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Leaders discuss innovations in education at Yidan Prize Conference Series
The European session of The Yidan Prize Conference Series was hosted by the Yidan Prize Foundation in partnership with the University of Oxford’s Department of Education on 28 May.
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Our Lady’s Abingdon appoints Daniel Gibbons as next head
He is currently Deputy Headteacher at Downside School in Somerset, a co-educational Catholic independent boarding and day school for children aged up to 18 years.
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Council urges better support for private tenants as eviction ban ends
The ban is set to lapse on Tuesday 01 June, and the council believes this could have a “catastrophic” effect in Oxford, where nearly half of homes are privately rented.
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£69m funding confirmation for Oxford train station
The funding will progress development work for the introduction of a new track and platform, and design of a new western station entrance next to Botley Road.
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Funding boost to transform future of transport in Oxfordshire
This will allow the council to develop a system capable of offering transport data to technology development companies and the public.
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Electric vehicle users can Park and Charge in Bicester as new hub opens
The Bicester site is the first of 24 council-owned car parks that will have an EV charging hub installed this year under the £5.2 million Park and Charge scheme.
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Powerful electric vehicle EV charging superhub is heading to Oxford
The UK’s largest public EV charging hub of 38 fast and ultra-rapid chargers will deliver 100% renewable energy to EV drivers day and night.
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Oxford University to host G7 Health Ministers’ Meeting in early June
The 2021 G7 Health Ministers’ Meeting will be held in person in Oxford on 03 and 04 June and will bring together health leaders from the world’s leading democracies.
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Cecil Rhodes Statue will not be removed for now says Oriel College
The Governing Body of Oriel College has decided not to begin the process of removing the statue despite an Independent Commission backing the College’s original wish to remove it.
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Oxford businesses impacted by lockdown urged to apply for discretionary grants
The Government has given the City Council £4.4m to provide discretionary grants to businesses in Oxford that have been severely impacted by the latest lockdown.
