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St Benet’s Hall Announces that
University Will Not Renew Its Official Licence
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n official statement from St Benet’s Hall has announced that the University Council will not renew its licence as a Permanent Private Hall (PPH) – addressing the possibility of ceasing operations altogether by the end
of this academic year. The Hall has made this announcement in an email circulated via its official mailing list, signed by the college Master, Professor Richard Cooper, and the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education, Professor Martin
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Williams. The email, dated 16 May 2022, informs that discussions which have taken place at the recent University Council meeting on Monday, 9 May, have confirmed the suspension of new student in-
takes for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year. The likelihood of students being re-located to different colleges throughout the university has also been addressed, and arrangements are now underway in
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motion submitted by Keble College JCR of no confidence in the sabbatical officer for Welfare and Opportunities, Keisha Asare, for her failure to deliver on her election manifesto pledge of essay writing workshops has passed in Student Council. Having been offered the programme in a PresCom meeting in Michaelmas Term, Keble
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President Tom Morris signed his college up. However, of the four planned sessions, two of them ended up being cancelled. For one of the sessions, key information was not sent to the volunteer tutor and the SU officer is reported to have Read more on page 4
assuring the continued education of its current students. “Education will continue as normal at St Benet’s until the end of the current academic year, and we are making arrangements for students continuing at the Hall from the next academic year… We hope that the Hall will continue to operate for as long as possible, in the interests of students. However, as and when this is no longer the case, arrangements will be put in place to ensure all current students can complete their studies at another college or hall. Should this be necessary, you will be fully consulted,” the statement declared. Ongoing financial difficulties have constantly put a strain on the Hall’s ability to sustain itself, resulting in the Council having “decided to not grant a long-term licence to St Benet’s Hall to continue to operate as a Permanent Private hall when the current licence ends.” Further, the statement continues, “In light of these developments, Ampleforth Abbey Trust, which owns St Benet’s buildings, has taken the decision to put the Hall’s two properties on the market.” Ampleforth Abbey Trust, a charity affiliated with the British-run Benedictine monastery, are currently the main guarantors of the Hall. Read more on page 6
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This is sad news to everyone who knows Benet’s as a lovely and unique place in Oxford. We are working as hard as we can together with the Hall and the University to ensure that students’ experience is disrupted as little as possible
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- Julian Danker, St Benets Hall JCR President