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Think tank publishes report calling for centralised Oxbridge admissions

The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) has published a new report advocating for centralised admissions procedures for applications to the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, arguing that the current collegiate system increases the opacity and complexity for applicants and their teachers.

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St Catz reopens dining hall following RAAC renovations

St Catherine’s College has reopened its dining hall, following more than two years of disruption caused by the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in parts of its estate.

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Violent clash outside Oxford Union during visit of Sudanese prime minister

A violent altercation broke out between the entourage of Prime Minister Kamil Idris of Sudan and protesters during Idris’ visit to the Oxford Union on Wednesday, 13th May. The incident occurred as Idris was exiting the Union after participating in a speaker event.

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Oxford and UN launch peace and security fellowship

The University of Oxford and the United Nations have launched a new Peace and Security Fellowship.

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They’re all saying it

The REAL election '08The wonderfully named Guido Westerwelle, leader of Germany's centre-right liberal Free Democrats, has taken after Hillary Clinton (and everyone else) and...

Slightly off-topic

Enough about this FA Cup magic nonsense already! There's one reason why no one cares about the FA Cup any more. The final's no...

The REAL election ‘08

Welcome back, and happy new year. Three weeks tomorrow, the state of Hesse goes to the polls in the regional elections certain to get...

Union Re-Poll to Go Ahead Unchanged

The re-poll of last term’s overturned Union election will go ahead in 2nd week of this term, as the Appellate Board publishes its final...

Exhibition Review: Joan Eardley at the RSA, Edinburgh

Vibrant and varied, Joan Eardley is well worth seeing for the artist’s influence on Scottish painting and for the expressive nature of her work,...

Oxford student named as Bhutto successor

Assassinated Pakistan ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s son Bilawal has been appointed chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) along with his father, Asif Ali...

Ski Trip Student Dies of Hypothermia

A Keble student has died of hypothermia on a skiing holiday after becoming lost trying to get back to his chalet.Jonathan Hard, 21, who...

Benazir Bhutto Assassinated

Pakistani former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has today been assassinated. Bhutto was killed at a campaign rally when a suicide bomber shot her in...

Omkar sentence upheld

The Appellate Board investigating this term’s Union tribunal against Krishna Omkar has fully upheld the original verdict and sentence. The appeal hearing held on...

Merry Christmas to all our racist readers

The PC stagnation hasn’t quite hit the banks of the River Main yet. Blair’s Christmas card bloomer a few years ago changed things slightly...

It’s time for change

Three months ago I launched this blog as a German press review. Well, ideas have moved on, and I’m now re-launching it with a...

Tribunal verdict upheld

The Appellate Board held today to hear Krishna Omkar's appeal against the tribunal verdict that found him guilty of electoral malpractice, disqualifying him from...

Crossing continents with Facebook’s help

I came across a "German Newspaper Front Pages" application on Facebook. I thought it went well with this blog. Its description tells us:This application...

Dead Beat — The Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries, by Marilyn Johnson

A book review by Christopher Perfect The obituary pages of a newspaper do not immediately strike one as the richest resource for a life-affirming...

Finally, the Brits beat the Germans at something: scandals

The good news: We beat Germany, and it wasn't even in a war.The bad news: It wasn't a penalty shootout either. It was a...

‘Culture of arrogance’ says Union Tribunal

UPDATED Thursday 6th December A report issued by the tribunal investigating last term’s Union Presidential election is highly critical of key figures involved in...

A week in pictures: MT 2007, 8th week

Pictures from the protests outside the Oxford Union debate, Monday 26th November: Send us yours! [email protected]

Smile! You’re live on German TV

You don’t need to know German to get this. I’ve already complained about the blogs on N24 before, but here’s a new irritation. Michaela...

Union election result overturned

Following a tribunal concerning the result of Michaelmas term's Union elections Krishna Omkar's Presidency was overturned on Sunday night. In an official statement, the...

And I leave you with news that…

Michaelmas officially ends at midnight tonight, so I thought I should finish the term with a piece of good news featured in Die Welt....

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