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Sheldonian Series panel discusses the power and limits of activism

A panel discussion on activism took place at the Sheldonian Theatre last Wednesday as part of the University of Oxford’s Sheldonian Series, prompting debate on the effectiveness, ethics, and...

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Oxford Cultural Leaders programme celebrates 10th anniversary

The tenth anniversary course of the Oxford Cultural Leaders programme, a leadership coaching service operated by the University of Oxford’s Gardens, Libraries & Museums (GLAM) division, in partnership with Saïd Business School, concluded in late January.

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Environment Agency allocates over £8 million contract to clear illegal Kidlington waste dump

The UK’s Environment Agency (EA) has awarded an £8 million contract to Yorkshire firm Acumen Waste to clear an over 20,000 tonne waste pile.

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University overhauls undergraduate admissions examination requirements for 2027 entry

The University of Oxford has announced that it will discontinue Oxford-specific admissions examinations for the 2027 entry cycle.

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Little Black Book of Stories

Short stories are funny things. I had never read any Byatt before and was, I confess, dubious about reviewing her new collection for the...

Tune ON, Tune IN

Out with the old and in with the new for this year’s TV - or rather, old formats dressed up as new ones. Among...

Varsity future in safe hands

Blues Rugby captain John Allen surveyed the past term and declared “This was the year to become more expansive”. The MMC Trophy may have...

Ex-Pembroke Master writes wrongs

Labour MPs, members of the Opposition, and opponents of topup fees all come in for withering criticism in an ex-Pembroke Master’s recently published treatise...

Baby Blues provide cheer in ruthless first half performance

Oxford U21 22Cambridge U21 0Oxford’s youngsters went some way towards making up for their senior colleagues’ narrow inability to pick up the MMC Trophy...

Czech Mates

Blues footballers enjoyed a tour of Prague as they looked to limber up for the second half of the BUSA season. Arran Yentob’s side...

Pegged back at the last

Oxford 11Cambridge 11In the 72nd minute, Cambridge winger and fresher, Charlie Desmond, lived up to his billing as the “speedster” and “bolter” of the...

Savannah

It's a dangerous situation when dining companions arrive late; when the restaurant offers such a splendid bar, it is simply insulting not to use...

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Another New Year, another new term, and with them comes another new trend. Well, you’d think this is the case, but some how, this...

No pain, no Blaine

They tried to dissuade him. Forty-four days without food, and his body would turn to itself for sustenance. Heart palpitations, hallucinations and loss of...

No more plane sailing

It’s never a good idea to let the newspapers make your decisions for you. If you were to believe everything you read in the daily...

Working harder, playing harder

At any one time it is estimated that 0.7% of the world’s population are drunk. In a microcosm such as Oxford this figure, particularly...

Balk at the Wild Side

It seems extremism in all shapes and forms is permeating so many aspects of our lives these days; aside from the everyday worries of...

Shock and Whore

The problem with extreme sex is that I’m not entirely convinced such a thing exists. If anything, it conjures ludicrous images of overweight women...

Violence is not golden

This nefarious exploration of all things savage is a deliberately perverse piece, to such an extent that to grasp either where it’s coming from...

Smashing Entertainment

Bash is a series of three short pieces that show us people who have been pushed over familiar boundaries. Labute’s vision is a bleak...

Court “underestimated” student’s life

The mother of Edmund Sutton, an Oxford student killed in a car crash last year, has expressed her anger and grief after the Cambridge...

Untitled Archive Articles

Left turn Oriel JCR is considering the use of legal force against College bursars. Oriel looks set to take the Estate Bursars Committee to...

Dons call for privatisation

Top college chiefs are pushing the University towards privatisation in a blow to both government tuition-fee plans and the student campaign against top-up fees....

Freshers’ bus stalls after media hype

Oxford students were portrayed as molly-coddled and spoon-fed by the national press last week in the wake of foiled plans by the Oxford University...

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