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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.

Kukui feeling Blue as Camera has the A-List factor

Speculation that Varsity Events will take over Camera student night as \'Juice at Kukui\' ends

Oxbridge rivalry over reputations

Cambridge three places above Oxford in the first Times Higher Education World Reputation rankings

Cambridge battles over bursaries

Cambridge University backs down after protests over bursary cuts

Oxford increases fees to £9,000

Oxford University to raise tuition fees to £9,000 and increase bursaries

Destruction in the Union at presidential handover

Books burnt at drunken presidential handover celebrations

Two hospitalised in lab explosion

Explosion at the Chemistry Department hospitalises two students

State entrants on the rise at Oxford

New figures for 2011 entry show increase in state school admissions

Union Tribunal goes West for Jack Sennett

Union tribunal acquits President-elect Izzy Westbury of charges of electioneering

Bod-leans closer to target for new library

David brothers donate $3 million to Weston Library Appeal Fund

Hoax fails to fox Cambridge Tab

Cambridge Student editor resigns over hoax emails

Union a-fumin

Standing Committee condemns librarian

681 angry dons

Oxbridge academics write angry letter to Cable

RadCam-nesty

Campaigners brave the cold for Amnesty

Anger over lost crown

Inter-collage rivalry reignited by theft of Queen's crown at Jesus

JCR motions no mis-steak

Brasenose JCR pass motions on library behaviour and steak society

OUSU hang sweatshops out to dry

Buy Right campaigners dangle out their message on Radcliffe Square

Buried Treasurer

St Anne's JCR Treasurer resigns after surviving vote of no confidence

"Sexting" makes the dictionary

New words added to Oxford English Dictionary

Going bananas for Fairtrade

St John's and Brasenose consider applying for Fairtrade status

Chemistry top for dropouts

Roughly one quarter of all drop-outs in the past two years were chemists

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