Tuesday 22nd July 2025

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Students frustrated over filming at Brasenose College during exam season

Students at Brasenose College expressed their frustration last week after scenes for a forthcoming sequel to My Fault: London were shot on the College’s grounds. At the time of...

Hertford College faces student criticism for limiting display of Pride flag

Hertford College is facing backlash from students following a request that the Middle Common...

Encaenia in photos: Oxford’s honorary degree award ceremony

The University of Oxford awarded eight honorary degrees at its annual Encaenia awards ceremony...

Oxford admissions report reveals significant college and subject disparities

Oxford University has released its Annual Admissions Statistical Report, providing information about undergraduate applications,...

Concerns over Teddy Hall welfare changes

Concerns have been raised that a recently proposed motion in St. Edmund Hall could make it more difficult to run initiatives such as subsidising...

Wilberforce Academy returns to Oxford

A controversial evangelical group with links to the far-right was quietly hosted at Wolfson College this September without the knowledge of the student...

OULC pulls out of Three Party Debate

"We are surprised and disturbed that the Labour Club do not wish to defend Jeremy Corbyn who they are actively campaigning to be Prime Minister," the OULD said.

OULC votes to abolish private schools

At their General Meeting this evening, Oxford University Labour Club voted in favour of a motion to support the Abolish Eton campaign, also known...

Friends of the Earth Present Vision of Carbon Neutral Oxford

Friends of the Earth, an international network of environmentalist organisations, has published a new report entitled “Fast Forward Oxfordshire” detailing their vision of a...

Oxford colleges hosting group with “homophobic, misogynistic and Islamophobic views”

Oxford colleges have been annually hosting the summer camp of the evangelical Christian group the Ravi Zacharias Trust, despite the Oxford SU having previously...

Oxford student living off GoFundMe page as she waits for renewal of refugee status

A first-year student at St Hilda’s College has been receiving donations from the crowd-funder platform GoFundMe because she is unable to access any student finance until her...

Oxford City Council launch new provision to tackle homelessness

Oxford City Council have announced a new provision designed to tackle homelessness. The scheme, known as the ‘Somewhere Safe to Stay’ service, will provide...

University “facilitated the spread of transphobia”, says Trans Action Oxford

Last week the University hosted a meeting of Woman’s Place UK in Exam Schools, despite the group being frequently condemned as transphobic. Trans Action...

Pupils Stage ‘Picnic Protest’ Against Climate Change

Oxford school children protested against lack of climate action in a small-scale ‘picnic protest’, last Friday. The students gathered at Bonn Square at 11am...

Oxford Union bans blind member ejected from debate

Following the Oxford Union’s No Confidence Debate, in which one member was expelled from the Union chamber after a disagreement with staff, the Oxford...

Rhodes must not fall – head of scholarship programme rules out name change

Elizabeth Kiss, head of the Rhodes scholarship programme, has refused to change its name on the grounds that it would be “running away” from...

Radcliffe Science Library set to close until summer 2021

The Radcliffe Science Library (RSL) is set to close from January 2020 until summer 2021, as revealed by Bodleian Libraries in new plans. The RSL...

Balliol seeks to improve accessibility with ramp installation

Balliol College will have increased accessibility for disabled people, if proposed plans are approved by the Oxford City Council. The proposal, currently awaiting permission,...

Businesses propose major Oxford-Cambridge development shake-up

Twenty-five leading property chiefs and businesses are calling for an "Olympic-style" body to deliver infrastructure and housing required to develop the area between Oxford...

Female and BME students celebrated in new portrait collections

Across several Oxford colleges, portrait exhibitions centred on the achievements of female and ethnic minority alumni and academics have been held this month. Portraits of...

J. R. R. Tolkien’s former home on sale for over £4 million

The former home of author J. R. R. Tolkien is on sale for more than £4m in North Oxford. 20 Northmoor Road is a...

Keble Ball faces access concerns over accommodation cost

Keble College faced accusations of inaccessibility this week following an announcement that students would not be provided with onsite accommodation during the college’s Commemoration...

Citizens Assembly urges action on climate change

Last weekend saw the second meeting of the Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate Change at the Said Business School. The Citizens Assembly, a group of...

Oxford stands against transphobia

A demonstration in support of trans rights will be held today in response to a meeting of self-described feminist group Woman’s Place UK (WPUK)....

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