Katherine Pye
THE: Oxford best in UK for medicine, humanities, and social sciences
The Times Higher Education World University rankings have released rankings by subject group, with Oxford’s medical sciences department winning first place globally
Thatcher scholarships established in Somerville
Somerville’s Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust will provide scholarships for undergraduates this year
The Trouble with Trinidad
For Katherine Pye, the colour and energy of Trinidad, Cuba cannot erase its dark past. Part of the Cherwell Travel Supplement.
Oxford fellow wins prize for living as an animal
Dr Charles Foster, a fellow at Green Templeton College, medical law lecturer and practicing barrister, has won a parody biology award in America, a...
Endeavour cast spotted in Oxford
The new series of Endeavour is currently being filmed in the historic centre of Oxford
May opposes ‘safe space’ policies in universities
The Prime Minister announced in Commons that it was "quite extraordinary" for universities to ban discussing topics which could offend certain groups of students
Strong criticism from OUSU after University confirms fee rise
Beginning in October 2017, tuition fees at Oxford University will be £9,250 per year, increasing with inflation
Oxford University rejects May’s grammar school policy
Along with Teach First, King’s College London and others, Oxford University has warned that the government’s grammar school plans would abandon many secondary school students...
Oxford sixth in QS World Rankings
British universities fall in overall rankings with Cambridge dropping out of the top three for first time since 2004
Cambridge plans to reduce access targets rejected by Office for Fair...
Cambridge University’s proposed reduction in access targets has been rejected by the Office for Fair Access
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Tolkien fans visit Oxford to celebrate author
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Oxford historian discovers new letter sent by suffragette
The letter was written in 1905 by Annie Kenney, the first suffragette to be imprisoned in the campaign for the vote
