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EDI report reveals only one in three Oxford academics are women
The new University equality and diversity report shows women make up only one in three Oxford academics. The workforce is significantly more diverse in the younger age groups, with...
Biology department equality displays repeatedly defaced
The Biology department’s EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) noticeboard and flags have been repeatedly...
Oxford Union believes populism is a threat to democracy
On Thursday night, the Oxford Union voted in favour of the motion “This House...
‘Rally for Gaza’ protest at Oxford Union talk featuring Nancy Pelosi
"A protest organised by student solidarity campaigns Oxford Palestine Society and Youth Demand has broken out in front of the Oxford Union where Nancy Pelosi is speaking."
Amal and George Clooney speak at Oxford’s New Theatre
Amal and George Clooney made an appearance at New Theatre in Oxford as part...
Turner would turn over in his grave
From now until the 22 January 2006, Tate Britain will be playing host to an exhibition of the shortlisted artists for the Turner Prize....
Clash of moral duty
The staff of Oxford’s two student newspapers occasionally forget that the majority of the University’s population have little interest in the inner workings of...
Suffering OUSU
The agenda for last Friday’s OUSU council meeting, where a vote toboycott Coca-Cola was passed by an overwhelming majority, contains twopoints of significant interest....
Tired of helping the Third World
I recently sponsored a friend of mine to go on a Rhino Run. This rather bizarre excursion involves jogging for many miles in a...
Justified
Few things in life can be said with certainty. The fact that the majority of people who come out of Oxford will go on...
Bachelors in the art of seduction
We live, it is said, in a city of beautiful buildings and ugly people. We are continually portrayed as lacking passion and social skills,...
The world is no longer a stage
Optimists for the future of British theatre have recently had little tosmile at owing to the plethora of articles by smug Fleet Streetjournalists who...
A case of a lack of ‘art?
What polystyrene is lacking aesthetically it usually makes up for infunctionality and low cost. More commonly known for its kebab-bearing virtues, the lightweight plastic...
The Talking Horse
Long-time childrens’ author Mark Haddon took the bestseller lists by surprise with the success of his last offering, Whitbreadwinning novel The Curious Incident of...
Coffee and broken flowers
Broken Flowersdir Jim Jarmusch4/5Director Jim Jarmusch won the Grand Prix at Cannes 2005 for BrokenFlowers, for which he also wrote the screenplay. Known as...
Sky High
Sky Highdir Mike Mitchell2/5Billed as the American answer to the Harry Potter series, Disney’s SkyHigh has raised expectations in line with its title. It...
The original material girl
The story goes that when Queen Marie-Antoinette was told that the French people were starving through a lack of bread, she flippantly replied, “If...
Student sexually assaulted in Cowley
Police are appealing for witnesses after an Oxford student was sexually assaulted in the early hours of last Thursday. The incident occurred at around...
OUSU VP (Women) position survives referendum threat
A motion to hold a referendum onwhether the OUSU position of Vice-President (Women) should be kept has beenrejected by members of OUSU council. The...
