will now be able to choose whether to have their degrees conferred in absentia or attend a degree ceremony, according to an email sent by the Degree Conferrals Office this morning. The Oxford Student understands that the decision comes after dissent from colleges and the Student Union, as well as a petition signed by […]
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The World’s largest producer of vaccines will mass-produce the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford scientists. The Serum Institute of India, based in Pune, currently produces 1.5 billion vaccine doses a year. They target a wide range of diseases. They will mass-produce the vaccine currently being trialled by the Jenner Institute and the Oxford Vaccine Group. […]
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Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) has left in Cc the email addresses of all recipients of this week’s edition of its newsletter, sent out earlier today. The number of email addresses recipients can see reportedly differs, with some saying they have access to 86 names and addresses and others saying they can see around 200. […]
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Congregation, the University’s supreme governing body, zoomed on Wednesday to discuss the raising of tuition fees for Trinity term, with some faculty representatives arguing that the increase should be as high as 30%. Pro Vice Chancellor Wartin Milliams, who attended the meeting, told The Oxford Student, “We have heard concerns amongst students that the value […]
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The University said on Tuesday that non-essential members of staff must work remotely and all UK-domiciled undergraduate students must return home absent exceptional circumstances. This was in response to Boris Johnson’s announcement of strict nationwide measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. The fresh restrictions come as COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus […]
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Emily Macleod shares her experience as an Independent Student Not many people know what an independent student is and it’s pretty difficult to define as there are so many situations that can lead to a student being financially independent of their family. According to stand alone, the main reasons for a student under 25 to […]
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Joshua Boddington discusses the revival of the Oxford Archaeological society. Bringing things back to life is what archaeologists do. Not in the literal sense, but we make history tangible again through talks, exhibits, fieldwork, museums etc. In 2019, the Oxford University’s Archaeological Society turned 100 years old. We make history tangible again through talks, exhibits, […]
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Image description: Welcome dinner at Exeter College Successful outreach programmes yield an increase in students admitted from BAME backgrounds. Oxford University has announced that more than 22 percent of students admitted in 2019 were from Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, up from 18 percent in 2018. Overall, the proportion of black British students rose […]
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The Oxford Student can report that, out of all state school offers to Oxford between 2016 and 2018 surveyed by Progress 8 (a government performance measure which examines England’s state schools), about 74% of offer holders attended state schools considered ‘markedly above average’: only 30% of schools measured fall into this category. In addition to this, […]
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Pressure continues to mount on the Oxford Union as the University of Oxford announced their support for suspended member Ebenezer Azamati on Twitter. A tweet posted at 1.48pm today read: “We share the widespread outrage regarding the unacceptable treatment of Ebenezer Azamati, a member of our University community, at the Oxford Union. Ebenezer’s college and […]
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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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Dr Peet Morris, a contracted worker at Oxford University, who holds a doctorate in statistic, has publicly tweeted demeaning comments about women. These include claims that women at black tie events are increasingly “turning up dressed like hookers”. He has also tweeted that “women shouldn’t wear tight dresses if they have tummies”. As well as […]
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Plans for the much-loved sandwich shop to open a new store in Oxford have been confirmed. A spokesperson for Greggs told The Oxford Student: “We are pleased to confirm that we have plans to open a new shop in Oxford later this year and will have more information about exactly where and when in the […]
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Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, Louise Richardson, has recently suggested that the lack of state school students being admitted to the university may be the fault of state schools themselves. A recent investigation by the Sutton Trust has shown that eight British schools, the majority of which are private, have sent more students to Oxbridge than three […]
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Image Description: Former US Secretary of State Kerry delivers an address to the Oxford Union Shhh! Can you hear it? The air is abuzz with a sound, a feeling, a vibe. Phones ding with messenger message requests, coffee shops hum with various forms of hackery, imperative verbs start clogging your Facebook feed – the Union […]
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The Oxford Student can reveal that there will be large disparities in how much students from different departments and faculties will be paid for working at the July Open days. The Open Days take place across the University each year in both colleges and departments and faculties. Students working for the departments/faculties of History, Politics […]
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Image description: The bridge of sighs at Hertford College, Oxford. Oxford University has recently announced two new access schemes which aim to encourage academically talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply for, and thrive at, Oxford. These follow other recent developments in Oxford’s access work, such as an expansion of the successful UNIQ programme, and also […]
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