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EDI report reveals less than one in ten Oxford professors are BME

Just 9% of professors at the University of Oxford identify as BME (Black and Minority Ethnic), according to a recent report. The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Report provides an insight into the diversity data held by the University. The...
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Protect the organ scholarship, protect Oxford’s traditions

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Should the organ scholarship be abolished? At the time of writing, 23 of the 43 colleges in Oxford offer organ awards. These consist in...

Unhappy feet? Uni on thin ice over welfare penguins

Penguins should never be a prize for completing a Bodleian Libraries survey
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Oxford now has the right approach to animal testing

The current position of involving animal testing in research, but not teaching, is best
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Labour must do more for student renters

Ending 'no fault' evictions should be just the start
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What Tate’s case tells us about student sexual violence

Daisy Outram -
The Tate brothers “have each other’s backs” and concerns about a culture of impunity are echoed here in Oxford.

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Helping the homeless: volunteering or voyeurism?

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In the depths of the spring vacation, with Finals and the looming emptiness of...

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Theatre

Persuading the public: The play as propaganda

The play as propaganda has a long history. From the regime-affirming productions of Hieron, tyrant King of Syracuse, to Lucy Prebble’s play The Effect, we can understand that theatre has...
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Film

Something is rotten in the state of San Andreas: Grand Theft Hamlet in Hertford

‘Hamlet: “O’, that this too too solid flesh would melt, thaw…” ’ Don’t quite remember this scene from the bard’s masterpiece? You won’t forget it after watching Pinny Grylls and...
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The Ghosts She Felt Acutely

This year, with the inaugural Blackwell’s Short Story Prize, Cherwell aimed to reconnect with its roots as a literary magazine in the 1920s, when our undergraduate contributors (including Evelyn Waugh, Graham...
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Lifestyle

Disability and deferral: My unconventional journey to Oxford

Beth Barker -
Just over three years ago, I received my Oxford offer.  Like most sixth formers, my...

Sport

Youth and Spares complete, time for the Boat Race

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The stage is set for...

Men’s Blues Hockey survive back-to-back relegation playoffs

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The heights of the BUCS...

Varsity a knockout for Oxford Boxing

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After turning the bastion of...

Cambridge rowers barred from Boat Race allege ‘desperate’ Oxford intervention

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Three Cambridge rowers have been told that they cannot compete in this year’s Boat Race due to a new condition on eligibility.

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