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‘Emergency Brake’ on student visas leaves Oxford students facing uncertainty

Students at the University of Oxford are facing uncertainty after the UK government imposed an “emergency brake” on new study visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan.

Significant Arabic manuscript collection donated to St John’s College Library

St John’s College Library has received a significant donation of Arabic-script manuscripts.

Reported sexual misconduct at Oxford University Hospitals lead to six dismissals

CW: Sexual harassment New data reveals that six staff members at Oxford University Hospitals NHS...

Oxford and Liverpool universities join forces in landmark partnership

The University of Oxford has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Liverpool, Oxfordshire County Council, and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

Council turns down St Cross extension

Proposal to extend the St Cross West Quadrangle rejected by Oxford City Council

Students in anti fee privatization protest

Oxford students joined their colleagues across the UK earlier this week to protest against the sale of student debt to private companies, announced by the government in in June

Benet’s looking to accept women

St Benet's Master reveals he is making plans to allow women to study

Students protest against loan privatisation

Students demonstrate outside the Clarendon Building over government loan sell-off

Nanoparticles may help treat mystery cases of infertility

Oxford academics investigate how nanoparticles can aid research into infertility

Merton introduces equalities committee

An equal opportunities committee has been introduced at Merton to improve the voice of traditionally underrepresented groups

Sunday Times ends Oxford Literary Festival sponsorship

The Sunday Times has opted not to continued with its ten-year sponsorship of the Oxford Literary Festival

Landslide victory for Louis Trup

L J Trup wins the OUSU presidency with a total of 1685 first preference votes

OUSU electoral candidate asked to stand down

In a last minute development in this year’s OUSU election campaign, a visiting student has been asked by OUSU Returning Officer Nick Cooper to step down from running for the role of International Student Officer

Democracy to remain intact at Teddy Hall

JCR presidential candidate who proposed declaring himself ‘Lord Marshal' and deleting the constitution is defeated

Bartram slate accepts complaint over "misleading voters"

Student politicians forced to revoke claim that 'we're not student politicians'

Novice pentathletes put on a good show

Anna Murphy relays the details of last weekend's Novices Modern Pentathlon varsity match.

"Sexist embarrassment" condemned

A St Hugh's drinking society has apologised for invites it sent to a 'fox hunt' in the wake of widespread criticism

OUSU candidates in website controversy

Jane4Change is revealed to have 'stolen' its website from another company whilst Alex Bartram comes under fire for his use of NationBuilder

Languages in decline

The number of students studying modern foreign languages has dropped significantly in the last few years

Kebab van owner Ali becomes JCR honorary member

St. Anne's votes to make Ali the second honorary member of their JCR

Wadham tortoise survives fire

A blaze started by the tortoise's UV lamp prompted a visit from the Oxford Fire Service

Magdalen plans library renovation

Students will be unable to access college library during building work to expand the space available

New votes against gambling JCR funds

A motion to give a member of the JCR gambling money to increase the budget fails

Social sciences most employable

Students of social science are most likely to be in a job after they graduate, according to a new study

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