Hilda’s alumna picks up prestigious prize
St Hilda’s alumna Katherine Parkinson has won a BAFTA for her performance in the IT Crowd. Parkinson played the lovable but slightly clueless Jen Barber in the popular Channel 4 comedy. She...
View ArticleOxford “closest” to gaining Living Wage status
A paper recommending that Oxford becomes an official Living Wage employer was handed to a University committee this week. During the committee meeting, students took to Wellington Square outside the...
View ArticleOUSU support for On Your Doorstep
This week, OUSU publishes the result of its survey on student attitudes towards homelessness, which was completed by over 1,100 Oxford students. Ninety-four per cent of respondents recognised that...
View ArticleOxford researcher pleads guilty on tunnel charge
The police have been accused of a breach of academic liberty after an Oxford academic was arrested for breaking into a disused railway tunnels for his PhD research. Dr Bradley Garrett, who is a...
View ArticleRugby captain replies to SU: “we’ve taken steps to change”
Wadham’s rugby captain has circulated an open letter to the College SU clarifying the club’s stance on lad culture. The letter was circulated by the student in response to questions during SU hustings...
View ArticleOxford VC to push for independent fee-setting power
The University’s Vice Chancellor intends to push for “variable fees” in a meeting with a top politician next week, a leaked email has revealed. A copy of the agenda, sent to OUSU sabbatical officers,...
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