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Graduate artists come together for show at Willesden Gallery
Life Celebrating the shifting landscape, artist Dhama Thanigasapapathy has new artwork shown in an exhibition at Willesden Gallery. Thanigasapapathy is a contemporary artist who specialises in nature and landscape using oil paints on canvas among other materials. She previously worked in IT for nearly 30 years before transitioning to fine art, getting her BA (Hons) degree from the Open College of the Arts (OCA) last year where she joined the group ArtLab2023.
Investigating Concrete Properties Using Dielectric Constant from Ground Penetrating Radar Scans
This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticle by Jonathan M. Taylor and Isabel M. Morris * Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, USA * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
A chance to save
Today, as Rolla’s population grows, so does the number of animals who are abandoned, neglected, and abused. The Rolla Animal Shelter strives to adopt out every animal under their care to a loving family, but recently, they’ve had to turn down animals because the shelter is becoming unusable. S.A.V.E is an organization that can help finance the building of a new facility and continue to find safe and loving homes for the stray animals of Phelps County.
Cellar reaches £80k crowdfunding target
Cellar reaches £80k crowdfunding target The Cellar just might be saved The Cellar, the Oxford nightclub facing imminent closure over fire safety requirements, has raised enough money to undertake the building renovations needed to stop it from closing. The nightclub announced it had reached its £80k crowdfunding target today, an amount that will fund building work to widen the club’s fire escape to comply with city council standards and to make up for financial losses.
Brasenose wins Veggie Pledge
The Veggie Pledge scheme encourages Oxford students to reduce their meat intake during November Brasenose College has taken the Veggie Pledge title for 2018, in what has been the biggest year of pledges that Oxford has seen. With 367.9 points on the Veggie Pledge leaderboard, Brasenose was followed by Wadham (319.25) and Worcester (182.51). The Oxford Student Union reported a total of 1,660 pledges overall.
Student societies sign open letter calling for retraction of Weidel invitation
28 student societies and campaigns have signed the open letter, including the Oxford SU's Campaign for Racial Awareness and Equality. 28 student societies and campaigns have signed an open letter calling for the Oxford Union to immediately withdraw their invitation to Alice Weidel. The leader of the far-right German political party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is scheduled to speak at the Union next Wednesday, 7th November.
Oxford researchers expose ‘data thirst’ of big tech companies
The figures further reveal how vast numbers of apps are set up to convey data to big tech companies, with Google topping the list of potential recipients. Companies such as Google and Facebook receive enormous amounts of data from third party smartphone apps, according to a recent study released by University of Oxford researchers.
Historic panel relocated from Union due to clash with far-right speaker
The panel will be relocated to a college venue due to concerns over anticipated "free-speech" protests The Silk Road Panel, an event initially scheduled to take place at the Oxford Union in early November, has relocated to a college venue following concerns over “anticipated anti-free speech protests” incited by another event being hosted at the Oxford Union on the same day.
Moda de las Cholitas
Recognisable by their long black braids, colourful skirts, and wide-brimmed hats, cholitas – as the indigenous women of Bolivia are called – seemed to be the wheels powering each rural village I visited in Cochabamba, one of the nine departments (states) of Bolivia.
Hillary Clinton delivers keynote address at human rights conference
The former presidential candidate spoke on the relevance of human rights in our increasingly illiberal global climate Former US Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivered the keynote address at today’s conference marking the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at the University’s Bonavero Institute of Human Rights.
Oxford City Council calls for divestment
Oxford City Council calls for full divestment from fracking - but when will the University? Oxford climate groups have renewed calls on the University to fully divest from fossil fuels, after Oxford City Council voted overwhelmingly to disinvest their pension fund from fracking. It comes at a time when student campaigners are expected to up the pressure on the University, as tensions continue to rise over the investments of Oxford’s endowment.
Uni ‘spends £108,000’ to recruit each additional low-income student
Recent analysis by the Oxford SU also suggests no connection between the proportion of students from poorer postcodes and final exam scores Oxford University spends over £100,000 to recruit each additional student from a poorer background in its annual admissions, according to a recent analysis of Oxford’s access efforts.
OULC Women’s* Caucus demand faster action on abortion clinic safe zones
The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, has promised an announcement on the issue in September Oxford University Labour Club Women’s* Caucus have called on the Home Office to “accelerate their promised announcement” on the possible wider implementation of safe zones outside abortion clinics as a “matter of urgency”.
