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Oxford’s DPIR issues guidance on US travel for students

Guidance on travel to the US has been shared with all postgraduate students in the Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) at Oxford University in light of recent...
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Oxford study to explore treatments relating to bipolar disorder

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is set to conduct a study exploring the treatment...
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First indigenous female student to be awarded posthumous MPhil

The University of Oxford is set to award an MPhil in Anthropology to Māori...
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Student Union co-CEO to leave in June

Emilie Tapping, co-CEO of Oxford SU, announced her resignation last week, with a plan...
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Local jeweller asks for lockdown love stories

A local jewellery shop is offering a prize for the "most romantic" lockdown love stories.

Oxford scientists prepare to edit vaccine to combat new variants

Initial laboratory tests indicate that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is effective against the B117 variant which emerged in Kent. However, there are concerns that variants which emerged in Brazil and South Africa may be resistant to the vaccines being rolled out worldwide.

Covid-19 case numbers continue to drop in Oxfordshire

"Oxfordshire has seen a decrease in new coronavirus cases in the week ending January 20th as compared to the previous week."

Oxford SU respond to exam policy changes

"Oxford SU have released a statement responding to the University’s new exams policy, announced last Friday."

INEOS’ £100m donation to University criticised by climate groups

There are concerns that in accepting the donation from INEOS, Oxford University is helping ‘clear’ the company’s name, as it is increasingly scrutinised in climate terms.

PhysPhil students receive results 101 days after exams end

Since their last exam on October 16, it took until this Monday for Physics and Philosophy (commonly abbreviated to PhysPhil) students to receive results....

Dire wolves: not just in the fantasy world of Game of Thrones

"Professor Larson said “We can get DNA from dire wolves and we now know how closely they are related to modern canids so if cloning becomes a thing, maybe we can resurrect dire wolves.”

New ICU unit planned for the John Radcliffe Hospital

"The OUH NHS Trust have said they are facing double the number of patients ill with Covid-19 than in the country’s first wave."

BREAKING: University confirms record-low 7 positive cases this week

"The University has confirmed a record-low 7 cases of Covid-19 amongst staff and students from Early Alert Service tests for the 16th-22nd January, with a positivity rate of 6.8%."

Oxford study finds social media manipulation in all 81 countries surveyed

Facebook and Twitter revealed that they removed more than 317,000 accounts and pages from their platforms in a 22-month period, but they are up against an industry that has become “professionalised, with private firms offering disinformation-for-hire services,” says Dr Samantha Bradshaw, a researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII).

Oxford researchers accurately trace Covid-19 transmission through genomic epidemiology

Before the March 2020 lockdown, high travel volumes and lax restrictions on international travel led to the circulation of more than 1,000 identifiable UK transmission lineages which had persisted into the summer of the same year.

Students unhappy with college isolation provision

A Cherwell survey has found that 57% of respondents were not satisfied with their college’s handling of self-isolation last term. One student commented that...

Covid-19 case numbers drop in Oxfordshire

"Oxfordshire has observed a decrease in new coronavirus cases in the week ending January 14th as compared to the previous week."

Oxford UK’s least survivable city during zombie apocalypse

It may distress some of our readers that Cambridge ranks first with a score of 348 out of a possible 700. However, Cherwell would like to remind any concerned citizens that it would hardly be sporting if Oxford was better at everything.

Current UK lockdown has ⅓ less impact on population movement than March lockdown, Oxford study finds

"The University’s Covid-19 impact monitor shows that the January lockdown has so far had “one third less impact on movement” than the initial national lockdown last March, and that some areas are still moving at above 50% of pre-pandemic levels."

Cambridge University launches foundation year program for disadvantaged students

"Cambridge University has announced a new foundation year program for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The program has 50 places available across 13 pilot colleges, and will have an offer of BBB rather than the university’s standard A*AA."

Supporting right-wing populists linked with climate scepticism, says Oxford study

The study combined the internet browsing history of over 9,000 participants in six countries including the USA and UK with survey data to establish whether there was a link between support for populist parties and climate scepticism.

Russell Group’s student newspapers call for safety net

"It seems the Russell Group not only consider teaching to not have been disrupted, despite having almost a year of remote or blended learning, but also that the general distress caused by living in a pandemic is not enough to require special circumstances."

City Council suspends non-essential services

Non-essential services such as grass cutting will be suspended but emergency repairs will continue.

Students will not be charged for rooms unoccupied over Hilary

“We're pleased to see that the University has recognised the challenges students are facing and have ensured students won't have to pay rent for rooms they cannot use. We also welcome that the vast majority of colleges have adopted similar policies.”
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