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Onyeka Nwelue, a Nigerian author and film maker, has had his Academic Visitor status terminated at Oxford and Cambridge following an investigation into his conduct.
by Cherwell Investigations
BREAKING: Oxford University made 69% of 2020 undergraduate offers to state school students, a 4.6% rise from 2019 and the biggest increase in the institution's history
"Oxfordshire County Council have issued notices confirming that filming of the upcoming film Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet will resume in Oxford this February."
@Hancock2001
reports
Freddie Evans interviews Stella Assange about 'Ithaka', the new documentary about Julian Assange, the campaign to stop Assange’s extradition, and the implications for press freedom and democracy.
🔗
"
@UnivOxford
have welcomed their 'smallest fresher'...But there’s a problem: she doesn’t have a name!"
@Hancock2001
reports on the search for the name of the late
@UnivCattlee
’s successor.
Malala Yousefzai, Imran Khan, and AJ Tracey will be among the Oxford Union's speaker lineup next term.
Find out the other speakers in Cherwell's exclusive report below.
Freya Jones and Ana Lanzon report.
"Your dad is Shah Rukh Khan, isn’t he?"
A mistaken identity, some highly questionable sauce choices and heartbreak in the Hassan’s queue: three students share their highs and lows from the quest for late-night greasy carbs.
Peter Tatchell, well-known political activist and LGBTQ+ rights campaigner, has pulled out of tonight’s Union debate in protest against the Union’s decision to host Kathleen Stock without a trans speaker present.
Suzanne Antelme reports.
Individual speakers include Ted Cruz, Christina Lamb, Joanna Lumley and Gina Miller.
There will be panel-style debates on prison reform, Putin's Russia, Love Island and solutions to Covid-19.
"Responses to
#RaceMeToo
have ranged from shock at her experiences to solidarity from non-BAME people. But mostly, what followed was recognition."
Pieter Garicano reports on
@MindyWishart
's Twitter campaign.
"I wish I would have known when I was younger that it is 100% okay to admit that you are hurt and that is so much better than trying to pretend you are not”
@MsRebeccaBlack
talks to
@williamriddd
about trolls, forgiveness and life after Friday.
Onyeka Nwelue, whose Academic Visitor status at Oxford and Cambridge was terminated last month, used his position at the two universities to set up a fellowship scheme for the benefit of his financial associates.
By Cherwell Investigations.
“As an institution with international influence and a history of complicity, Oxford must act now and do their part in ending the oppression of the black community.”
"On the topic of the actor’s craft, does she see acting more as telling the truth or telling lies? She reflects on the question, telling me 'acting is revealing'."
@ws_luk
speaks to Cate Blanchett, star of
@RealGDT
’s upcoming movie
#NightmareAlley
"Trophy hunting is nowhere near as awful as the modern animal agricultural industry."
Alex O'Connor comments on the current controversy surrounding a Love Island contestant.
BREAKING: The results from today's Oxford Union election will not be declared after errors in the voting system, the Returning Officer has confirmed in a statement to members.
"If a snap election were called, we would need emergency legislation to amend our electoral law to create rules on social media campaigning that are fit for purpose" Damian Collins MP tells Cherwell.
"Hertford College confirmed that the resident college cat, Simpkin IV, will soon be 'competing for quad space with the cast and crew of the new Wonka film'. The filming is set to take place in the College before Christmas."
@estellelilym
reports.
"The battle for Radcliffe Square has reached new heights as Hertford College cat Simpkin IV has been spending time in Exeter College cat Walter’s usual digs."
@estellelilym
reports on the developing feud between two of Oxford’s beloved college cats.
The University’s new policy prohibits intimate relationships between staff and students, a shift away from the previous policy in which these relationships were “strongly discouraged.”
Cherwell news reports.
"Daniyal will be able to go out for a double celebration as his birthday is the day after results day. Eva said that she was looking forward to getting her free Nandos for lunch,"
@thefp_uk
spoke to A-level students on
#ResultsDay
who are
#GoingToOxford
The University of Oxford has decided that it will remove ties to the Sackler family, following an internal review. The announcement involves a range of changes to the names of University buildings, spaces, and staff positions.
Jakub Trybull reports.
"Amongst these dreaming spires hangs a destructive concoction of morbid perfectionism, righteous self-obsession, and a sense of perpetual tiredness."
Dania Kamal Aryf criticises the consequences of Oxford University’s culture of hyper-productivity.
Times change, and so do we.
This Trinity, Cherwell will move to a fortnightly magazine format.
There will still be news, though longer in form and deeper in analysis. All the usual sections will be there, too, refreshed and ready for a new era.
The UK's first professor of LGBTQ+ history has been appointed by Mansfield College. Renowned historian, Professor Matt Cook, will become the first Jonathan Cooper Chair of the History of Sexualities.
Jack Twyman reports.
The row over Kathleen Stock’s invitation to speak at the Oxford Union has made it to Downing Street, as Rishi Sunak told The Telegraph he thinks the event should go ahead.
Charlie Hancock reports.
Oxford University has been ranked the best university in the world by Times Higher Education for the fifth year in a row.
Cambridge University, the only other UK university in the top 10, came 6th, down from 3rd last year.
We’re delighted to announce that
@thefp_uk
and
@estellelilym
will be our Editors-in-Chief for Trinity Term 2022.
Both have built reputations as perceptive editors and forensic reporters during their time at Cherwell. They will take over from
@jill_cushen
and
@Hancock2001
.
And we're back in print! Pick up your copy from your JCR, lodge or postroom today (cat, sadly, not included) - we'll also be putting a copy on Issuu later today for those who aren't in Oxford at the moment!
The
@NizamiOxford
is funded by an anonymous £10 million donation & has on its board the sister-in-law of Azerbaijan's autocratic ruler.
