Oxford United mask distribution praised in parliament
Layla Moran tabled a motion in the House of Commons last week to celebrate the work of Oxford United Football Club in response to...
Reading Around the Lines: the Need for Data Literacy
As news outlets and social media feeds bombard us graphs and statistics, Maya Misra pushes for greater literacy in order to understand the numbers behind flattening the curve
SATIRE: Captain Tom We Need You!
'We might need a few more laps from Captain Tom yet.' Jack Womack gives us his take on the nation's favourite hero.
Oxford backs COVID-19 tracking study
The University has announced that it will be supporting a new government study to track coronavirus in the general population.
The study aims to improve...
Big White Wall to give students 24/7 mental health support
Oxford University has signed up to Big White Wall, an online community offering 24/7 mental health support for issues such as exam stress, depression,...
Balliol construction gets underway
Progress is well underway in the construction of Balliol College’s new student accommodation, situated between St Cross Road and Jowett Walk.
Two hundred new study...
Oxford English Dictionary adds coronavirus-related words
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has been updated to include "COVID-19" and other words that have seen an increase in usage since the outbreak...
Human trials begin for Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
Since beginning work on a vaccine against the novel coronavirus in early January, Prof. Sarah Gilbert’s team have begun clinical trials on humans this...
Staff furloughed, top officials keep high salaries
The University has placed some staff on furlough in response to the financial impact of COVID-19, but senior officials in the University will not...
University adapts graduation policy in wake of objections
The University has today reversed its decision to confer all degrees in absentia, offering students that were due to graduate in May the opportunity...
Mental Health Services Under Corona: A Chance to do Better
As we face the universal challenge of lockdown life, Sasha Mills is hopeful that when we finally reach the other side of the rainbow there will be a better mental health service waiting.
Do we prefer man-made disasters to natural ones?
Amid the chaos of frightening facts and deadly conspiracy theories, we ask: do we prefer man-made disasters to natural ones? You've given us some...
SHORTS: The Future of the Climate Movement
With empty roads and not a plane in sight some might see global lockdown as a quick-fix to the climate crisis. How can the...
Public Enemy Number One: Cancel Culture and its Targets
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