Wadham emeritus fellow Sir Roger Penrose has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on black holes, it was announced today.
Author: Lois Heslop
Former Oxford Visiting Professor revealed as “sex-pest” amid reports he sexually harassed students
Former Australian High Court Justice and Oxford Visiting Professor John Dyson Heydon reportedly harassed a number of female students, a two-year long Sydney Morning Herald investigation has revealed. An inquiry by the Australian High Court also found that “Sex-pest” Heydon sexually harassed six female legal associates. The Oxford Blue has learned that he resigned his Read More…
Christ Church professor sentenced to jail over child abuse images
Oxford theology professor and former pastor Jan Joosten has been sentenced to a year in prison and placed on the sex offender register in France for downloading 28,000 child abuse images and videos. Joosten, 61, has held the Regius professorship of Hebrew at Oxford since 2014, and is affiliated with Christ Church. Agence France-Presse reported that Read More…
Oxford University delays publishing diversity data
Oxford University has delayed publishing diversity breakdowns of admissions data because of ‘world events’, HuffPost UK has revealed. In an email, circulated internally to staff on Wednesday afternoon, university leadership said that they “feel strongly that this is not the right time to share our data”. The data, which is released each year after the Read More…
An insight into virtual evensong
Lois Heslop gains an insight into the challenges and unexpected delights of stay-at-home choir.
Oxford coronavirus vaccine successful in monkey study
The Oxford coronavirus vaccine successfully blocked the virus in monkeys, a study has showed.
Interview: Hannah Witton
“Do all of our passions and causes that we care about even matter during a pandemic? Should I even be talking about them right now? I do think it’s important to be hammering on about the causes you care about in an appropriate way.”
Journalism Live Event: Camilla Long
Outspoken, opinionated, and affectionately nicknamed “Rita Skeeter” by our team, the sensational Camilla Long is Zooming in with The Blue for an hour on Wednesday of 3rd week.
Christ Church Tom Tower Lights Up Blue for the NHS
Christ Church’s iconic Tom Tower, designed by Christopher Wren, was lit up in bright blue tonight to mark this week’s nationwide NHS Clap for Carers. Christ Church alumnus Dr Evan Edmond, who has been redeployed to work in the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford during the pandemic, switched on the light. Medical student David Kim, who is also Read More…
Oxford coronavirus vaccine to begin human trials on Thursday
A Covid-19 vaccine being developed at Oxford University will begin human trials on Thursday, according to the Health Secretary.