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Anti-hunting group protests against alleged illegal hunt on St John’s College land

Anti-hunting protesters gathered outside the Sheldonian Theatre during matriculation on Saturday to protest against alleged illegal hunting activities on land owned by St John’s College.
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Oxford University and councils announce partnership to build Greenway cycle lanes

Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council, and the University of Oxford have announced plans...
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Local and business leaders in Oxford sleep out for homelessness

Forty-eight business and community leaders slept out in University Parks to raise money for homelessness as part of the annual Oxfordshire CEO sleepout on 8th October.
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Students join march against the far right at matriculation

Approximately 300 demonstrators joined the ‘Oxford Unites Against the Far Right’ unity march Saturday afternoon, amid matriculation ceremonies.
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UCAS promotes high-interest loans to desperate students

Future Finance loans can result in students repaying more than three times the original amount of their loan over a decade, regardless of their earnings.

Damian Collins: emergency legislation needed for a snap general election

Calls for reform to rules on election campaigning have been made following the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal in 2018.

Oxford ramps up protest against no-deal Brexit

Amidst national uproar, protestors who oppose Boris Johnson’s shutdown of parliament gathered in Bonn Square, Oxford, before marching to the Town Hall last night....

Oxford climate protest drops banner from Carfax tower

At midday last Friday, climate protesters dropped a banner from the top of the Carfax tower. The banner drop, claimed to be a joint effort...

Christ Church Dean Reinstated After Tribunal Case

Following a prolonged dispute, Martyn Percy has been cleared to return to his work as Dean of Christ Church.  The tribunal, chaired by a High...

Balliol Boris celebration on hold

Balliol College have few plans to celebrate Boris Johnson, who read Classics as an undergraduate at the college, moving into Downing Street. The college’s July newsletter...

Interview: Humza Yousaf MSP

The Scottish Justice Secretary discusses second referendums, social media and supporting Corbyn

“Queering Spires”: Museum’s appeal for queer history exhibition

The curators of an upcoming exhibition celebrating Oxford’s everyday queer history are appealing for local people to loan memorabilia. “Queering Spires” is a collaboration between...

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+...

Cybersecurity risk posed to incoming students

A recent report by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has revealed that the vast majority of the UK’s universities, including Oxford, have failed to take recommended...

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'.

Councils raise concerns over Oxford-Cambridge Expressway plans

With Highways England in line to open a consultation on the proposed ‘expressway’ between Oxford and Cambridge, two Oxfordshire councils have signaled their opposition...

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.

Ruskin College accused of ‘victimising’ trade union reps

Dr Lee Humber was suspended from his position as a lecturer in health and social care in April, just two days after organising a vote of no confidence in the college’s principal, Paul Di Felice.

Bodleian celebrates 50th anniversary of Moon landing

This Saturday, the Bodleian Libraries is holding an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. The Lunar Activity Day, which will be held...

Oxford celebrates Seren Network partnership with Wales

The Seren Network, an organization set up and funded by the Welsh government to help promising students gain entry to top universities, held an...

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,...
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