SU calls for meeting with Uni over banned monk’s employment
The SU condemned the University for their "clear negligence" on this issue Oxford SU has called for an “urgent meeting” with the University following revelations that the University employed a monk convicted of child sex abuse for twelve years, despite a government ban on his working with younger undergraduates.
City council proposes renaming St Clement’s ward
The St Clement's Street road name would not be changed as part of the plans Oxford City Council has proposed changing the name of St Clement’s ward to Bannister in memory of Sir Roger Bannister, an Oxford athlete and former Master of Pembroke College who passed away in March. The proposal comes as part of the council’s review of city wards, which began last November.
Protestors stage Oxford anti-Trump rally
The protestors called on Theresa May to cancel Donald Trump's visit Protestors gathered at Oxford Town Hall on Thursday to stage a rally against US President Donald Trump and his upcoming visit to the UK. The ‘Oxford Rally Against Trump’, organised by the Oxford Stand Up To Trump coalition, intended to build interest in the mass protests planned to coincide with Trump’s visit in July.
Wolfson College nursery rated ‘inadequate’
Wolfson College Day Nursery has been rated “inadequate” by an Ofsted report published on Friday. The nursery, which is run by Wolfson College’s governing body and located on the college’s grounds, was rated “inadequate” in all four areas of assessment – the lowest possible standard.
Oxford beats Cambridge in QS uni rankings
Oxford and Cambridge have swapped positions in the rankings this year, with Oxford rising from 6th place to 5th and Cambridge dropping from 5th to 6th Oxford has beaten Cambridge in the 2019 QS World University Rankings, placing among the top five universities worldwide. According to the rankings, Oxford is the UK’s best university and the 5th best university globally.
Ucas hits back at ‘racial profiling’ claims
They pledged to strengthen the voices of black, Asian and minority ethnic students Ucas has pledged to reach out to representatives of ethnic minority groups following allegations of “racial profiling”. The news comes after figures released under Freedom of Information rules revealed that black students are 22 times more likely than their white counterparts to have their university applications flagged for possible fraud by the admissions service.
PakSoc screening controversy attacked in parliament
The MP for Mitcham and Morden expressed concern at persecution towards Ahmadi Muslims, referencing last weeks film screening controversy Siobhain McDonagh MP has condemned the Oxford Pakistan Society’s reluctance to co-host a documentary screening, calling their actions a “scourge of extremism” in a parliamentary debate last week.
Oxford groups show solidarity with Jewish community after latest attack
The Chabad Jewish Centre has been the target of two attacks in one week The Oxford Labour Muslim Network (OLMN) has condemned last week’s two “racist attacks” against Oxford’s Chabad Jewish Centre, “in the strongest possible terms.” OLMN posted a scathing condemnation of the onslaughts on their Facebook page after the Oxford Jewish Student Centre suffered the second anti-Semitic attack on their premises in one week.
Merton bans trashing over fears of ‘elitism’
The deans claimed that trashing represents the University's "elitism, ostentation, and lavishness” Merton College has banned trashing within 100 yards of college premises and threatened students with disciplinary action. In an email sent to students in early May, Merton’s Junior Dean for Discipline, Rebecca Beattie, said: “Trashing is not allowed anywhere on Merton College premises and will face disciplinary action.
St Hilda’s adopts new divestment recommendations
The approved changes, initially recommended by St Hilda’s JCR Divestment Working Group, aim to align the college’s investments with the challenge of climate change The Governing Body of St Hilda’s College has recently approved changes to the College’s investment policy, aimed at aligning the college’s investments with the challenge of climate change.
Magdalen JCR votes to introduce ‘gender expression’ fund
The motion noted that items such as these “can go a long way towards preventing gender dysphoria." Magdalen College JCR has voted to introduce a ‘gender expression’ fund to support students wishing to obtain items such as binders, concealing underwear, packers, and breast forms.
Campaigners deliver 169 letters to vice chancellor demanding divestment
The letters addressed the "hypocrisy" of the University investing in fossil fuels while producing cutting-edge science on climate change Members of the Oxford Climate Justice Campaign (OCJC) met with vice chancellor Louise Richardson yesterday to hand over 169 letters demanding University-wide divestment from the fossil fuel industry.
Access denied: Oxford admits more Westminster pupils than black students
Cherwell’s analysis of the University’s first-ever undergraduate admissions report also shows that: According to data obtained by Varsity , 17 of the top 20 schools for Oxford admissions in 2017 are fee-paying, while the other three are prestigious grammar schools. Westminster School topped this list: out of 98 students that applied, 54 received offers, and 49 were eventually admitted to the University.
