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Plea for £1.5 million to fight homelessness

A new city-wide partnership was launched last week to reduce rough sleeping in Oxford. Designed to be “innovative and inclusive,” the Oxford Homeless Movement...

Oxford University worker told Muslim woman to ‘go home’

Aisha Ali Khan says she was told to “go home” by an Oxford University worker during a conversation on politics. According to Khan, Dr...

Climate crisis Oxford Citizens’ Assembly meets for first time

Last weekend saw the first meeting of the new Oxford Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change. The first of its kind in the country,...

St Edmund’s Hall pledges to go green as ten year strategy is launched

St Edmund’s Hall Principal Katherine Willis has announced St Edmund’s 10-year strategy, which focuses on making the college greener, more diverse and more accessible....

Secret police database harvested Prevent data from education sector

The database contains personal details and reasons for referral for every person referred to the programme. Of the 7,318 people were referred to Prevent in 2017-8, 2,426 were referred from the education sector.

Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate Change opened to members of public

The opportunity to observe the Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate Change has been extended to members of the public. Oxford City Council has opened registration to...

Turning the Pages ceremony takes place at Christ Church

The Turning the Pages ceremony took place at Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday to commemorate those who have lost their lives in conflict. Veterans and relatives honoured...

Solid gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace

An 18-carat gold toilet was stolen from Blenheim Palace in an overnight burglary. The toilet entitled ‘America’, worth £1 million, was part of an exhibition...

Million-pound bid to transform Oxford’s Covered Market

Oxford City Council have submitted a £2 million funding bid as part of a larger plan that would transform the Covered Market. A successful...

“Absolute shambles”: students prepared to take Ruskin College to court

Students are prepared to take Ruskin College court over the difficulties many faced in trying to obtain their degree results.   The latest in a series...

Success for Oxford University’s first postgraduate access programme

Oxford’s postgraduate UNIQ experience finished this week with positive reviews. The graduate access programme launched this year, following the success of the recently expanded undergraduate equivalent. UNIQ+...

Plan to save Lawrence of Arabia’s Oxford home

BBC world affairs editor John Simpson and Rory Stewart, Secretary of State for International Development, have put forward a plan to save the childhood home of...

First black head of an Oxford college appointed

Baroness Valerie Amos is set to become the first black head of an Oxford college, following her appointment as Master of University College. The former...

Oxford SU given award for work on democracy

The Oxford Student Union has been awarded an NUS Quality Student Award following a two-day assessment. The Awards are an annual celebration of the work...

Ex-University employee pleads guilty to US murder

Andrew Warren, who was a treasury assistant at Somerville College at the time of the murder, attacked his victim while he was sleeping as part of a 'sexual fantasy'.

All Souls professor appointed to Supreme Court

A Barrister and Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple, Professor Andrew Burrows is Professor of English Law at the University of Oxford. He will join the Supreme Court on 2nd June 2020.

St Hugh’s outreach officer runs 130km to improve access

The Outreach Officer at St Hugh’s College completed a 130km run along the Kent coast this week to improve access to higher education. Along the way,...

Ruskin College accused of “victimisation” of UCU members

The University and College Union (UCU) has accused Ruskin College in Oxford of “victimisation” of its members following several disciplinary and redundancy threats directed at members...

Oxford University leads network to combat global warming with AI

The European Commission has announced the funding of a new Innovative Training Network, which will train PhD students in Machine Learning Skills to address Climate Change....

Cambridge student quits over “structural racism”

A PhD student has withdrawn from her course at Cambridge due to “structural racism” within the university. Indiana Seresin, whose government-funded doctorate focused on contemporary American artists...
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