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New rail service to link Oxford and Cowley

A new campaign group has been established aiming to restore a passenger rail service from central Oxford to Cowley. The Cowley Branch Line has been closed for passengers since 1963...
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Oxford scientists receive £1 million for motor neurone disease research

My Name’5 Doddie Foundation announced the launch of a multimillion-pound Discovery Network on 31...
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Exclusive: Nayib Bukele, Harry and Jamie Redknapp, John Legend, Mary Robinson, and Javed Akhtar to speak at Oxford Union

Cherwell can exclusively reveal that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, footballing duo Harry...
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New medieval manuscripts to be digitised by Jesus College

Jesus College has announced plans to release a digital version of Jesus College MS...
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Transport Secretary says Oxford ‘well on way to becoming first all-electric city’

Oxford is “well on its way to becoming the first all-electric city in the country,” Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said after visiting Oxford on...

Palestine protests disrupt matriculation ceremonies

Oxford Action for Palestine (OA4P) is protesting at matriculation today and disrupted a ceremony. A student in subfusc unfurled a flag and made a...

Unmask the shady investors

The University of Oxford’s new science and innovation district, set to open next calendar year, is a joint venture between the University and Legal...

Oxford scientists microchip bees with smallest radar ever

Biotracks technology is fitting the “smallest harmonic radar tag ever” onto bees. A cross-department team at Oxford University, led by Dr. Tonya Lander, is...

Oxford awarded £1 million for new heritage technology initiative

Nearly £1 million has been awarded to Oxford University to strengthen its conservation and heritage science initiatives. The Oxford Collaboration in Heritage Science Research...

Oxford study shows Americans have ‘significantly worse’ cardiovascular health than Britons

Oxford researchers found that British adults are healthier than Americans, especially in terms of cardiovascular health. The study compared empirical data from British and...

Oxford researchers call for recognising lifestyles of Mobile Indigenous Peoples

In collaboration with the UN, a team of Oxford University researchers released a report focused on the legal recognition, land rights, and mobility, including...

Debate commentary: Oxford Union has confidence in the Labour government – but not its own rules

The Oxford Union voted that it has confidence in this government. The annual motion “This House Has No Confidence in His Majesty’s Government” saw...

Dominic Grieve: “The point is, can one be useful for the university? I think I can.”

Dominic Grieve KC is ready for the job, or as ready as you can be for a job that has no real defined role....

Lord Hague: “Oxford made a huge difference to my own life. I believe in helping other people have the same transformative experience.”

https://youtu.be/emJnKTlaTMo Lord William Hague is certain that we are headed for a “decade of change” and is convinced that he is the person to steer...

Imran Khan not on Oxford Chancellor candidates list

Imran Khan is not on the list of 38 candidates for Chancellor, according to a press release from Oxford University, despite Khan’s intention to...

Lord Peter Mandelson on New Labour, his time at Oxford, and why he is running to be University Chancellor

"Oxford is a global university, and I believe it needs a global Chancellor"

In photos: 13,000 compete at Oxford Half Marathon

Thousands raced through Oxford’s streets this morning for the Half Marathon, a 13.1-mile route that took them from Broad Street to Summertown and University...

Incoming Keble students voice concern over high living costs

Incoming students at Keble College voiced concerns over the high living costs resulting from a lack of clarity or, in the case of a...

University to revamp critically disrepaired science building deterring faculty recruitment

Oxford University submitted a proposal to partially demolish and refurbish the Sherrington Building, located in the Science Quarters on Parks Road, as the current...

Oxford-Cambridge Arc has ‘failed’, campaign group says

Campaign group Stop the Arc has described the economic initiative connecting Oxford and Cambridge as having “comprehensively failed”. The Oxford-Cambridge Arc – spanning Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire,...

University announces launch of two new admissions exams

Two new papers, the BioMedical Sciences Aptitude Test (BMSAT) and the Ancient History and Classical Archaeology Aptitude Test (AHCAAT) have been announced by the...

Colleges’ endowments are growing; Their spending on students isn’t

In 2023, Oxford University’s 43 colleges boasted a total endowment of £6.4 billion. This figure is nearly four times as much as that of...

Hertford Principal to leave for new role as UN humanitarian chief

Hertford College Principal Professor Tom Fletcher announced he will be leaving his role for a new appointment as Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Relief and...

Oxford University clarifies policy for student protests

Oxford University clarified rules for student protests, encouraging them in an email to “make Oxford a welcoming and inclusive place” and to keep demonstrations...
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