Brasenose and St Peter’s hit by power outages
Brasenose, St Peter's and the Oxford Union have faced power outages in the last week due to technical faults at a local power station....
New hotel opening on Broad Street
The Store, a new, high-class modern hotel, is set to open in May on Broad Street beside Waterstones. With construction reaching an end – after having blocked the corner of Broad Street opposite Balliol College for the past few years – details of the establishment have finally been released.
Student Union Chair resigns over alleged undemocratic Board practices
Chair of Student Council Isaac Chase-Rahman resigned at a meeting on 27 February in protest of “disregard for democratic principles” by “SU’s leadership and Trustee Board,” which struck down two motions of no confidence. The Returning Officer Joe Bell also resigned prior to this meeting.
The Oxford college named after a fascist
There have been no protests, no outrage, over the fact that a fascist pedophile, who stood for everything our modern society should abhor, continues to be unambiguously celebrated by the university authorities.
Oxford to host new AI research hub
The University of Oxford is set to share in an £80 million pound investment to launch foundational new AI research. The investment will provide...
“What you’re seeing is a distillation of millions of person hours into a two hour movie.”
Have you ever wondered how James Bond jumps out of an aeroplane? How Interstellar’s astronaut Cooper enters a black hole? How Rocky rides the...
A New Yorker Reviews Oxford Shake Shack
Shake Shack is more than a fast food restaurant to me. I’d go there on half days with friends or eat and talk for...
Corpus Christi College disaffiliates from Student Union
Corpus Christi College voted overwhelmingly, with no vote against and one abstention, to disaffiliate from the Student Union at a JCR meeting on 18 February, citing the SU’s “controversies and ineffectiveness.” The disaffiliation will go into effect at Corpus's pizza party with the SU-funded pizza they recently won.
Jesus JCR votes to recommend abolishing free Second Hall for committee members
At its third meeting of Hilary term, the Jesus College JCR committee passed the motion to recommend that the College abolish free second hall for JCR committee members.
Cambridge students punished for behaviour at Michaelmas sports day swap to Balliol
Athletes from St John’s College, Cambridge were punished with over 130 hours of community service for their bad behaviour at a sports day swap at Balliol College last term. The behaviour involved verbal abuse, as well as urinating and spilling beer indoors.
Student Union to lobby University and colleges to cut ties with “unethical” companies, including Home Office
The Student Union (SU) has voted in favour of the “Divestment” motion that mandates SU Sabbatical Officers to lobby Oxford University and its colleges to sever all ties with any company or organisation meeting certain criteria – including those “which a reasonable person would believe to be involved in unethical conduct.”
Tesla to build permanent base in Oxfordshire
Tesla is opening its first site in Oxfordshire in a technology park located south of Bicester. Albion Land's Catalyst Park in Bicester is designed for advanced manufacturing sectors and technology, and will house Tesla’s newest outlet.
History, philosophy, and theology top the list of most popular Oxford degrees
New data from the UCAS 2023 undergraduate application cycle show that Oxford degrees classified as historical, philosophical, and religious studies were the most popular for undergraduate study.
All Souls College to hold open evenings targeting female, non-binary, and BAME candidates
All Souls College, Oxford University’s most selective graduate college, is holding two Examination Fellowship open evenings at the end of term targeting women and gender minorities, an annual initiative since 2008, and ethnic minority students, introduced in 2019.
