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University releases plans for net zero carbon and net biodiversity gains by 2035
The University of Oxford has today released its draft Environmental Sustainability Strategy, with plans to reach net zero carbon emissions and a net gain in biodiversity by 2035.
“I sconce anyone who only got into Oxford because they are black”, an Interview with Barrister Alexandra Wilson.
My interview style seems, in hindsight, to be somewhere between babbling and obsequious. I was anxious to meet Alexandra, she is a celebrity on legal Twitter alongside the likes of the Secret Barrister and Joanna Hardy. I flicked through my notebook which had long winding questions about her time at Oxford, her journey to the Read More…
History: A Balanced BA in Five Texts
This is Part of a mini series of “Ideal Reading Lists”, curated by Books and Literature Editor Tommaso Crestani.
University must act, or risks failing its international students, letter warns
A letter written and signed by hundreds of international students from across Oxford’s colleges has urged the University to take immediate action to ensure that overseas students can live and study safely and affordably in Michaelmas term. Addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Louise Richardson, the letter warns; “International students are currently exposed to the inflation Read More…
The damage done this Results Day is severe, yet ultimately unsurprising
Annabelle Grigg discusses what this year’s Results Day reveals about the current government and wider education system.
8 things you need to know about the University’s arrangements for Michaelmas
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Martin Williams, has written to Oxford students today to outline preparations for their anticipated return in the autumn, as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
New report shows increase in Oxford students accessing counselling services last year
The University of Oxford today published an annual review of its Student Welfare and Support Services.
Amidst the pandemic, 71% of Europeans support universal basic income
With the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a substantial increase in support for radical solutions amongst Europeans. Professor Timothy Garton, a renowned Oxford academic, led a team of researchers who published this groundbreaking survey on 7th May 2020. The survey’s findings indicated that over half (53%) of young Europeans believe that authoritarian states are better Read More…
BREAKING: University rejects SU motion to ban ‘academic hate speech’
Oxford University has released a ‘Statement on the Importance of Free Speech,’ and has rejected the Academic Hate Speech motion that was passed by Oxford SU student council on Thursday. The University told The Blue: ‘I can confirm that the University has no plans to censor reading materials assigned by our academics.’