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The Oriel college JCR Treasurer faced a vote of no confidence after the JCR passed a motion to grant the Treasurer £50. It was claimed the purpose of the motion was to highlight the importance of JCR meetings and to encourage attendance. The motion was first proposed by the Treasurer on the 12th of […]
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Oxford’s new graduate college, to be named Parks College, will share the premises of the Radcliffe Science Library as a “flexible space”, the University has revealed. In December, the University announced a new graduate college which “will occupy the historic Radcliffe Science Library site on Parks Road and will start recruiting 200 graduate students in […]
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Students of University College have sent a letter to their college authorities expressing “serious concern and discomfort with Emeritus Professor John Finnis”, and calling for “discussions to be had as to how we are going to protect the members of college who have been hurt and alienated by the comments of Professor John Finnis”. In […]
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Picture Credit: Jeremiah Vandermeer (CC BY 2.0) A gift made to the University by artificial intelligence company DeepMind has seen the creation of new graduate scholarships for computer science courses. On a statement on the University’s website, it was announced that: “the donation will be used by Oxford to launch a new scholarship programme to support […]
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Image Credit: Steve Daniels (CC BY-SA 2.0) Friday 19th October will see the launch the 1001 Stories Quest, a project aimed at collecting 1001 of the world’s greatest stories. The project costs £6 million and aims at creating 10 new spaces, including the Enchanted Library, Whispering Wood and Treasure Chamber, which will be open for […]
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Image Credit: Oxford University Using the UK’s Biobank data, which includes genetic information and detailed brain images, scientists at the University of Oxford have reported finding new insights into the structure and functioning of the brain. The UK Biobank resource contains some 10,000 magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of brains scans from patients in the UK […]
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Image Credit: Pixabay This week a violent attack in Christ Church’s war memorial gardens resulted in one man been taken to hospital. The man of approximately 50 years old, was reportedly attacked and robbed of his money and some various jewellery items on Wednesday evening last week at approximately 6pm. The attackers inflicted cut wounds […]
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Image Credit: Department of Earth Sciences Professor Philip England, a former fellow of University College has received the 2018 American Geophysical Union Walter H Buchner Medal. The award recognises Professor England, who is also the Chair of Geology at the University, for his original contributions to the basic knowledge of the crust and lithosphere. At […]
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Image Credit: Oxbridge Must Fall Anyone strolling around town with a keen eye last week may have noticed the latest poster campaign to occupy Oxford’s signposts and blank spaces. Signs and stickers have filled the city, declaring that “Oxbridge Must Fall”. The Oxford Student obtained an interview with the anonymous organisers behind the campaign, who […]
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Image Credit: Chris McAndrew (CC BY 3.0) The Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation will defend the Government in the first Oxford Union debate of the academic year, ‘This House Has No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government’. Sam Gyimah, also a former Government Whip, was raised in both the UK and Ghana before being […]
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We all remember the excitement last December when the price of Bitcoin, the most famous of the cryptocurrencies, rose to $19,000 from only $3,000 three months earlier. This made a lot of lucky investors very rich, but what exactly were they buying? Bitcoin was invented as an electronic alternative to cash that cannot be spent […]
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Image Credit: City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College (CC BY 2.0) Yesterday’s A-level results saw the proportion of students in England getting C or above fall. However, this year’s students have been awarded the highest proportion of As and A*s since 2012, amid changes toughening the exams in England. The government’s changes to […]
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Image Credit: luxstorm (CC0) If you, like many others, have travelled to Edinburgh for this year’s fringe, yet find yourself craving some of those dreaming spires, fear not! Here we have a list of the various Oxford groups you can see to get that fix! Oxford Revue There are three offerings from the Revue at […]
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Image Credit: first degree photography/ Mel Cunningham A former member of New College, John Phillip Trower, graduated on Saturday (28th July) at the age of 95. Born in 1923, he spent four years at Eton before he came up. Mr Trower was an undergraduate in history at the College during WW2, matriculating in January 1941 and […]
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Image Credit: Matthew Woitunski (CC-BY-SA-3.0) An email sent to students from the university of Oxford has caused outrage as it seemed to blame the generosity of students for the high levels of homelessness in Oxford. The email was sent by senior proctor Mark Edwards and junior proctor Cecile Fabre, and claimed that: “Oxford’s students have a […]
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UK universities have this week been warned about an imminent rise in cases of contract cheating. Concerns about student cheating have been raised over the last month by government officials, national news sources, and individuals both inside and outside the Higher Education framework. Daniel Sokol, a former Oxford University student and lecturer who is now […]
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Exams are approaching, and many students will now be in the deepest depths of a library trying to absorb information via osmosis. However, many students end up generating more heat than light. Here are some tips to help you stay happy and productive during this revision season. 1) Get some sleep If you go to […]
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When a tutor starts blurting “trigger warning” at every possible interval, what are you supposed to think? A female account of a boorish use of trigger warnings which were callous and contextually sexist. We all know the story of Lot’s daughters rather well; his angelic guests were threatened by a mob, so Lot offered them […]
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Student loans. Chances are you fall into one of two camps – the ones burying their heads in the sand, or the ones petrified of graduating with an average £50k debt. Those lucky enough not to have taken out a loan need not read on. When the cost of a university education trebled to £9,000 […]
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