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University announces new Centre for Korean Studies at Schwarzman Centre opening

The University of Oxford announced plans to establish the Oxford Centre for Korean Studies, at the official opening of the Schwarzman Centre over the weekend. 
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Student societies condemn reports of Oxford Union invite to Tommy Robinson

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who self-identifies as Tommy Robinson, has reportedly been invited to speak at the Union's Week 5 debate on Islam.
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Oxford University to make changes to consent training modules

The University of Oxford has reported that 38% of new students completed its online consent training in the 2024-25 academic year, according to the latest Student Welfare and Support Services (SWSS) report.
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Oxford MP takes Ultimate Picture Palace Campaign to Parliament

The MP for Oxford East, Dame Anneliese Dodds, raised the ongoing campaign to save the Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP) on Jeune Street in parliament last Monday, urging the government to “go further” to protect “community assets like the UPP”.  
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To be Antigone is to be doomed, laments the Chorus of her play. While certainly not doomed as a piece of theatre, there are...

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The Shield

Menander’s The Shieldis comedy in its finest form. The suberb translation by Giles Evans is complemented by fine acting, especially by Rose Pater’s Miss...

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This production of Kafka’s Dick, directed by Sophie Buchan and Sara Carroll, is an excellent interpretation of Bennett’s absurdist comedy. It focusses on the...

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Angelina Jolie provides an enjoyable performance as the ice-cool FBI agent sent to Montreal to track down a psychopathic killer who cuts off people’s...

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Not having seen Thelma and Louise, I can’t honestly comment about the similarities between it and this apparently Argentinean version. Two lesbians dressed as...

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You couldn’t get much more hyped than this. Saturday was Oxford’s chance to sample the sound of the much acclaimed four-piece from Glasgow at...

The Walkmen

Have I been listening to too much indie-rock lately? This album seems to have a vaguely familiar feel, which borders dangerously on the verge...

The Beta Band

The Beta Band might well rank as one of the most frustrating acts on the music radar. They burst onto the scene in 1997...

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It’s been coming together for nearly two years, but the finished product is now upon us. The Oxford Greek Festival, brainchild of Avery Willis...

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Someone once wrote a novel without any words containing the letter E in it. There is also a novel written in 26 chapters, with...

The Honey Trap

Once upon a time there were three little girls. They grew up to be three very different women but they had three things in...

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Forfeiting my integrity and honesty while affecting a smile of interest, I agreed to review this exhibition. I mean come on, anyone without grey...

Worcester’s hats off to Hobbs

Worcester’s Jan Hobbs scored a hat-trick in the final of the Lacrosse Cuppers to sew up victory against a Hertford side which had shown...
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