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Nov 25, 2023 | 
cherwell.org | Cem Kozanoglu |Bintia Dennog
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss spoke in a packed town hall at an event organised by the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) yesterday evening.
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
cherwell.org | Bintia Dennog
Student Council has resolved that the Rules of Council will be the same as they were at the end of Trinity Term, with the exception of meetings being held twice a term, down from four. This follows accusations of the SU Trustee Board acting unconstitutionally by changing the rules without the consultation of the Student Council.
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Oct 20, 2023 | 
cherwell.org | Bintia Dennog
Oxford’s first day of admission testing has led to distress amongst applicants. The paper for the English Literature Assessment Test (ELAT) was reportedly from the previous year and technical errors led to delays, provoking outrage on X, formerly known as Twitter. Last year, Oxford announced that they would no longer use Cambridge Admissions Assessment Testing for their testing, which is set to be discontinued in 2024.
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Oct 14, 2023 | 
cherwell.org | Jakub Trybull |Bintia Dennog
Students alongside members of Extinction Rebellion (XR) Oxford gathered outside the Examination Schools to protest the University’s invitation to Equinor to set-up at its STEM Careers Fair. Protesters see the invitation as an endorsement, saying that it goes against the University’s sustainability commitments and targets for Net Zero.
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Oct 5, 2023 | 
cherwell.org | Bintia Dennog
CW: abortionThe ‘pro-life’ Students for Life society has once again been the cause for protests at the Student Union Freshers’ Fair. One protestor held up an “Abortion is a Human Right” sign in front of the stall, while two sabbatical officers – the VP Activities and Community and the VP UG Education and Access – joined in, holding up an SU infographic about abortions. In previous years there were similar protests, with various student societies criticizing the stand.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
en.mogaznews.com | Sabrina Miller |Bintia Dennog |Lorna Perry
Students at Oxford University's St Catherine's College are forced to study in ...
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Sabrina Miller |Bintia Dennog |Lorna Perry
Oxford University students are being forced to study in marquees and share bedrooms after crumbling concrete was discovered at a college. St Catherine's College was forced to close its library, dining hall and 152 bedrooms after discovering reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), which is prone to collapse. The college, which was founded in 1981, has erected several marquees in the gardens to be used as a makeshift dining room, common room and study space.
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Sep 23, 2023 | 
cherwell.org | Bintia Dennog
Sharing rooms between two students with a mattress on the floor is being considered by St Catherine’s College as an option of last resort to make up for accommodation affected by RAAC. An email from the St Catz JCR president revealed that the college is looking to secure additional on-site accommodation and spare rooms in other colleges, after 152 bedrooms were previously found to be affected by RAAC. The college is also exploring a room-sharing option.
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Sep 22, 2023 | 
cherwell.org | Bintia Dennog
Cherwell can exclusively reveal what’s planned in the final term of the Oxford Union’s bicentenary anniversary. The line-up of notable speakers includes actor Tom Hanks, American politician Nancy Pelosi, and rapper Aitch. Nancy Pelosi, the former Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives, will be delivering the Union’s annual Benazir Bhutto Memorial Lecture, honouring the previous Union President who went on to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
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Sep 16, 2023 | 
cherwell.org | Bintia Dennog
After placing first in the The Sunday Times and The Times “Good University” ranking last year, Oxford has fallen down to second place in the 2024 rankings. While it still ranked first in the South-East region, St Andrews has come out on top overall. The ranking is based on teaching value, student experience, research quality, entry standards, graduate prospects, first-class and upper-second-class (2:1) degrees, staff-student ratio, and the continuation rate.
