Tag: academics

"There, there(‘s) a graveyard in the college where drunk students in funeral suits smile through tombstone teeth."

Recent strike action by university staff across the UK has once again highlighted concerns over the wages and working conditions in academia.

My main concern now is, if exams are going to be in-person, how are they going to support us? The faculty has promised that we will have adequate time and means of preparing for our finals that are now in a different format to the one we have prepared for entire two years we have spent at Oxford. Is this task going to fall on individual tutors at each college? If so, not only is this extra work for them, but students may receive different levels of support and exam practice depending on their college. 

After two years of getting used to learning over Zoom and Teams, a return to in-person teaching for everyone is hopefully within sight. Advice...

The move comes as a response to criticism that Twitter has taken a soft approach to hate speech and harassment

Oxford associate professor and former Lib Dem council candidate fears Brexit will undermine Britain’s research status

Chancellor Chris Patten said that universities must stand up for themselves

Woolf University will not have a physical campus, but will use an app which allows academics to advertise their services to prospective students

Congregation, the university’s governing body, will meet in an attempt by around 150 dons to reverse Oxford’s position on the USS pension scheme

Her lack of support had prompted the creation of the #JeezLouise hashtag

Oxford SU encouraged students not to use departmental facilities, though college teaching will not be affected

The motion called on students to support their lecturers and tutors, even if that means not attending classes

The resignation of 230 EU academics is "very serious for Oxford"

Greg Brinkworth argues that shifting the focus away from academic attainment at admissions stage risks misleading applicants