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Do White Abusers Have Their Race, Religion or Culture Scrutinised By the Media?

Sara Khan | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK
Sara Khan

We don't ask whether Cameron, Hazell, Hall or Savile, were motivated by white culture or their religion yet every newspaper I've read or news item I've watched, has consistently referred to the Oxford groomers' culture and religion.

Oxford Abuse Trial Reveals Medieval Attitudes Toward young girls

Jon Brown | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK
Jon Brown

The Oxford grooming trial has been a grim reminder that even though we are living in the 21st Century there are still some people who have medieval attitudes towards young girls. The barbaric treatment of the victims in this case was depraved and must never be allowed to happen again.

Former Labour MP Blames Oxford Grooming On 'Cultural Practices' From Pakistan

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK

A former Labour MP has blamed the Oxford paedophile ring on "cultural practices" that have been "imported" from Pakistan. Ann Cryer was criticised ...

Religious groups Condemn 'Horrifying Abuse' Of Oxford Paedophile Ring

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK

Children's charities and religious groups have condemned the "horrifying abuse" suffered by the Oxford paedophile ring's victims after seven men were ...

Seven Facing Jail As Police Apologise To Victims Of Oxford Paedophile Ring

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK

Seven members of a sadistic paedophile ring are facing long jail sentences on Tuesday as police and social workers apologised to their victims for fai...

Shakespeare's Painted Room To Open To Public

The Huffington Post UK | Matthew Tucker | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK Entertainment

Our beloved bard will be celebrating a very big birthday this month - Shakespeare would have been 449 years old on 23 April. Oxford Castle will be ...

The World's Most Unusual Hotels

Trivago.co.uk | Posted 01.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Trivago.co.uk

Ever wondered what it would be like to spend a night in a glass igloo in the heart of Lapland, gazing up at the Northern Lights? How about sleeping in the cockpit of a former Boeing 747, or aboard a historical ocean liner?

This April Fools' Day, Learn From the Experts

Philip Carter | Posted 31.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Philip Carter

As 1 April nears you may be planning the perfect joke, hoax, or act of revenge. If so - and if you're looking for inspiration - may we recommend some of British history's finest hoaxers, courtesy of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Home Time: Why We Need to Boost Housing Supply in Our Growing Cities Now

Ben Harrison | Posted 30.03.2013 | UK Politics
Ben Harrison

As well as targeting specific funds to get stalled schemes in our most buoyant cities moving, we need to see more autonomy for cities to drive investment in new housing. By removing the restrictions on councils' ability to borrow money against their existing housing assets to invest in new housing, industry experts suggest councils could borrow an additional ÂŁ2.8bn to invest in new housing.

Planet Appetite: England's Haunted Hotspots and Horrid Histories

Rupert Parker | Posted 18.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Rupert Parker

I set off to explore some of England's darker histories and reveal how brave tourists can go ghost hunting themselves

Commons Rising in the Spring

Anna Betz | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK
Anna Betz

This Spring something significant is really brewing! Spring is the season when life, colour and vitality returns, gives new life, restores energy and...

Oxford Students Reject Israel Boycott

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Students at Oxford University have overwhelmingly rejected a boycott of Israel, after a vote at the Students' Union Council. The Oxford University ...

Oxford College Boycotts Page Three

Harry Hodges | Posted 28.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Harry Hodges

In a controversial motion the Junior Common Room (JCR) of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University's oldest college, has voted to boycott The Sun until it removes Page 3. 'Teddy Hall', best known for its rugby prowess, did not initially take kindly to the motion.

An Open Letter to George Galloway

Mahmood Naji | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Mahmood Naji

It has not escaped my attention that, since discourteously walking out on an event I had spent much time and effort organising, you have been claiming repeatedly that I had "misled" and "deceived" you. I was not intending on replying until I saw you once again attempt to, in my opinion, slander me on Press TV.

Honesty and Practical Politics

Mags Waterhouse | Posted 21.04.2013 | UK Politics
Mags Waterhouse

Being honest about the limits that face us but having a clear set of priorities shaping our actions allows for a more honest, more human and more humane politics to be shaped.

Private School Is No Golden Ticket

Caroline Argyropulo-Palmer | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Caroline Argyropulo-Palmer

Going to private school is no guarantee of success. If you send your child to private school you can't breathe a sigh of relief, safe in the knowledge that your child will inherit the earth instead of collecting bins.

Short Stories Aloud: Coming in Loud and Clear

David Whelan | Posted 23.03.2013 | Home
David Whelan

Earlier this month, Elizabeth Day wrote an article for The Observer about reading stories aloud. She made the interesting point that audiobook downloa...

TEDxOxford - An Introduction

Katy Fallon | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Katy Fallon

This year we decided to spray shoes with a red 'x' and leave them dotted about the city, tied to lampposts and left on college walls. Some of them directed you to a café where you could get a free cup of coffee or a scoop of ice cream with it, and five carried a free ticket; others simply bore messages like 'I'm a free shoe enjoy!'

A Response to 'a First Class Degree From Oxbridge - So What?'

Jonathan Lim | Posted 23.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Jonathan Lim

We need to rise above our preoccupation with struggling between studies and our non-academic activities. The distinction between work and play is mostly arbitrary, and constrains us to thinking that we need to always maintain a constant balance between the two. University life isn't just about balancing lifestyles.

Why it Felt Good to Turn Down Cambridge

Domenico Sansalone | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Domenico Sansalone

My dream of attending Cambridge was now becoming a nightmare. I had already accepted my spot and told everyone that I would be attending. I felt foolish but mostly I felt mystified that at the age of 29 I was being told where I had to live in order to pursue higher education.

Boat Race Protestor Guilty Of Causing Public Nuisance

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.09.2012 | UK

A protester who disrupted this year's Boat Race by swimming into the path of the crews has been found guilty of causing a public nuisance. Watched ...

A Shopper's Heaven on Earth

Christina Lindsay | Posted 11.11.2012 | UK Style
Christina Lindsay

Every August I spend a week or so in Oxfordshire visiting my in-laws, who live in a sweet little village six miles outside of Oxford. While we are there, we take long walks in the countryside, have lunch by the river and barbeques in the evening, spending time with our five year old nephew who we don't see enough of.

Dina Rickman

EXCLUSIVE: Elite Universities Get ÂŁ83m From Arms Trade Firms

HuffingtonPost.com | Dina Rickman | Posted 23.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Britain’s top universities have received at least £83m worth of funds from firms involved in the arms trade over the last three years, The Huffingt...

Is It Still Worth Climbing the Greasy Pole of Oxford Politics?

Tom Beardsworth | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Tom Beardsworth

Aside from yet another tedious round of Oxbridge bashing, the BBC's new series Young, Bright and On the Right fundamentally misunderstands the nature of our Oxbridge-educated political elite.

LOOK: Secret Swimming, Let's Go Skinny Dipping

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 13.08.2012 | UK

A mass skinny-dip took place at Oxford’s Wilderness Festival this weekend. A raft of bottoms and bits took to the somewhat chilly water in the s...