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Amal and George Clooney speak at Oxford’s New Theatre
Amal and George Clooney made an appearance at New Theatre in Oxford as part of the Skoll World Forum annual summit last Friday. The couple discussed their work at...
Bodleian Libraries acquire rare Johann Sebastian Bach Manuscript through Acceptance in Lieu Scheme
The Bodleian Libraries have gained ownership of the autographed manuscript of Johann Sebastian Bach’s...
Zero Emissions Zone lowers air pollution, report shows
With the introduction of the zero emission zone (ZEZ), Oxford city centre has seen...
Oxford University Liberal Democrats set to return
The Oxford University Liberal Democrats (OULD) is set to restart this Trinity term. Their...
Your right to know: Oxford colleges’ responses to FOI requests
Under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000, members of the public have the...
Pink Week 2024
Since 2016, Oxford Pink Week has taken place every year during the last week of January. A student-run initiative supporting breast cancer charities, it raised over £25,000 in 2023 and is expected to do so again this year.
New Kazakh language program to be offered at the University of Oxford
On 26 January, the University of Oxford signed an agreement with the Kazakh Ministry of Science and Higher Education with plans to launch a...
Ticket reselling attracts controversy as college balls sell out in seconds
As ball season approaches, the popularity of several commemoration balls has skyrocketed since previous years, leaving hundreds of would-be attendees scrambling for tickets and causing controversy over ticket reselling on online platforms like Oxtickets.
Plans approved for new student accommodation on Magdalen Street
The Oxford City Planning Committee has approved a proposal to partially convert the iconic Oxenford House building on Magdalen Street, directly above the burger chain Five Guys, into a student accommodation block.
New exhibition reinterpreting colonial records from Bodleian archive opens in Weston Library
A new exhibition has opened in Weston Library’s Blackwell Hall as part of a collaboration between the Bodleian Libraries and British opera singer Peter...
Eggs of butterfly thought to be almost extinct found in Oxfordshire
On 16 January, staff and volunteers from the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) discovered approximately two hundred brown hairstreak butterfly eggs. The...
Oxfordshire County Council to decide on expansion of Zero Emission Zone
A decision on the expansion of the Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) is expected in the Spring at a meeting of the county council’s cabinet....
Oxford Literary Festival returns as it launches 2024 programme
The Oxford Literary Festival is returning this year with events aimed at attracting younger festival goers and addressing the global issue of food insecurity....
UCAS data reveals Oxbridge to have fewest applicants among UK Russell Group
The publication of UCAS’s 2023 end-of-cycle data showed that Oxford and Cambridge are the least popular among the UK’s 24 Russell Group universities.
Cambridge had...
University Chancellor Lord Patten announces retirement
University of Oxford Chancellor Lord Christopher Patten has publicly announced his wish to retire at the end of the 2023-24 academic year, ending his...
It’s not whether you rusticate, it’s where: Suspension of studies at Oxford
Oxford has one of the lowest drop-out rates in the country, with around 0.9% of admissions not completing a degree, much lower than the UK average of 5.3%. Absent from the University’s “facts and figures” section is the number of students each year who suspend their study – or “rusticate” as it’s more commonly known.
SU Town Hall: meet the presidential candidates
Elections for Student Union president open Monday to Thursday of 4th Week. Candidates include SU veterans and outsiders with a radically different vision for...
Oxford Council approves plan to expand cycle paths
In response to traffic and safety concerns, Oxford City and County Councils have passed a scheme to improve cycling infrastructure in Oxford and the...
Oxford Union has no confidence in the United Nations
On Thursday night, the Oxford Union voted in favour of the motion “This House Has No Confidence in the United Nations.” The final count had 148 members voting for the motion and 90 members voting against.
