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New scholarship created for Afghan women at Oxford

One scholarship will be awarded to a woman of Afghan descent to study at the University of Oxford each year in a new endowment from the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Trust.

Former L’Oreal CEO donates £30m for new Worcester College library

Worcester College has submitted a  planning application for a new £30 million library, funded entirely by a donation from alumnus and former CEO of L’Oréal Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones.

University style guide criticised by international students 

A style guide issued by the University of Oxford advises staff to use “plain English” to avoid confusing international students.

St Anne’s to close nursery called a ‘lifeline’ for women at Oxford

St Anne’s College will close its day nursery, ending an institution that was pivotal in supporting women students and academics at the University of Oxford.

Rowing suspended with multiple collisions

The Christ Church Regatta, the annual rowing competition for novices, had to be suspended on Wednesday and Thursday due to poor weather.

Anthony Stansfeld elected PCC

Anthony Stansfeld, the Conservative party candidate, has been elected Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Thames Valley.

Student anger unabated

Two years after fees protest in 2010, Oxford students travel to London to protest once more

Hugh Grant steals hearts at Hertford

Love Actually actor speaks at Hertford debate on press ethics

Petition launched against ‘academic racism’ at Oxbridge

Russell Group university researchers call on Oxford and Cambridge to stop excluding black academics

Exeter College pays tribute to student

Exeter College mourns the death of one of its students

Bo Guagua threatened by Neil Heywood

Details have come to light during the trial of Guagua's mother over Neil Heywood's murder.

Exeter hosts ‘Don’t Worry Be Happy Day’

Exeter starts morale-boosting event to banish Fifth Week Blues.

Oxford academics criticise Higher Education Reform

Prominent UK intellectuals, including many with ties to Oxford, form The Council for the Defence of British Universities, a campaign to 'defend' universities.

250 year-old opera revived

St Hilda's Director of Music, Jonathan Williams, reconstructs score of Jean-Philippe Rameau's opera Anacréon and plays it in Oxford

Bronze Age arrowhead found in Oxford

Oxford University-run dig uncovers Bronze Age remains

Corpus propose conservative rep

JCR members try to create JCR Officer to protect conservatives from being “attacked”

Tom Rutland elected OUSU President

Rutland trumps Westbury with 2179 votes to 1232

Students to elect new Police Commissioner

Elections for the role of Police and Crime Commissioner took place yesterday.

St John’s bop shut down after students damage ceiling

Presence of non-St John's students and damage to the bop room results in event's closure

Students protest against Willetts

Protest against MP and his role in education reforms takes place outside St Peter's

Trenton drops appeal

Boat Race protester abandons appeal against his six month sentence

St Anne’s Ball cancelled

St Anne’s students angry after their ‘Carnival’ ball is postponed due to insufficient ticket sales

Man stabbed during Iffley Road fight

Police appeal for witnesses after a funeral in East Oxford sees a 31 year old man stabbed in the neck

Bishop of Oxford praises new Archbishop of Canterbury

Bishop of Oxford Rt.Rev.John Pritchard congratulates Rt.Rev.Justin Welby on appointment

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