Food Fight! Oxford and Cambridge compete to tackle food poverty
This summer, the long-anticipated ‘Great Oxbridge BOGOF’ will be returning for its 3rd run. The food drive competition is run by the charity ‘Because...
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative finds gender disparities in access to education within poor households
Completed by the United Nations Development Program and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), the study found that one in six of the world’s poor live in households where no woman or girl has completed six years of education but at least one man or boy has.
Oxford awarded for anti-poverty work
Oxford has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its anti-poverty work. The award was presented to the university by Prince Charles and Camilla...
John Bird: Tackling the big issues
John Bird talks about the possible solutions to homelessness and the role that the Big Issue plays on the streets
A life on the streets of Oxford
Michael Jacob records a few days in the life of rough-sleeper Chad