Sunday 19th October 2025

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Channel 4 makes waves, snatching Boat Race from BBC

Channel 4 has announced they have secured the television broadcasting rights to the annual Boat Race, upending a 98-year-old relationship with the BBC. The new five-year deal, reached for an...

Oxford alumnus Richard Robson awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Brasenose College alumnus Richard Robson has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry...

Counterprotesters turn out for trans-exclusionary feminism event

A demonstration organised by the campaign group Let Women Speak (LWS) took place today...

Somerville holds ground-breaking ceremony for new Ratan Tata Building

Somerville College has held a ground-breaking ceremony for the Ratan Tata Building, a new...

Investigation reveals serious asbestos management issues in the University

An investigation by Confront Power has revealed that Oxford University was recently in serious breach of asbestos management regulation.  An audit conducted in 2019 revealed...

Long-awaited St Anne’s accommodation reopens with some delays

Students have been delayed from moving into newly renovated accommodation in St Anne’s College. After a two year renovation project, 82 bedrooms across eight...

New nightlife champion on Oxford City Council

A role championing Oxford’s night-time economy has been created at Oxford City Council. Labour Party councillor James Taylor was appointed to the position last...

Oxford student arrested ‘on suspicion of inciting racial hatred’

CW: Antisemitism  A student at the University of Oxford was arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning after a video of him chanting “put...

Congestion charge introduced in Oxford

Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet has approved plans for a £5 congestion charge for drivers on six of Oxford’s busiest roads. The charge will come...

Vice-Chancellor says ‘emotional connection’ needed now more than ever in annual oration

Professor Irene Tracey delivered her annual oration as Vice-Chancellor last week, covering a range of topics including artificial intelligence (AI), freedom of speech, and...

Oriel ‘is so back’ after College bar reopens

After two years of closure Oriel College’s bar has re-opened following extensive renovations. The refurbishment faced several challenges, including issues with the keg system...

Oxford Labour Club joins forces with the YIMBY Alliance to tackle Oxford’s housing crisis

The Oxford Labour Club (OLC) has teamed up with the Oxford branch of the ‘Yes, In My Backyard’ Alliance (Oxford YIMBY) for a joint...

Over forty local leaders ‘sleep out’ to support Oxfordshire Homeless Movement

Over forty local business and community leaders took part in this year's Oxfordshire CEO Sleepout, a fundraising event for Oxfordshire Homeless Movement (OHM), which...

Mishal Husain delivers Oxford’s annual Romanes Lecture

Award-winning journalist and author Mishal Husain delivered Oxford University’s annual Romanes Lecture on Tuesday. Taking place in the Sheldonian Theatre, this year’s lecture was...

Oriel unveils exhibition to ‘contextualise’ the legacy of Cecil Rhodes

An art exhibition designed to contextualise the legacy of Cecil Rhodes was unveiled at Oriel College on 3rd October. The exhibition features sculptures from...

Oxford college heads’ expenses revealed

Oxford college heads have claimed more than £333k in expenses over the past two years, with some charging tens of thousands for travel, hospitality,...

Hundreds march in pro-Palestine protest through Oxford

Around 500 people joined a pro-Palestine protest starting at Manzil Way earlier this evening. The crowd marched through the city centre to Bonn Square,...

Proposal for Europe’s largest solar farm set to be examined in Oxford

Plans for Botley West, which is set to become Europe’s largest solar farm, will be examined in a public hearing held by the Planning...

Reuben College wins bronze Food for Life accreditation

Reuben College catering team has been presented with a bronze Food for Life accreditation by the Soil Association, the first of all college caterers...

Oxford University Hospitals included in nationwide maternity review

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is one of 14 NHS trusts to be included in a “rapid national investigation” of maternity and newborn care in...

Oxford announces changes to postgraduate research examinations from 2025

Oxford University has confirmed that new rules for postgraduate research (PGR) examinations will take effect from Michaelmas term. The reforms, which apply to all...

Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities opens

The Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities has opened in Oxford’s Radcliffe Observatory Quarter. The Centre is named after Stephen A. Schwarzman, who made donations...

Oxford falls from top three in Times UK university rankings

Oxford University has ranked fourth in The Times’s 2026 UK university rankings. This is the first year that Oxford has failed to secure a...

Oxford University first in UK to offer ChatGPT-5 to all its members

ChatGPT-5 will be provided to all staff and students at the University of Oxford, following a year-long pilot involving around 750 researchers and professional...

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