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Image description: a picture of the Radcliffe Camera. The University today released its first set of statistics on the 2022 set of Oxford undergraduate offers. Over 3,600 students received an offer from their college, with 70% of offers to UK applicants going to students educated in the state sector. This is an increase of 12% […]
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Image description: A close up of the Radcliffe Camera dome According to Oxford Climate Justice Campaign, Oxford University has received at least £45,000 in funding from the multinational mining company Rio Tinto since 2013. The £45,000 includes two donations of £20,000 each to the Said Business School Centre for Business Taxation in 2014-15 and […]
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Image Description: a picture of the Department of Plant Sciences and Zoology Faculty Building The Oxford Student can exclusively reveal that MBiol students and Biology College Tutors were this morning sent an email regarding a “necessary change to the teaching arrangements for the start of Hilary Term”. This comes following the University’s recent decision to […]
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Image Description: Timothee Chalamet running along Catte Street [Credit: Tara Shutes] Central Oxford saw work begin for filming on ‘Wonka’, Warner Bros Studios’ newest film, based on Roald Dahl’s fictional character Willy Wonka. Since the weekend technicians have been working on the Radcliffe Camera, with a large crane seen over the building on Sunday, […]
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Image Description: a picture of Hertford’s Bridge of Sighs with the caption “Editorial Team Applications Open for Hilary 2022!” superimposed on it. Being part of the Oxford Student Editorial Team is a chance to really have an impact on the university experience, and be part of a talented, diverse, and inspired group of people. […]
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Image description: Outside the University sport centre at Iffley Road Now that Michaelmas has drawn to a close, the Oxford Student takes a look back on a couple of the ups and downs of University sport this term. Last month saw a harsh 15-0 defeat for the Oxford women’s rugby team, who faced Cambridge in the […]
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Image Description: Bridge of Sighs I was on the phone to my GP surgery the other day, when I was asked what college I went to. Apparently, some colleges run triage clinics that might allow me to get seen by a medical professional quicker. More generally, Colleges are the focal point for the fundamentals of […]
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Image description: Blenheim Palace grounds Filipe Salbany, a self-described ‘bee-sultant’ with over 50 years of experience working with bees in Africa, Europe, North America, and the United Kingdom, has recently discovered 50 colonies of rare bees in Blenheim Palace. What makes these bees rare is that they exhibit particular behaviors which Salbany believes are more […]
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Image Description: the words “Apply now to join our Senior Editorial and Creative Team! Apply through the online form. Open until 5th December at 11:59 pm” against a background image of the Radcliffe Camera. Applications to join the Senior Editorial team and Creative team of the Oxford Student are now open! If you would like […]
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Image description: The text “Dates of our lives” on a pink and purple background I’m sorry. This is embarrassing, even for me. I don’t want to have to admit this to you all but truth will out and so forth. It’s my duty, this is what you signed up for. And who am I to […]
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Image description: The cast sat outside on a pavement Through all my dark internet and backdoor connections (the Entertainment section Gmail), I wangled myself, where many others have failed since it sold out faster than you could say “New Labour”, a ticket, and I was very glad I did. The early slot show of the […]
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Image Description: a number of dictionaries on a book shelf. ATIK: see ‘Park End’ Brookes: the ones you swipe left on on dating apps. “Brookes not books / 6’1 and that’s 2 separate measurements xx 😉” Crewdate: only if a courageous ally orchestrates a highly targeted ABC will the prospective romantic walk away with an […]
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Image description: The text “Dates of Our Lives” on a pink and purple background Many moons ago, I had matched with dear Billy but we didn’t meet up because he was off to work on a vineyard over summer. Rah! He asked to meet up when he returned and I agreed before promptly forgetting all […]
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Image description: Signs with slogans on including “Climate Fail” and “The CLOC is ticking on climate change” Campaigners unfurled mock A-Level certificates in a rally outside the Clarendon Building on Friday, giving a failing “U” grade to 33 out of 37 Oxford colleges and halls. In the evening, the activists used projectors to display colleges’ […]
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Image Description: An Oxford tutorial being conducted In a article published earlier this term Asher Weisz, OxYou’s foremost (and arguably only) journalist, argued that the best way to ensure success at Oxford is to ‘do as little work as possible, and make sure your tutors love you’. This bold and (let’s be honest) accurate statement […]
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Image description: An image of Broad Street, Oxford I always find advice on how to maintain a work-life balance and how to manage your time kind of pointless. How can someone give general advice to a group of people about managing time when the workloads of the students within that group are incredibly diverse and […]
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Image description: the text Dates of Our Lives on a pink and purple background It was almost 5th week and in an attempt to get ahead of the potential 5th Week Blues, I headed home. Home to sweet sweet Cardiff. The train journey was long. And for all of you who live in the sprawling […]
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Image description: Hello my wonderful little rats. I’m back, and since Guy Fawkes Night and 5th week blues are long gone, I officially declare it Oxmas. Wahoo!! Onto the qualms of the week: Hi, Agony aunt. Where are the best libraries? My college library is dank and not in the good way? Hi […]
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Image description: the ‘banned’ sign over Oxlove’s Facebook page and an arrow towards Discord Oxford, everyone knows, is old-fashioned and slow to change. An ironic consequence of this fact is that Oxford is now stuck with Facebook as its organisational nexus: Facebook is the go-between of blossoming fresher friendships, safe-haven for essay-crisis pleas, and mother […]
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