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Award for Rwandan President protested

Tutors and students object to the honouring of President Paul Kagame by students at the Said Business School

The Cherwell Profile: Peter Singer

Rowan Borchers meets the philosopher and vegetarian activist Peter Singer.

Oxfordshire Tories maintain power, despite election losses

The Conservative Party has lost overall control of Oxfordshire County Council, but will continue to run its administration.

A Darker Shade of Brown

Rowan Borchers talks to Derren Brown about magic, fear and insecurity

St Hugh’s settle court case over "selecting by wealth"

St Hugh’s College have reached an agreement with Damien Shannon, the applicant suing the college for “selecting students by wealth.”

Oxford Sports Federation President-elect refused visa

The President-elect of Oxford University Sports Federation is being forced to leave the UK, due to changes in the visa system.

University blocks Google docs to fight phishing

A rise in the number of phishing emails sent to Oxford students’ accounts, causing the university to block Google Docs temporarily

Oxford Union takes money from weapons firm

Union criticised for accepting sponsorship from arms company BAE

JCRs criticise University’s new strategic plan

Common room presidents question the University's emphasis on 'Global Policy' and 'interdisciplinarity'

Student’s artwork exhibited in Trinity’s dining hall

DPhil student's artwork is temporarily replacing portraits of alumni in the Trinity dining hall. The exhibition is the first to be held in the college's dining hall for 450 years

Postgrads too poor to study

15 per cent of postgrad offer-holders decline place owing to insufficient funding

Boys missing out on university

Universities Minister targets “white working class boys” in admission process

Suicide rates have increased since the recession

Statistics show an annual increase in suicides, particularly among women

St Anne’s encourages dryathlon for Cancer Research UK

Students are being encouraged to forgo alcohol in January to raise money for Cancer Research UK, in St Anne's latest charity campaign.