Tag: Oxford University

A petition to remove Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal Philosophy John Finnis from teaching has attracted three hundred and fifty signatures in five days. Finnis has been accused of having “a long record of extremely discriminatory views against many groups of disadvantaged people”, including the LGBTQ community. Finnis co-teaches a series of seminars for […]

It has recently emerged that early in 2018, Professor Nigel Biggar of Oxford University hosted a private, invite-only conference to discuss the legacies of colonialism. Professor Biggar first sparked widespread controversy when, in 2017, he defended a controversial article by American professor Bruce Gilley, entitled ‘The Case for Colonialism’, which explored the positive case for colonialism, […]

Oxford University Labour Club has signed a letter of condemnation against Chris Williamson. The letter comes following a row on antisemitism, Chris Williamson’s previous support for alleged anti-semites. The letter reads: “Today Chris Williamson’s actions have again shown a complete lack of respect for the Jewish community. He repeatedly platforms and supports antisemites and takes […]

The universities of Oxford and Cambridge have pledged to improve the experience of students studying without family support. Among the commitments, the University of Oxford has announced it will provide a non-repayable bursary of up to £7,200 pa to pay for vacation accommodation, with other students where possible, and unlimited access to counselling services. The […]

Image Credit: Steve Daniels Oxford University researchers have recently pioneered a new technique in the fight against cancer. They utilised a virus, called enadenotucirev, which was developed to fight carcinoma; cancer of the epithelial cells of the skin and organ lining. The treatment’s innovation was to allow the virus to target not just the cancer […]

Oxford University has announced that the Tinbergen building is to be demolished and replaced with new state-of-the-art facilities. Tinbergen was abandoned in February 2017 after absestos was discovered in the building and has been empty ever since. The new centre will house the Departments of Experimental Psychology, Plant Sciences and Zoology which were once hosted […]

Image Credit: Oxford Climate Justice Campaign The Oxford Climate Justice Campaign marched in protest on Wednesday for a “divested, disarmed and decolonized university”. The protest, which will take place on the National Day of Action on Divestment, will start at 12pm at Pembroke College. Protesters will then march to Exeter and New College.  According to […]

Image credit: Joe Inwood Joe Inwood is the current President of Oxford University Student Union (SU). He is a graduate of Mansfield College and stepped straight into the role after completing his degree. He grew up in Manchester and has a slight Northern twang, noticeable to fellow Northerners like myself. I find him in SU […]

Image Credit: Toby Ord Martyn Percy, the 45th Dean of Christ Church, is set to be investigated for “conduct of an immoral, scandalous or disgraceful nature incompatible with the duties of the office or employment”. It is understood the Dean has been on sick leave and will return to work this week to face a […]

Image Credit: jarmoluk Difficulties have plagued the opening of the Oxford University Chemistry Department’s new teaching labs which were supposed to be fully functional by the time students arrived at the beginning of Michaelmas.  These problems include the late delivery of the building in addition to a “small fire and break-in”, The Oxford Student can […]

Image Credit: Tom Gould Students have been responding to the reaction from the sociology department at the University following a series of transphobic tweets were revealed by The Oxford Student. The head of the sociology department sent an email to students saying that, whilst they could not comment on the specific allegation, they “would like […]

Image Credit: Michael Gribben Black History Month has just ended, and very few people can claim to know much about the contribution that black people have made to this country. Even fewer still, can claim to know that the black presence dates back centuries, and in fact thousands of years. Yet black people are still […]

Image Credit: Paul Lowry Following the successful launch of Physic Gin, a brand created by the University of Oxford, Cambridge University has this month released its own gin.  Oxford University began marketing their Physic Gin back in February 2018. It features flavourings of wormwood, Szechuan pepper, opium poppy seed, calamus root and gentian root, all […]

Image Credit: Tejvan Pettinger Almost 70 women stand to be evicted this Christmas from shared accommodation as a result of Oxford University’s purchase of the building to serve as future graduate accommodation. The property, which is currently Oxford’s only all-female shared housing accommodation, is being sold by Catalyst Housing Group, a charity based in London […]

Image Credit: SUNIL GROVER Manny Pacquiao, professional boxer and politician, and currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines, has accepted an invitation to speak at the Oxford Union on the 5th November. As reported by The Philippine Star, this event will precede a likely US press tour to announce his fight against Adrien Broner […]

Image Credit: Dezalb. Description: a tablet engraved with Egyptian hieroglyphs. Museums are a fantastic resource for many subjects. In Oxford, for instance, there is the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH), and the Museum of the History of Science, to name but a few. These places house […]

Image Credit: Tom Gould. Description: St Cross College. Please note that this article contains explicit discussion of transphobic statements and images. Professor of Sociology and Fellow of St Cross College Michael Biggs has been posting transphobic statements online under the Twitter handle @MrHenryWimbush, The Oxford Student can reveal. The Twitter account, named Henry Wimbush and […]

Image Credit: Erica Yokoyama Last week, the Freshers’ Fair turned out to be a great success with each college’s freshers thronging in to over 400 booths. At the jam-packed Examination Hall, Oxford’s myriad of societies and clubs showcased their activities and recent achievements, with the goal of recruiting new members. But as any fresher will […]

When starting out at Oxford the library system is more than a little intimidating. With over 100 different libraries affiliated with the University, it can be a bit overwhelming knowing where the best place to study is, so I thought I’d help out. Not all the university libraries are accessible to every student, particularly the college, […]