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Supermarkets could introduce ‘green labels’ after Oxford research

Entire cohort of medics forced to resit exam after alleged cheating

Liz Truss promises Oxbridge admissions shakeup

OURFC condemns Rugby Football Union’s ‘trans ban’

Trashing: Only Eight Students Fined Despite Promised Crack-Down

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How did we get here? Democrats, political power, and the fight for American abortion rights

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Beyond the Etonians: Simon Kuper’s Chums in today’s Oxford

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