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Oxford professors recognised on New Year Honours List

Professor of Poetry, Geoffrey Hill and Professor of the History of the Church, Diarmaid MacCullough, have both become KBEs as part of the New Year Honours List. …

Study analyses the role of Twitter in protest movements

A timely Oxford study looks at how Twitter and social media are used in protests and riots…

Oxford Bag Back-to-Back Varsity Victories

The Dark Blues triumphed over their fierce rivals with a convincing Twickenham victory.…

Residents’ concern over Sainsbury’s coming to Summertown

Sainsbury's will this Spring become the fourth supermarket in Banbury Road, prompting a petition and concern from local residents, councillors and business owners.…

Long lost Tolkien letters returned to Oxfordshire library

Letters from J.R.R. Tolkien to Deddington Library are returned after being loaned out in 2000. 1956 correspondence will now go on display.…

New scholarships “to train future world leaders”

Ten new scholarships are announced by the University's new Blavatnik School of Government, intended to rival the US in teaching future world leaders from all over the globe.…

Quarter of physically disabled students are victims of hate crime

NUS survey reveals high levels of prejudice against disabled students nationally but few incidents are reported. OUSU to conduct survey of Oxford students next term.…

32 black students accepted to Oxford – highest figure in ten years

Oxford acceptance rates of black students are up from 8.8 to 14 percent. More needs to be done at an earlier level say student representatives.…

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