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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.

Boat house broken into again

'60 youths' break into Lincoln boathouse and break windows just days before the Summer VIIIs regatta starts

Tabs take on Willetts

Cambridge join Oxford in a vote of no confidence against the Minister for Universities

BNC JCR cash control

After £500 was controversially spent on a bust of an ex-JCR President, Brasenose students propose a motion to control spending

Tutor position could be History

Hertford JCR and alumni asked to raise £1.2 million to keep teaching position

The penny drops at Lincoln

Ascension day celebrated with Lincoln's traditional penny throwing festival

Sleep out protest for Plato

72 year old philosopher plans to sleep outside Balliol to defend his thesis

Cross dressing bops under fire from OUSU

Cross-gender themed bops slammed by OUSU council on the grounds that they “stereotype men and women in highly objectified and/or sexualised roles”

Worcester dressed down

Students lament the loss of half-naked half hours in Worcester library

Bod launches apps

The Bodelian Libraries launches the first in a series of smartphone apps alongside a competition giving students the opportunity to name them

Let the trashings begin

The first trashings of finalists are described as tame, as proctors warn of punishments for those who break the rules

How green can you go?

A Cherwell investigation discovers differences in eco-standards between colleges and realises the University's green potential

Anti-Israel motion slammed

Jewish students brand NUS motion as 'undemocratic' and 'anti-Israeli'

Clarissa: My day with Michelle

Clarissa Pabi, star student at EGA, shares her experience of being honoured by First Lady

The claws are out at Catz

St Catz JCR elections for treasurer reset because of electoral malpractice

NUS exposes racism at unis

Oxford students are divided over whether there is still racism at the University, which has recently affirmed its commitment to diversity

Say your prayers for Theology degrees

Plans recommend reforming the Theology degree to include more study of world religions

Sex Survey rates Oxford

Survey ranks Oxford students 32nd most promiscuous in the country

Crackdown on student housing in Oxford

Students condemn proposals to prevent the spread of ‘student ghettos’ in Oxford

Animals rights protests rumble on

Vere Harmsworth Library closed due to animal rights protest on Saturday

Hi Lo owner goes to court

Owner of popular Jamaican eatery charged with attacking a customer

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