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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.

‘Pleb’ poetry candidate

Slam poet nominated for professor of poetry

Witness the Fitness

'Fit Finder' search engine hits Oxford

Hope for Balliol Pope dopes

Internal memo by Balliol grads threatened Papal relations

High heels but low sales at OFW

Because red is the new black, darling

Review ‘hiding decisions’ over tuition fees

Accusation against Russell Group of concealing plans to raise tuition fees

Magdalen: we’ll stick it where we want

Magdalen JCR wins fight with College over election posters

Copying up, says Proctor

Senior Proctor warns of rise in plagiarism cases

Race is on for new professor of poetry

Nominations have opened for the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry

Exeter expands into Jericho

Exeter College buys land from Ruskin College

University: now arms investment is ‘ethical’

Even possibility of funding illegal regimes not an issue for social responsibility committee

Google buys Oxford start-up

Oxford Entreps get their big break

Cafe Rouge forced to shut

Yet another restaurant is forced to close due to 'imminent' health risk

Eye off the ball at Balliol and LMH

Bogus email claims LMH Ball is cancelled, Balliol Ball scrapped for real

Oxford students godlier than most

New research greeted with barrage of criticism

Volca-no way to get home

Icelandic Volcano Causes Widespread Disruption

Radio 4 boss new Peter’s head

Growing trend sees academics shunned in favour of establishment figures

Kebab? Mine’s with 1338 calories

Cherwell heads to the nutrition labs

Volcanic ash is no excuse

All exams will be held as timetabled says University, despite students, lecturers and Roger Moore stranded overseas

Ten pound charge to replace university cards

2,300 replacement cards issued every year

Billionaire to fund new economics institute at Oxford

Economics centre at Oxford is the first to be set up in a global plan launched by Soros

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