Black History Month 2020 marks the launch of the Oxford Coalition of Black Communities and Communities of Colour, as well as a manifesto dedicated to racial equality within Oxford.
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UN Leaders’ Pledge for Nature promises to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030
Leading up to the UN Summit on Biodiversity, 70 world leaders endorsed a Leaders’ Pledge for Nature, committing to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. This took place, virtually, at the UNDP Nature of Life Hub at the end of September, with many leaders submitting video endorsements from their home countries. This is a pressing issue, Read More…
St Catherine’s College issues U-turn over body camera threat
St Catherine’s College has issued a statement to The Oxford Blue indicating an apparent reversal of its earlier decision to issue body cameras to its junior deans and porters.
Oxford Climate Justice Campaign calls on University to tackle climate crisis and ‘systemic racism’
Oxford University Climate Justice Campaign (OCJC) has renewed its calls for the University and its colleges to take greater action to reduce their contribution to the climate crisis and climate-driven injustices.
Magdalen imposes new restrictions on freshers after two large gatherings reported
Magdalen will tighten its rules on social interactions, banning first years from hosting any guests in their rooms or any other part of the College.
The Oxford Blue’s Bargains: helping our local businesses thrive
We have compiled a list of our favourite local independent businesses to create a discount scheme, to encourage our readers to shop at these locations, providing them with much-needed revenue.
2020 had warmest September on record, data shows
According to monthly data collected by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), September 2020 was the warmest on record, with global average surface air temperatures 0.05 degrees warmer than 2019, and 0.63 degrees warmer than the average between 1981-2010.
Wadham Fellow awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
Wadham emeritus fellow Sir Roger Penrose has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on black holes, it was announced today.
St Catherine’s College issues body cameras after breach of Covid guidelines
St Catherine’s College is providing porters and junior deans with body cameras to enable them to “identify individuals in breach of regulations”, according to an email seen by The Oxford Blue.
Oil giants push for COP26 involvement in talks with UK government
Documents obtained by the advocacy group, Culture Unstained, have revealed that fossil fuel firms BP, Shell, and Equinor have held at least 13 meetings with UK government officials over the last twelve months in a bid to gain exposure at COP26, the crucial UN Conference on Climate Change set to be held in Glasgow in Read More…