Oxford University LGBTQ+ Society has issued a statement after a number of individuals hijacked a panel event with racist and homophobic slurs.
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Somerville College announces full fossil fuel divestment
Somerville College, Oxford has announced that it is to fully divest from its remaining investments in fossil fuels by July 2021. The College, which has an endowment fund of nearly £100m, will reinvest any remaining investments in fossil fuels into “green investments,” a statement on the College’s website said. Somerville has already divested £400,000 worth Read More…
Oxford updates students on plan for Trinity return
Most Oxford undegraduate students will not return to face-to-face teaching until mid-April at the earliest, the University has told students today via email. The University noted that because the first potential date for the easing of lockdown restrictions, March 8th, comes at the end of Hilary term 2021, “teaching will continue to take place online Read More…
Oxford to host online European Reception
Oxford will this weekend host an online European Reception, the first time the annual event will be hosted online instead of in the Town Hall. The meeting will be hosted on Saturday by the Lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Mark Lygo, and will include leaders from Europe as well as across Oxfordshire. Two of Oxford’s Read More…
Christ Church to participate in Reach Scholarship from 2021/22
Christ Church, Oxford, has opted to join a number of other colleges which fund a Reach Scholar, a student from an economically disadvantaged nation who might otherwise struggle to study for a degree at Oxford or in their home country.
Somerville College defends unconscious bias training after Free Speech Union criticism
Somerville College have defended its stance on unconscious bias training, but clarified that students will not be censured for not completing it.
City Council to invest £50m in retrofitting homes
Oxford City Council (OCC) has announced that it will spend £50m retrofitting and improving the energy efficiency of council housing in Oxford. The investment aims to ensure all council tenants are living in a property which meets at least the UK Government’s Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C rating by 2030, which is the third Read More…
Oxford City Council backs National Empty Homes Week
Oxford City Council has today released a statement calling for “owners to bring empty properties back into use” as part of National Empty Homes Week.
Oxford defends professorship name change despite national security fears
Oxford University has renamed the Wykeham chair of physics to the Tencent-Wykeham professorship, and in return are set to receive a £700,000 donation from Chinese company Tencent. This professorship, named after Bishop William of Wykeham who founded New College in 1379, was established in 1900 as part of a cohort of professorships in the bishop’s Read More…
The Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: where are we now?
After the UK reached its vaccination goal of 15 million first doses of the vaccine for COVID-19 administered by Monday 15th February 2021, there is increasing optimism in our efforts to fight the pandemic.