Friday, January 24, 2025

Marianna Spring

One Pret too many?

The opening of Westgate will bring a third Pret a Manger and 3,400 jobs to Oxford.

Exeter students moved into hotel rooms

Exeter students are spending the first month of Michaelmas in a four-star hotel in Wolvercote as planned accommodation in Cohen Quad remains incomplete. 86 students...

YOLO, vom and human bean make it into the Oxford English Dictionary

A number of new entries, including words from Roald Dahl's books, have been added to the historical dictionary

University of Chicago condemns trigger warnings

The University of Chicago has issued a letter to its incoming students outlining its opposition to “so-called trigger warning” and safe spaces.

Oxford among least affordable cities for students

Oxford has been ranked the fourth most expensive city in the UK for students, with Edinburgh taking the top spot, according to The Royal...

Univ launches new programme to improve access

University College is launching a new programme to increase the number of UK students from disadvantaged backgrounds who attend the college. The new scheme, called...

Cowley car washer faces prison after hoover hostility

Man sentenced to prison for fracturing his colleague's jaw after a row over a vacuum

Oxford Students Refugee Campaign funds 8 full scholarships

£240,000 pledged to Oxford refugee scholarships while Journal of Interrupted Studies publishes first issue

Oxford University shows solidarity with Orlando victims

OUSU's LBGTQ Campaign are to hold a vigil Wednesday evening at the Radcliffe Camera

£13.5m library addition at John’s

St John’s has started work on a new £13.5m study centre and library extension to allow wheel-chair access, increase storage space and improve study...

Magdalen creates new Trans rep

Magdalen has unanimously passed a motion to mandate the LGBTQ officer to represent Trans members of the JCR. The role will involve working with the college on...

Brexit would leave universities financially vulnerable

Loss of funding from the EU could hurt Oxford’s financial future

Leicester fever hits Pembroke

A group of Pembrokians spontaneously made a trip to Leicester after hearing the results

OUSU sets out to help Oxford go green

The incredible edible project aims to place planting containers in which fruit and vegetables have been growing for a number of weeks in the foyer...

Outreach programme launched for ethnic minority applicants

Teddy Hall hosts Target Oxbridge programme for students with African and Caribbean heritage

Man found murdered in his home on Iffley Road

Suspect arrested following high speed police chase down the High Street

Oxford least affordable city in the UK

Lloyd's ranks Oxford at the top of their list of the most expensive cities in England

Editathon held to celebrate Wikipedia

Oxford Internet Institute celebrates free encyclopedia’s 15th birthday

Dons salute free speech in Hebdo anniversary e-book

Oxford academics and students pool efforts to translate anthology of Enlightenment essays into English

Oxbridge condemned over state-school access failure

A report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission will criticise Oxford for failing to improve state-school intake as expected, naming the worst-performing colleges

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