Access denied: Oxford admits more Westminster pupils than black students
First-ever undergraduate admissions report reveals stark realities of Oxford’s access problem Oxford admitted more pupils from Westminster School than black students in 2017, Cherwell can reveal. 49 students from the London independent school accepted offers to study at the University last year, while only 48 black students were admitted.
PakSoc criticised for neglecting to screen documentary
PakSoc leaders have been accused of discrimination and bigotry against the Ahmadi religious minority following their alleged lack of support for a documentary screening The leaders of Oxford’s Pakistan Society have been accused of “intolerance and bigotry” against the Ahmadi religious minority after they allegedly neglected to screen a documentary about Dr Abdus Salam.
LMH hosts Brookes ball only weeks after bop ban
The college hosted an Oxford Brookes society's ball, despite banning bops weeks before Lady Margaret Hall hosted an “Oxford Brookes Real Estate Ball” just days after the college banned bops for the rest of term. The ball, hosted annually by the Oxford Brookes Real Estate Student Society (OBRESS), took place on Saturday 28th April, at the same time that a group of LMH students held a “vigil” in the college bar lamenting the bop ban.
Calls for Oxford Labour Councillor to resign following ‘hateful’ posts
Ben Lloyd-Shogbesan compared Israel to Nazi Germany, praised Muammar Gaddafi, and spread a conspiracy theory that cancer does not exist Oxfordshire’s Conservative Association, Green Party, and Liberal Democrats have called for the resignation of Labour Councillor Ben Lloyd-Shogbesan, after Cherwell revealed his historic anti-semitic and homophobic posts on social media.
Nigerian lawyer sues University over dictionary definition
On behalf of the claimant, Ogu ordered the court to direct OUP to ensure that every dictionary they publish includes the phrase: “The dictionaries are made available as a reference tool only." Activist Ogedi Ogu has asked a Nigerian high court to direct Oxford University Press to pay N10m (£20,500) in damages for allegedly defining a word incorrectly.
Tariq Ramadan loses bid for early release
The Islamic studies professor, who is detained on multiple accusations of rape, has been denied early release ahead of trial Oxford University professor Tariq Ramadan – who has been in custody in France since early February – has lost a bid for early release ahead of his trial, according to his lawyers.
Merton society hosts ‘eugenics’ debate
The Neave Society, a Merton College debating group, has been heavily criticised by members of the Merton JCR for hosting a debate about eugenics. The event, held on Tuesday, comes a week after a St Antony’s debate on the same topic was cancelled amid heavy backlash from students. The original description for the event read: “Did you want to go to the debate at St Antony’s on eugenics before they decided that it was too controversial for you to hear?
Merton student society hosts ‘genetic selection’ debate
The event was held just a week after a St Antony’s debate on eugenics was cancelled amid heavy backlash from students The Neave Society, a Merton College debating group, hosted a debate on the topic of “genetic selection” on Tuesday, under heavy criticism from members of their JCR. The event was held a week after a St Antony’s debate on eugenics was cancelled amid heavy backlash from students.
St Antony’s ‘eugenics’ debate cancelled amid backlash
The debate was cancelled under heavy criticism just six hours after being advertised on Facebook St Antony’s Debate Society cancelled their first debate under heavy criticism from Facebook users over their proposed debate topic: “this house believes eugenics is the way forward.” Society members cancelled the event, which was scheduled for Thursday night, six hours after posting about it on the Graduates’ Common Room Facebook page.
Universities’ spending on staff reaches record low
While universities’ income increased from 2015/16, the proportion of expenditure on university staff dropped to a record low While UK universities’ income increased by £915m (2.7%) between 2015/16 and 2016/17, the proportion of expenditure on university staff dropped to a record low of 52.9%, according to figures published by the the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on Thursday. The data also shows increases in universities’ reserves, which are up to £44.27bn from £12.33bn in 2009/10.
Universities minister says student loan ‘got me through university’
Sam Gyimah told MPs that he could have been "thrown out of university" without the financial bailout he received from his college in Oxford Minister of State for Universities, Sam Gyimah, has said he could have been “thrown out of university” had his Oxford college not helped him convert his rent into a loan, which he subsequently paid back.
Forensic scans show Oxford dodo was shot
The findings surprised experts, who previously believed the dodo lived out its life as a show bird in London The iconic Oxford dodo – the world’s best-preserved specimen of the extinct bird – died after being shot in the head, researchers using a new form of CT scanning revealed. Analysis of the particles lodged in the dodo’s head and neck show them to be lead shot pellets, the sort used to hunt wildfowl during the 17th century.
