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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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Wycliffe crisis continues

By Joy Wong  WYCLIFFE HALL’S troubles continue following the resignation of another Council member in protest at the PPH’s governance this week.Claire MacInnes announced...

Why do men have nipples?

On women they are multitaskers: suckling aids, an indication of sexual arousal, a work of art; on men they do little more than resemble...

Flip Side: Nanny State

David Taylor defends the right of the state to act on behalf of its population The term ‘nanny state’ is usually meant to be derogatory...

Rich colleges told to fund poor relatives

By Mohsin KhanOUSU Council will today debate a motion that demands richer colleges pay more money to poorer colleges as part of the...

Balliol take first division by storm

    Christ Church 2 - Balliol 6 HAVING just missed out promotion to the Premier Division last season, Christ Church would no doubt have been...

Greyhounds dominate Brookes in local derby

 Despite an impressive supporters contingent at Iffely Road, the Oxford Brookes rugby team was sent back up Headington Hill on Wednesday after failing to...

Food, Glorious Food

by Hannah Pennington Cooking beans in your kettle is one of those opportunities to revel in your student status. When you’re not at home and...

Perfect start for ChCh

This is the winning start that Christ Church would have been hoping for, and although an important victory in its own right, it was...

UNited Kingdom?

First week of Michaelmas stands out as an eventful seven days for all Oxford students. The essays haven’t started and Filth is still cool...

Chicken Farmer

 Ben Lafferty This new play by David Cochrane is an attempt to take us into the dissociative psychosis that seized the Nazi cabinet in the...

Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles

Joe MacDonald talks to the British Ambassador to Afghanistan about his career as an envoy Six years after the US and Britain began the...

Worcester rain on Lincoln’s parade

  After a day of torrential downpours it was, somewhat miraculously, glorious sunshine that greeted Lincoln and Worcester for this opening premier clash. Unfortunately...

University to campaign for £1bn

By Matthew Hackett Oxford is to launch the biggest fundraising campaign in its history with a predicted target of £1bn, Vice Chancellor John Hood...

Fewer Emergencies

Max Seddon The problem with experimental theatre is that it’s, well, experimental. You add and take away at random, and you see how it works...

Big Brother – Fun with the Freshers

The recent annual inundation of fresh-faced new students has led to the inevitable freshers’ week fatigue, as party follows party and every drink has...

Bright prospects fail to blow Tabs off court

  The Oxford University men’s badminton team got off to strong start in the league against old rivals Cambridge. The rivalry between the varsity...

How to be the tute partner from hell

There seem to be two specific ways to be the tute partner from hell. Simply put, you can be very, very good or very,...

Stage Whispers: The Producer

It started so innocently. You went to the show after-party hoping to meet the fit lead, and sensing that your pretentious chat might be...

Hidden Art in Oxford

 Why you should go to Keble to see Holman Hunt's Light of The WorldBy Claudia Rimmigton With the exception of the high profile Millais exhibition...

Students to be Disciplined after Drunken Antics at Brasenose

 By Natasha Vashisht THREE students are to be disciplined after a dumbbell hit the window of a Junior Dean’s residence during a drunken prank in...
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