Marta Szczerba
Revelations force Poetry Professor resignation
Ruth Padel, the first female Professor of Poetry, has resigned from the post following questions over her links to a smear campaign against Derek Walcott.
Half marks for Students’ Union
Seventy per cent of Oxford students do not believe OUSU is important in their university experience, according to a Cherwell survey this week.
Poetry election starts amid calls for withdrawal
Voting for the new Professor of Poetry opens amid controversy over the validity of the election.
Careers service remodel sparks outrage
Plans to radically change the way the careers service works have been slammed by staff.
Smear campaign targets Nobel Prize winner
Derek Walcott has been targeted this week by a vicious and systematic smear campaign against his candidacy for Oxford's Professor of Poetry.
Oxford funding drive faces dwindling donations
Oxford Thinking, the campaign to raise more than a billion pounds, is faltering with the rate of donations slowing dramatically.
"Shocking" disparities in college costs
Life at Oxford's most expensive college costs over £1,100 more per year than at the university's cheapest.
66 monkeys in Oxford laboratories
66 macaque monkeys were used last year in research at Oxford University.
Oxford welcomes spring in May Day celebrations
Around 8,000 gathered on Magdalen Bridge to follow the tradition.
Presidential candidate arrested in Parliament
Alice Heath, candidate for JCR President at Univ, has been arrested after affixing herself to a statue inside the Houses of Parliament.
Financial blunder costs OUSU thousands
OUSU has undercharged JCRs by thousands due to a mistake in accounting for inflation.
Iwu found to be in breach of OUSU standing orders
A complaints committee has ruled President Lewis Iwu to have breached the Student Union's standing orders.
Professor Hawking to recover from infection
Professor Stephen Hawking is expected to make a full recovery from chest infection.
New position in the Union
Oxford Union introduced a new junior officer position to ensure long-term development.