Oxford sweet potato study unearths new discoveries
The study challenges the long-standing view that the sweet potato was transported around the globe by humans An extensive study of sweet potato DNA led by Oxford scientists controversially suggests that sweet potato tuber evolved before humans. The results support that the sweet potato, a plant of American origin, likely arrived in Polynesia due to the natural dispersal of its seeds – challenging the long-standing view that the widely-used tuber was transported by humans in pre-European times.
Bodleian to exhibit unpublished JRR Tolkien artworks
The three works, which have never before been viewed by the public, date back to Tolkien’s early years in Oxford Three previously unpublished artworks by Lord of the Rings creator JRR Tolkien will be displayed publicly for the first time this summer, as part of a major exhibition at the Bodleian Libraries.
Oxford SU criticised by government freedom of speech inquiry
The Commission on Human Rights report criticised the SU for its role in shutting down a pro-life event last year Oxford Student Union has been criticised for their support of a WomCam protest which shut down a pro-life event in November 2017, in a report released by parliament’s Joint Commission on Human Rights.
The forgotten female modernist poet
In 1920, The Hogarth Press, founded by eminent modernist writer Virginia Woolf and her husband, published Paris: A Poem by Hope Mirrlees. This was the Hogarth Press’s fifth ever publication and appeared three years before the publication of TS Eliot’s seminal poem The Wasteland, now often considered the centrifugal force of the entire Modernist movement and indeed, modern poetry in its expansive entirety since.
Fashion in 280 Characters or Less
There’s a new breed of fashion commentator – and no, it’s not the next round of budding freshers writing for Cherwell Fashion, such as myself (I know, I’m excited too) – it’s a social media phenomenon. High fashion twitter has been undercover too long not to be recognised for what it really is: bitchy, overbearing and bloody addictive.
Feminist philosophy will revolutionise our worldview
Feminist philosophy will revolutionise our worldviewThe paper challenges the belief that philosophy is 'value-free'Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe Philosophy Faculty’s introduction of the feminist philosophy undergraduate paper represents a necessary and long-awaited step towards the diversification of Oxford’s undergrad philosophy offering.
Oxford scientists receive £1m for heart defect research
Scientists awarded nearly £1m to determine the causes of congenital heart disease The British Heart Foundation has given £941,000 to Oxford’s Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics to research the effect environmental factors have on the development of the heart. Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a heart condition or defect that develops in the womb before a baby is born.
Oxford academic drowned in Greece
The highly respected Classics tutor and lecturer drowned off the coast of Ouranoupoli, Greece last September An inquest into the death of James Morwood, a highly respected Classics lecturer and tutor at Wadham College, concluded yesterday that the academic drowned last September. The 73-year-old was holidaying in Ouranoupoli, Greece with his friend and colleague Stephen Anderson when he went for what would be his last swim off the beach near his hotel.
Regent’s introduces fund for trans students
Regent’s Park College JCR has passed a motion to “reimburse transgender students for the purchase of items such as binders, packers & packing underwear, bras, breast inserts, and gaffes.” The proposers of the motion, Ciara Samuels and Cody Fuller, said the trans binder fund would work to improve the welfare of trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming members of the JCR.
Magdalen JCR rejects new Brexit rep
Magdalen College JCR has voted against a motion to create a ‘Brexit Rep’ role on their JCR committee. The proposed representative would have provided a voice for “the minority of students in the JCR who supported ‘Vote Leave’ in the EU Referendum Campaign.” The proposer of the motion, Harry Forbes, said in the JCR meeting where the motion was discussed: “We have in our college a minority community that is discriminated against, prosecuted, and violated on a daily basis.
Oxford’s outdoor laboratory infected with ash dieback
Wytham Woods, which has served as the University of Oxford’s outdoor laboratory since 1942, has contracted ash dieback, a fungal disease which affects ash trees. The disease was confirmed in the ancient, semi-natural woodland last summer, when symptoms were detected on saplings. It is alleged to have arrived by spores spread by wind, cars or brought on shoes.
City council has a flush of successes
Oxford's toilets were judged to be the best in the country at the Loo of the Year awards Oxford City Council won a host of trophies at the 2017 Loo of the Year Awards, including the prize of best local authority toilet provision in both England and the UK. Oxford’s 18 entries were awarded a total of 10 gold and 4 platinum awards. The Council’s parks toilets were also recognised, with Cutterslowe Park winning the National Award for Parks and Gardens in the Leisure category.
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