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A whistle-stop tour of Oxford’s women’s societies

What can all these women’s societies be fighting for? To find out, I spoke to eight of their presidents. 

SU apologises to former president over ‘unfounded’ suspension

The Student Union (SU) has released a statement apologising to former president Danial Hussain for “fail in its responsibilities, and in particular its duty...

Oxford’s long vacation vexation

How to explain the notoriously overworked Oxford student’s counter-intuitive desire for more time spent studying? The answer lies deeper than a simple enthusiasm for hitting the books.

SU provides updates on Transformation Period

The Oxford Student Union (SU) has released further details on the 12-month transformation period, which it entered late in March, denying reports of a...

SU-supported College Disparities Campaign launches to create equal ‘Oxford experience’

Following the release of The College Disparities Report, a subsequent College Disparities Campaign has announced its launch. The Campaign uses the findings of the...

Why you should be political

Many of us have been told that the only political thing we must always do, and the most important thing we can do, is...

SU campaign appalled at Oxford Literary Festival for hosting ‘gender-critical’ sportswoman Sharron Davies

On Sunday 17 March, the Oxford Student Union LGBTQ+ Campaign issued a statement against the Oxford Literary Festival for hosting Sharron Davies in their ...

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.

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.”

Student Union to condemn Oxford Union for controversial speakers

The Student Council has passed a motion mandating the SU condemn the Oxford Union for inviting Ben Shapiro, Katie Hopkins, and Charlie Kirk. The motion...

Protests at the Students for Life Freshers’ Fair stall include two SU sabbatical officers

CW: abortion The ‘pro-life’ Students for Life society has once again been the cause for protests at the Student Union Freshers’ Fair. One protestor held...

Former SU President-Elect who resigned over insensitive social media posts releases book detailing harassment and “injustice”

Rashmi Samant was elected as the first female Indian president of the Student Union in February 2021. However, within five days of her appointment,...

The Case for No: Why JCRs should motion to disaffiliate from the National Union of Students

In the last 6 months, student unions from the universities of Warwick, Brighton, Queen Mary and Reading all voted to disaffiliate for essentially the same matters I am now raising for debate: how the NUS treats Jewish students.

University prevents Union freshers’ fair ban by treating them as a student society

The Oxford Union will not be banned from the freshers’ fair after the University has decided to treat them as a student society, despite...

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