Thursday, January 30, 2025

Suzanne Antelme

Oxford centre with mystery £10M donor and family links to autocratic ruler silent on regime’s imprisonment of LSE academic

The Oxford Nizami Ganjavi Centre (ONGC) is funded by an anonymous £10 million donation and has on its board the sister-in-law of President Aliyev,...

President-Elect cleared of electoral malpractice allegations

Oxford Union President-Elect Hannah Edwards has been cleared of electoral malpractice allegations after an election tribunal held yesterday found there was no case against...

Brasenose College JCR disaffiliates from SU and NUS

Brasenose College JCR has voted to disaffiliate from the Oxford Student Union (SU), and by extension from the National Union of Students (NUS).  In an...

“A slap in the face to trans students”: Peter Tatchell pulls out of Union pride debate in protest

Peter Tatchell, well-known political activist and LGBTQ+ rights campaigner, has pulled out of tonight’s Oxford Union debate in protest against the Union’s decision to...

Just Stop Oil protesters march through Oxford

Supporters of environmental activist group Just Stop Oil held a ‘go slow’ march in Oxford yesterday afternoon, blocking traffic in the city centre. The march...

Disha Hegde auto-resigned as Union Librarian after missed meetings

Disha Hegde has been automatically resigned as Librarian of the Oxford Union after missing three access committee meetings. She has also missed the deadline...

Parliament supports NDA ban in universities for cases of assault, harassment, and misconduct

Last week, both houses of Parliament agreed on an amendment to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill which will ban the use of...

Oxford joins campaign against reopening of “cruel and harmful” Campsfield detention centre

Following a motion passed by Student Council in its 1st Week meeting this term, the Oxford SU has joined the Coalition to Keep Campsfield...

UCU suspends strike action for 2 weeks following breakthrough in talks

The University and College Union (UCU) has announced that strike action will be paused for two weeks following ‘breakthroughs’ in its negotiations with the...

In Memoriam: Temple Lounge legendary crewdate spot closes

Popular crewdate destination Temple Lounge has shut down. The building, currently undergoing refurbishment, will soon become home to a new restaurant called Mint Lounge. The...

Motion to disaffiliate from NUS over antisemitism report withdrawn from Oxford SU

Following an independent investigation that found evidence of extensive antisemitism within the National Union of Students (NUS), a motion to call a referendum on...

Philosophy don apologises for racist email: “Blacks are more stupid than whites”

Professor Nick Bostrom has published on apology on his website for an email he wrote in 1996 where he said: “Blacks are more stupid...

Oxford Councillors receive death threats over false rumours of “climate lockdown”

Oxfordshire County Councillors have received online abuse and death threats following false rumours of a ‘climate lockdown’ circulated following the approval of six new...

Engineering department chaos: students miss graduation, offers, amid marking debacle

Chaos has erupted among the fourth-year Engineering cohort as a number of candidates were marked incorrectly for their papers – or seemingly not marked...

Confusion over reallocation of St Benet’s students

Students from St Benet’s Hall have been reallocated to other colleges and Permanent Private Halls (PPHs) across the University.  The Hall announced on 2nd June...

Special report: Students in disarray as St Benet’s set to close

St Benet’s Hall announced on the 16th of May via its official mailing list that the University Council has decided not to renew the...

Business Secretary blocks Oxford Professor’s appointment to research body

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng reportedly blocked the appointment of Oxford Professor Jonathan Michie to a research council, allegedly due to disagreements over Michie’s political affiliation.

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