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OUSU saves students £150,000

A successful intervention by OUSU has saved freshers taking  year abroad in 2013/14 almost £3000 each. The lowering of fees will apply to students studying Arabic, Russian and European and…

Electricity adds everything up

A University study has been published in Current Biology, claiming that maths skills could be boosted for up to six months by applying random electrical noise to the brain. The…

Star Trek: Make changes and prosper

Star Trek: Make changes and prosper

When reviving a franchise in this day and age, studios seem to have two different concerns that they often attempt to address.  They want the film to be embraced by…

10k Town and Gown £100k

10k Town and Gown £100k

Almost 4,000 runners took part in the 32nd Oxford Town and Gown 10k charity race in aid of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign on Sunday morning. The main race took place…

Jubilant Jesus jump to number one

Jubilant Jesus jump to number one

Jesus students are among the most satisfied with their college experience, followed closely by students at Merton, New and St John’s, while graduates at colleges including St Cross, Linacre and…

The future’s orange for Univ students

The future’s orange for Univ students

A group of students at University College held a fundraising tan-athon on Tuesday to raise money for charity. The tanning team hoped to raise £400 by the day of the…

Tourist dies in Carfax tumble

Shoppers and traders were shocked on Monday, to witness a man plunge to his death from Carfax Tower in the town centre. The 39-year-old man, who has not yet been…

Summer Eights: the stuff of fantasy

Summer Eights: the stuff of fantasy

A new website has been launched which allows users to create their own fantasy crews from the college rowers entered into Summer Eights. Fantasybumps.co.uk went live on Tuesday, and applies…