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New scholarship created for Afghan women at Oxford

One scholarship will be awarded to a woman of Afghan descent to study at the University of Oxford each year in a new endowment from the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Trust.

Former L’Oreal CEO donates £30m for new Worcester College library

Worcester College has submitted a planning application for a new £30 million library, funded entirely by a donation from alumnus and former CEO of L’Oréal Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones.

University style guide criticised by international students

A style guide issued by the University of Oxford advises staff to use “plain English” to avoid confusing international students.

St Anne’s to close nursery called a ‘lifeline’ for women at Oxford

St Anne’s College will close its day nursery, ending an institution that was pivotal in supporting women students and academics at the University of Oxford.

Live DJs and projected brainwaves light up Oxford’s first ‘biohacking party’

The event aimed to “bring biohacking out of the lecture theatre” and engage students in "ideas around human performance and longevity”.

Oxford University wins at local climate awards

Oxford University Raff Lab and Wadham College were among the winners at this year’s Oxford Climate Awards.

The psyche behind a museum gift shop

Like most soon-to-be finalists, I spent the majority of my summer vacation after second year researching and preparing for my dissertation.

Oxford’s art scene: A picture still being painted

Who gets to make art, who gets to see it, and whose art history gets told? Oxford’s artistic identity may seem firmly established: the...

Behind glass: Lighthouse Productions’ ‘The Seagull’

The thematic potency and the overall success of Lighthouse Productions’ iteration of Anton Chekhov’s 'The Seagull' all came together in a great and terrible revelation.

Can students still afford to choose?

There’s much about the experience of studying at Oxford that makes it truly unique compared to other universities. There’s the almost millennium-old tradition of...

The insidious advertising of women in sport

All advertising sells a dream, Mad Men style: the aftershave, the sports car. Here the dream is sport itself, betting on it, and the opportunities it gives you.

The paradox of uniformity: Who do we dress for?

Walking to chapel on a mid-winter Wednesday morning, you could almost be certain to hear a teacher’s anguished cry: “Take those hoop earrings out!”...

Acts of time, physical giving, and words of touch

Ask someone their love language, and they’ll probably have an answer. They might even pull out online test results.

Oxford SU launches pantry scheme to improve food access

The Oxford Student Union (SU) has introduced a pantry scheme to provide students with access to food and day-to-day essentials. The pilot project, led by the SU President for Undergraduates Zagham Farhan, will run throughout Michaelmas term.

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