Both the University & the centre are silent on the imprisonment of
@LSEnews
academic
@gubad_ibadoglu
🖊:
@dashushanena
"There appear to be no signs of a détente between Simpkin IV and Walter, as Simpkin has been spotted in the Exeter Library two weeks after he was banned from the premises."
@Hancock2001
reports on the feud between two of Oxford’s beloved college cats.
Two Corpus Christi undergraduates were stalked by a fellow student for over two years, despite frequent appeals to college authorities. The college procedure led to a confusing and frustrating process for the victims.
🖊:
@mhels596
On behalf of all 24 of our universities, we are calling on the Russell Group to act compassionately and to reconsider their stance on ‘no detriment’ policies for assessments this year.
Students deserve to be listened to.
#RussellGroupRethink
"Oxford’s city centre was sent into chaos today by the filming of ‘Wonka', the 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' prequel starring Timothée Chalomet."
Isaac Ettinghausen reports on the return of
#WonkaMovie
to Oxford.
"The uncertainty is frustrating and damaging to students’ mental health. New government guidelines are needed to ensure students have equal opportunity to return to campuses in a safe way, irrespective of whether they have in-person teaching or not.”
Over 100 Oxford based staff members have signed a letter supporting trans rights in solidarity with the Oxford LGBTQ+ society’s campaign against Kathleen Stock.
Maggie Wilcox reports.
“It has been a busy year for Marianna Spring...Does she ever switch off? 'I’m probably the worst person to ask that question to!’ she laughs. 'I feel like I am permanently switched on, to my editor’s dismay.’"
@Hancock2001
speaks to
@mariannaspring
.
"The Secret Barrister, BAFTA-winning actor Jared Harris, and journalist Yalda Hakim are among the high-profile speakers set to attend in-person events."
@Hancock2001
reports on the Oxford Union’s finalised plans for Michaelmas Term.
BREAKING: Oxford vaccine trials demonstrate 100% effectiveness in causing neutralising activity against the coronavirus in participants' blood.
With no other safety concerns, trials can now proceed to investigating protection against SARS-CoV-2.
"Cherwell has obtained a copy of the judgement on the allegation of sexual misconduct against the Very Rev Martyn Percy, Dean of Christ Church...The full report can be read below."
Pieter Garicano, Charlie Hancock, and Estelle Atkinson report.
"With the creative application of shrimp research, Hawker may have found in the oceans an answer to a problem that nuclear scientists had searched for in outer space"
In part 2 of his series on the Oxford fusion revolution, Humza Jilani meets
@FLFusion
"I hope the success of the campaign against the Vagrancy Act gives hope to students everywhere that they really can make a difference."
@LaylaMoran
discusses the impact of Oxford students' voices on the decriminalisation of rough sleeping.
BREAKING: University cases dropped 70% this week, and the positivity rate declined.
The University has also confirmed that each student will be tested twice in the week they return home, using lateral flow tests piloted in colleges earlier this term.
Oxford’s Student Union (SU) has passed a motion to cut financial ties with the Oxford Union, likely preventing the Oxford Union from having a stall at the freshers' fair and is likely to have an impact on new membership signups.
Bintia Dennog reports.
"For most of us freshers, this is the second time that the government has played fast and loose with our education in under a year, after the A-Level fiasco back in August.”
@sashaxmills
reports.
"It is imperative that there is a consistency between colleges’ interpretations of the government guidance to ensure that degree outcomes are a product of one’s own efforts, and not which college you attend.”
@Hancock2001
reports.
The University Admissions Committee has decided after a vote that future Oxford undergraduate interviews will remain online for the next five years.
Alexandra Hedström-Blake reports.
“We’re in the bizarre position of wanting Covid to stay, at least for a little while. But cases are declining,” said Professor Adrian Hill.
Eve Bennett reports.
"Fewer women than men named Greg are speaking at Oxford PPE Society events this term."
Bee Boileau reflects on the experiences of women studying PPE in Oxford and the impact of the lack of female representation in the subject.
Oxford Union representatives announced to crowd via speakerphone that no more people will be admitted to Bannon event. Protesting groups present errupted into cheers of "no passarán"(they will not enter)
"The History Faculty has announced that Professor Peter Thompson has agreed that he will not have any contact with students this year."
@Hancock2001
reports on the fallout from Al Jazeera’s
#DegreesOfAbuse
investigation.
@Alexandra_Majak
@UniofOxford
@oxford_ukraine
Hi Alexandra. This is a fantastic photograph - it really shows the scale of the protest. May we please have permission to use it in our coverage? We will give you full credit
BREAKING: Ebenezer Azamati has settled out of court after pursuing claims of assault and race and disability discrimination against the Oxford Union, winning a figure reportedly in the region of "several thousand pounds",
@dave_trit
reports.
The University of Oxford has confirmed that approximately 400 students have been provisionally given unclassified degrees in response to a Freedom of Information request made by Cherwell.
Jakub Trybull and Bintia Dennog report.
A number of Oxford college JCRs have passed motions pledging to donate to organisations including the Minnesota Freedom Fund and the National Lawyers Guild.
Our seventh week (and final) magazine cover, ‘Lovers’. Artwork by Reem Sultan. Our last issue of term will be released at midday tomorrow. Link in bio.
The Russian ambassador to the UK is scheduled to return to Oxford for an event hosted by the Oxford Majlis. Originally, the event was intended to be filmed by Russia’s main state-controlled channel, Russia 1, raising safety and propaganda concerns.
The Oxford college joined a growing number of others, including Mansfield, Christ Church, St Anne’s and St Hilda's, when their JCR passed a motion on Monday night condemning the Union's decision.
Jakub Trybull reports.