Laura Pitel

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Protests over Israeli president’s peace speech

Armed police flanked the Bodleian on Tuesday night as Shimon Peres arrived in Oxford to present a lecture to staff and students at the Sheldonian.

Israeli president shouted down by students

Shimon Peres was heckled by Palestine supporters during his Sheldonian talk last night.

Salvaged 16th century map to go on display at Bod

An Elizabethan tapestry map previously thought to be lost forever is to go on display at the Bodleian Library in January. The 16th century...

Oxford don slates new diploma

The government’s new diploma for 14-19 year-olds, due to be launched next year, has been slated by an Oxford University professor. The Nuffield Review...

Peterhouse ball cancelled after poor academic results

Students at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, have been made to cancel their famous May Ball this year due to concerns over academic performance. The...

Oxford dons challenge CO2 limits

Oxford scientists have challenged the value of studies that try to calculate the effects of increased levels of carbon dioxide on the climate. ...

Oxford days come back to haunt Lib Dem

A Liberal Democrat leadership contender found his days at Oxford coming back to haunt him this weekend as an article he wrote advocating the...

New crackdown on drink and drug-fuelled crime

Freshers are the targets of a new Oxford City Council campaign to crack down on drink and drug-fuelled bad behaviour in the town. Leaflets...

Outrage over Union posters

By Laura Pitel UNION President Luke Tryl has been forced to apologise for a “preposterous” publicity campaign that has been accused of discriminating against...

Cash injection for Japanese studies

The University has received a £2.5 million boost for studies of Modern Japan. Oxford has been chosen as one of 13 UK Universities to...

Indefinite sentence for Oriel killer after his “ferocious and unrelenting” attack

I meet Jason Braham in a West London pub on a sunny day in September. He and his wife Julienne have come up to...

Merton College holds onto Norrington top spot

Hardworking Mertonians across the country will be feeling smug today thanks to news that their college has topped the 2007 Norrington table for the...

Oxford student guilty of manslaughter

Oxford student Will Jaggs has pleaded guilty to killing a 25 year-old woman in a frenzied sexually-motivated attack.Jaggs, an English literature student at Oriel...

Drinks tonight, war tomorrow

Partying, politics and pessimism Laura Pitel goes in search of the young people of LebanonIn most places in the world it might seem distasteful...

Refugee studies centre earns extra funding from government

The Refugee Studies Centre, a division of the University of Oxford’s Centre for Development Studies, has this month been awarded £2.5 million in government...

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