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Sermon preaches accepting homosexuality

Pembroke Chaplain Andrew Teal holds service advocating the support of LGBTQ rights entitled, 'An Overdue Apology'

Lee wins Union presidency

Seung-yoon Lee beats Luke Eaton for the presidency of the Oxford Union in Michaelmas 2012

Permission granted for University housing project

312 flats and bedsits to be built on former railway land

Blockbusters and Bueller: the 80s in film

Anna Leszkiewicz seeks out the infectious enthusiasm and big displays of 1980s cinema

Ebdon criticises Oxford

New Access Tsar calls University rankings “a snobs’ table”

Les Ebdon criticises Oxford

Head of University Fair Access Body also refers to national uni­versity rankings as “a snobs’ table”

Bike crime on the rise

Bicycle crime reaches 'unprecedented levels' in Oxford

Complaints about proposal to name building after Thatcher

The Saïd Business school’s plan to name building after Margaret Thatcher sparks national debate

Bed in a shed

Landlord attempts to rent a garden shed, which has no running water or electricity

Numbers of firsts increase nationally

Number of students gaining Firsts nationally almost doubled in the last decade while some employers say a first from Oxford is no better than a first from another university.

St John’s officially Fairtrade

College commits to living wage and achieves Fairtrade status.

Oxford Professor of Poetry knighted

Geoffrey Hill, Oxford's Professor of Poetry and eminent literary critic, receives a knighthood in New Year's Honours List

Bod’s book switch completed on schedule

The seven millionth book has been transferred to Swindon, as part of the Bod's continuing redevelopment

Universities widen entrance criteria

An increasing number of universities, including Oxford, are using information on applicants' social class, parental education or school performance as part of the admissions process.