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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Oxford courts Indian economic boom

Vice-Chancellor John Hood has announced an educational collaboration between India and Britain, to be centred at Oxford’s Saïd Business School.The Saïd Business School is...

Oriel barman removed over college feud

Oriel’s barman has been removed by the college, provoking an outcry from the student body, writes Andrea Televantos.Chris Howells, whose contract was ended last...

The Great Jericho House Hunt

Longest ever queue for exclusive student housesMichael Osborne from Perth, Australia stood on Walton Street at 8.45 in the morning looking slightly bemused. “What’s...

The Magic of the Cup

This coming weekend sees the fourth round of the FA Cup, and the same old names will be battling it out for this year’s...

Bouncer and lie detector called into Queen’s JCR

The new Chair of Queen’s College JCR has introduced a bouncer and a lie-detector to common room meetings in an attempt to increase attendance...

Protest without starving yourself

The sounds of protest are familiar to Oxford students; blessed indeed are those who have never woken to the sounds of animal-rights activists making...

Oriel JCR Treasurer investigated over confidentiality blunder

Oriel has launched an investigation following news that the JCR Treasurer revealed the name of a student receiving money through the College Hardship fund.The...

Don rejects PM’s stance on cannabis

An Oxford pharmacologist has attacked the government’s plans to upgrade cannabis to a class B drug, ignoring directions not to speak to journalists.Professor Les...

Entrapment cannot stop rape

Oxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre (OSARCC) welcomes any move to open the debate on improving the ways in which the police investigate...

Omkar makes last-ditch bid for Presidency

Krishna Omkar has proposed a change to Union rules that would see his lifetime ban from running in elections lifted, allowing him to run...

Fair Access body demands Oxford mentoring for 11 year-olds

The debate over applications to Oxbridge has flared up again after a government proposal suggested that potential state-school candidates should be identified at age...

Summoning up the ghosts of Pakistani politics

There was one grave and two candidates. It was either Bhutto or Gen Zia and since Gen Zia had the whip hand he got...

Editorial: The life aquatic?

An historic medieval city, its crumbling foundations  shored up by endless restoration work and a tourist industry oblivious to its real concerns and studious...

Community service for drunk skinny dippers

Police rescued three LMH students from the river near Park End Street last Thursday night, after they had apparently decided to go skinny dipping...

Gay students targeted again in attack at Coven

Three Oxford students were victims of what is thought to have been a homophobic attack outside Coven II last Friday. The incident is the...

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...
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