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New scholarship created for Afghan women at Oxford

One scholarship will be awarded to a woman of Afghan descent to study at the University of Oxford each year in a new endowment from the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Trust.

Former L’Oreal CEO donates £30m for new Worcester College library

Worcester College has submitted a  planning application for a new £30 million library, funded entirely by a donation from alumnus and former CEO of L’Oréal Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones.

University style guide criticised by international students 

A style guide issued by the University of Oxford advises staff to use “plain English” to avoid confusing international students.

St Anne’s to close nursery called a ‘lifeline’ for women at Oxford

St Anne’s College will close its day nursery, ending an institution that was pivotal in supporting women students and academics at the University of Oxford.

Keep the Libraries Going

This last week I was in Boston, combining professional business with further fundraising activities. Two days were spent attending the Annual Meeting of the...

Eights’ Thrill Approach

As the nights get shorter, the river becomes more crowded with punts, tourists in row-boats, and the hundreds of rowers cramming in as many...

Teddy Hall Breeze to Cuppers Sailing Success

Sailing across the University has blossomed over the last few months, with the Oxford 1st team coming second over the Easter vacation in the...

Kings Can’t Put Out Flames

The Oxford Kings threw away an early and commanding lead to lose narrowly to the Richmond Flames. After a win against the Enfield Sidewinders...

5 Aside Alive

With lots of fast-paced games and plenty of showboating to view, 5-a-side cuppers is the perfect spectator’s antidote to the windswept and rain-drenched 11-...

Peters Shock Victory

Corpus Christi 24 all out St Peters 28-1 One would not have been wrong to think that a match in the second round of...

Varsity Triumph for Men’s Blues

Men’s Blues 113:99 Women’s Blues 90:100 Men’s Seconds 96:114 Women’s Seconds 69:119 The many spectators that braved the variable weather conditions to watch the...

"Traitor" MP Left in Lurch

The City Council, an Oxford Mail front page and the suspended Labour “MP for Baghdad” caused confusion for students on both sides of the...

Resignations Plague OUSU

Two Student Union (OUSU) executive officers have resigned and the position of at least a third is doubt this week as disagreements continue over...

Home News

St. John’s undergraduates passed a JCR motion last Sunday to buy a bulldozer. Impending debate with the SCR over rents and charges prompted the...

Duck Tales

Despite threats made via e-mail Cherwell to stop slanderous allegations against them, ducks continue to make prominent news. Those the LMH quad wandered across...

Vice Chancellor Mystery

Just weeks after the elections for the Oxford Chancellor, the University is already turning its attention to filling another major position, Vice- Chancellor. But...

Shambolic Finals

French finalists were dealt yet another blow last Thursday when the Chairman of Examiners and the Proctors issued a letter stating that the listening...

Colleges Deny "Rent Conspiracy"

A number of JCR Presidents believe that an inter-collegiate conspiracy is to blame for soaring student accommodation costs across Oxford University. Suspicions were raised after...

Mansfield Fire Failure

Faulty electrics at Mansfield College were the cause of a fire which left undergraduates without a computer room last week. Students, tutors and staff...

Don Demands Carnal Knowledge

A retired Oxford University lecturer wants to see sex education focused on the practicalities of how to be a good lover, according to an...

Tories Target Top-Up Fees

The University has controversially adopted policy in support of top-up fees in the same week that the Conservative party pledged to eliminate all university...

Vitamin Value

Vitamin supplements are ineffective, a study by Oxford scientists has shown writes Rosa Silverman. While millions of Britons have been taking these pills in...

Atwood

Margaret Atwood, acclaimed Canadian writer and former Booker Prize winner, is to visit Oxford this week to promote her new novel, Oryx and Crake....

JCR Pres Resigns

Penny Berrill resigned as Hilda’s JCR president this week, citing ill health as the reason why she could not continue in Oxford this term....

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