Rachel Cordery
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.
