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SU provides updates on Transformation Period
The Oxford Student Union (SU) has released further details on the 12-month transformation period, which it entered late in March, denying reports of a “closure” or “shutdown”. However, it...
Institute accused of ‘eugenics on steroids’ shut down by Oxford University
The Future of Humanity Institute (FHI) at Oxford University was shut down on April...
Pembroke ball tickets provoke controversy
As students count down the weeks to Pembroke College’s ninth week Commemoration Ball, anger...
The hidden Oxford experience: Transparency in college disparities
In a January 2023 address, Chancellor Lord Patten welcomed the new Vice-Chancellor, Irene Tracey,...
Oxford pays lecturers higher than nearly all Russell Group Universities
New data reveals Oxford University is one of the best paying Russell Group universities....
12 years’ work stolen
A devastated Worcester student has made a public appeal for thieves to return two laptops which were stolen, containing “irreplaceable” work for her Masters....
Catapault Case in Court
Manslaughter charges have been brought to court against the supervisors of a human catapult in Somerset, which in November 2002 tragically claimed the life...
Inequality at A level
Pressure is growing for more fair university admissions procedures. Recently, calls for reform have intensified after research showed pupils of independent schools are up...
Spot the Difference
Last week Susan Kennedy got a makeover. Unfortunately the revamping of the Neighbours star’s look did not live up to our expectations – she...
Blackmore disses honour
Colin Blakemore has withdrawn his threat to resign from the Medical Research Council over his exclusion from the New Year Honours list. Papers leaked...
Love’s Labours Not Lost
Lost in Translationis a film at once sardonically funny and deeply melancholic. It is a series of moments frozen in time that suggest a...
The Last Samurai
Set in the late 1870s, this epic film depicts the incipient modernization of Japan, the island nation evolving past a feudal society, symbolized by...
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile explores the life of progressive teacher Katherine Watson (Julia Roberts) as she starts her new job as an art history teacher...
Mushy Fees: Not cheap at the price
The unveiling of the government’s controversial plans for funding higher education has infuriated the Oxford University Student Union (OUSU), but has been welcomed by...
Girl With A Pearl Earring
Whether you have read the book or not, this adaption of Tracy Chevalier’s bestselling novel, Girl with A Pearl Earring is a superb exploration...
Peeved Peter’s ready to split
Anti-OUSU sentiment has excited calls for JCR disaffiliation, culminating in a botched St Peter’s referendum on the issue which could have seen a rejection...
Album Review – Democrazy
OUT NOWReleased on blink-and-youmissed- it limited edition vinyl, this first completely solo album from the man who brought you Blur and Gorillaz is actually...
Gigs – Electric Six
Oxford Town Hall - 16/12/03As soon as the first chords of opener ‘Naked Pictures’ fill the incongruous setting of the normally decorous town hall,...
Bouncer fights dismissal
The Oxford Union is set to face an electoral tribunal after sacked bouncer Imran Abrahams vowed to fight the allegations that led to his...
