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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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Agatha Christie’s plays are often tightly timed and suspensefully wrought, simultaneously thoughtful and entertaining. The same, unfortunately, cannot be said of the present production....

Cyprus: "Turn that damn radio down!"

A narrow line crosses the island, untouched by either side: an isolation zone. Grubby concrete barriers split the cit of Nicosia in two. Peering through a gap,...

First Night Review: The Irreverence Crusade

While student-written comedy is often a hit-or-miss affair, there is much in Jack Sanderson-Thwaite’s sketch-show which is original and very funny, giving new and...

First Night Review: Up the Republic!

Up The Republic! is a piece of new writing about a Communist mayor in a Parisian suburb who embezzles town money meant for fireworks,...

Oxfordshire MP’s attack Boris Johnson on drugs

Boris Johnson admitted this week to having experimented with drugs in his younger days, snorting cocaine and smoking marijuana, which he says "was jolly...

Problem child…

This time last year I was smack bang in the middle of finals. Amid the hyperventilating over quotation learning and the shopping for carnations,...

Oxford going green

As the City Council convenes its climate change conference this week, it will also launch a campaign to rid Oxford stores of environmentally unfriendly...

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Aspirin prevents cancer, new research says

An Oxford University study has shown that taking a 300 mg dose of aspirin daily overa  period of five years can lower the incidence...

Magdalen and Hall hold on

After an exhilirating Summer Eights week, Magdalen’s men and Teddy Hall’s girls retain their respective positions at the head of the river. However, both...

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It is with some trepidation that I dial the phone number of Brian Sewell, Britain’s most outspoken and controversial art critic. This is a...

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Speak walk free as tape exposes unlawful arrests

Fourteen animal rights protesters were acquitted on Wednesday following a month-long trial, after the judge ruled that police had acted unlawfully to stop their...

Asian universities take on Oxford

The boom of Asian universities could threaten Oxford’s world class status and financial security if its funding mechanisms are not radically overhauled, according to...

Police Chief calls for May Day bridge opening

The commander of the Oxford police service has argued that Magdalen Bridge should be opened for next year's May Day celebrations after heavy security...

Principal says 95% of people face hell

95 per cent of Britons are going to hell, according to a speech given by Wycliffe Hall’s Principal.A video of the Reverend Dr Turnbull’s...
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