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Think tank publishes report calling for centralised Oxbridge admissions

The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) has published a new report advocating for centralised admissions procedures for applications to the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, arguing that the current collegiate system increases the opacity and complexity for applicants and their teachers.

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St Catz reopens dining hall following RAAC renovations

St Catherine’s College has reopened its dining hall, following more than two years of disruption caused by the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in parts of its estate.

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Violent clash outside Oxford Union during visit of Sudanese prime minister

A violent altercation broke out between the entourage of Prime Minister Kamil Idris of Sudan and protesters during Idris’ visit to the Oxford Union on Wednesday, 13th May. The incident occurred as Idris was exiting the Union after participating in a speaker event.

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Oxford and UN launch peace and security fellowship

The University of Oxford and the United Nations have launched a new Peace and Security Fellowship.

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No Platform referendum stalls

OUSU’s referendum on its controversial ‘No Platform’ policy could be scrapped after Council postponed a vote on the issue last week.The debate surrounding OUSU’s...

Freudian slip of the week

Renate Künast, co-leader of the Greens in Germany, was making a parliamentary speech and quoted a piece the political columnist Hugo Müller-Vogg had written...

First Night Review: Edward II, OFS ***

For a modernised setting of a Renaissance play to work, the adaptation must do more than simply court the ‘r’-word – ‘relevance’ for a...

CD review: Bartok: String Quartets Nos. 1-6

Belcea QuartetEMI Classics4/5‘A keystone of the chamber repertoire’, says the Observer’s Anthony Holden of Bartok’s six string quartets, which are less than one-hundred years...

Blues athlete of the week: Anthony Bradley

Name: Anthony BradleyClub: Oxford University Rugby League Football ClubCollege:UniversityYear: 2nd Year ChemistPosition: PropQ: What's the highlight of your Blues career thus far?A: The tour...

Concert review: Poems from a foreign land

James Gilchrist, tenor Anna Tilbrook, pianoAs a singer myself, songs in a foreign language always present challenges. Not only are there tricky pronunciations to...

Torch-lit Holocaust Memorial March Through Oxford Scheduled for Sunday

Oxford University’s Jewish Society and the Aegis Society , a grassroots movement against genocide, will organize and sponsor a torch-lit march through Oxford city-center...

Tom’s Blog: TV Licence Totalitarian Scam Shame

by Tom Carpenter, Deputy Editor, C24A comment and opinion articleImagine my horror yesterday morning when, dehydratedly fighting my way out of my room in...

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again”

Unlike Daphne du Maurier’s heroine, I really had been back to my abandoned chateau. Just last week, I was back in Oxford for the...

Why Goethe should be banned from German degrees

It's a health and safety risk. As Times columnist Daniel Finkelstein points out on Comment Central:Goethe’s novel Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (The Sorrows...

Naked Actress Parades the Streets of Oxford

A naked actress paraded through the streets of Oxford yesterday evening for the premiere of the new Lady Godiva film.Libby Jewson, who plays a...

Book Review: Lust, Caution, by Eileen Chang

(Penguin Classics; translated into English for the first time)From the flashes of diamond-clad fingers at the mah-jong table of the collaborating political elite, to...

Blues round up – 1st week

Women's HockeyDespite some transport issues, Oxford eventually found the correct venue to take on the team directly above them in the league, Tulse Hill...

Concert review: Oxford Sinfonia

Fauré, Ravel, and Stravinsky with the Oxford Sinfonia and Carolyn Dobbin19th January 2008 This was an ambitious programme for a non-professional orchestra, but it was...

Video: Oxford Flood Report

Christopher Allen, Stephanie Illingworth and Sarah Karacs take a look at the rising waters...

Germany’s Communist kingmakers

The REAL election '08UPDATE: I found this Die Linke car in the street, but I'm not sure it's a Trabant. I know little about...

Three LMH Students’ Thursday Night Skinny Dip

Three drunken Lady Margaret Hall students jumped into a swollen stream for a naked swim around midnight, Thursday night of first week. The police...

OUSU May Cancel Referendum Vote on No Platform Policy

OUSU may cancel the referendum on the controversial No Platform policy, after OUSU Council postponed a vote on the issue last Friday.This latest twist...

PODCAST: Week 2 Mid-Week News

Sangwon Yoon and Jenny Moore provide a mid-week news report . Tune in every week!

Union Holds Memorial Debate for Benazir Bhutto

The Oxford Union Debating Society organised a memorial debate in honour of the assassinated Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.The event, held last Thursday on...

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