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Ella Richards

Interview: Evan Davis

Ella Richards talks to Evan Davis about Newsnight and filling Jeremy Paxman's shoes

Electoral changes at the Union: should you bother voting?

Ella Richards argues that even with the vote's problems introducing RON, slates and online campaigning is a step in the right direction

Students wear white ribbons in support of anti-violence

Students have been wearing white ribbons this week in support of the campaign to end violence against women

Union President writes open letter to speakers

Ben Sullivan has sent an open letter to all upcoming Union speakers encouraging them to attend

Resignation of Union Librarian-Elect suspended by SAM

Mehrunissa Sajjad’s automatic resignation to be discussed at debate on Thursday thanks to a Special Ammendment Motion after she fails to attend Library Committee meetings this term

‘No Confidence’ motion proposed against Union President

Ben Sullivan chairs first Union event since his arrest as over 30 members sign a petition calling for a debate of 'No Confidence' next Thursday

Mayank Banerjee wins Union presidency

Banerjee beats Crawford Jamieson in an election marred by controversy

Godfrey Bloom insults disabled student at the Union

VIDEO: Ex-UKIP MEP compares student to Richard III during Union debate

Academics strike back in two-hour boycott

Oxford UCU members hold afternoon strike to protest recent pay cuts

Student loans privatised

In a move that has proved controversial with students, the government has announced the sale of around £900 million worth of student loans to a private company

Courting controversy at Worcester

Worcester has announced plans to build a lecture theatre on on of its tennis courts

New College ball profits under discussion

Confusion was caused at New College this week over the spending of £600 of last year’s Ball’s profit

Ex-BBC boss comes to Oxford

George Entwistle, the form Director General of the BBC, has enrolled as a master's student at Oxford

New figures show rise in university admissions

University admissions are back to their pre-2011 level, according to new figures released by the Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS)