Sunday 15th June 2025

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George Abaraonye wins Oxford Union presidency

George Abaraonye has been elected Oxford Union President for Hilary Term 2026 with 611 first preferences against opponent Rosalie Chapman’s 416 first preferences. Turnout was 1208, which falls significantly...

Underground Bar to open on George Street

Underground Bar, a “grassroots alternative music venue” is set to open in the basement...

Oxford Union town hall TT25: Meet the candidates

With polls open for the next set of Oxford Union elections on Friday, Cherwell...

MML Faculty cuts almost half of special subject final options

Over 40% of Modern Languages Special Subjects have been cut for those sitting finals...

Oxford’s weapons research revealed

In 2017, with the Saudi-led blockade and bombing of Yemen at its height, a Pembroke Professor travelled to the UAE. He was there to advise the country's military leaders and Prime Minister, a dictator accused of war crimes by the UN, on military strategy.

Liberal Democrats accused of using misleading data in Oxford East campaign

The Liberal Democrats have been accused of misrepresenting their position in the polls in certain constituencies, including Oxford East, by using misleading data from...

Labour selects current Oxford student as candidate for parliament

Rosie Sourbut, former Oxford University Labour Club co-chair and current student, has announced she is running as the Labour candidate in Oxford West and...

Keble reverses ball accommodation decision following student pressure

 Keble College has reversed its decision to refuse students onsite accommodation during the commemoration ball on June 27, 2020. The move comes after students...

24 hours of rowing at University College Boat Club in aid of Mind

Rowers from University College Boat Club will be rowing continuously for 24 hours to raise money for Oxfordshire Mind at the college on 16-17...

Worcester JCR reintroduce standing for formals

Worcester JCR has recently voted overwhelmingly to reinstate the practice of standing as tutors approach the high table at formal hall, after the recently...

Ex-Director General of MI5 gives Romanes talk

Last week, Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller gave the annual Romanes Lecture on ‘The Profession of Intelligence’ in the Sheldonian Theatre. Baroness Manningham-Buller was the Director General...

Oxford Women in Computer Science announces collaboration with Zilliqa

Oxford Women in Computer Science (OxWoCS), a society at the University which “aims to promote and support women in science,” announced on October 31st...

Greens unite behind Moran

The Green Party have decided not to field a candidate in Oxford West and Abingdon following an pro-Remain electoral pact with the Liberal Democrats....

St Anne’s JCR condemn college for failure to pay Oxford Living Wage

St Anne’s JCR passed a motion on Sunday, stating its support for the College paying its staff the Oxford Living Wage, which it currently...

Balliol students condemn alumnus Johnson’s behaviour

Students from Balliol College will send an open letter to Boris Johnson, condemning, and distancing the College from, his “racist, homophobic, misogynistic, and unlawful...

Oxford’s Covered Market turns 245 years old

The Oxford Covered Market turned 245 years old on Friday 1st Novem- ber, having first opened in 1774. The market is filled with 63 independent business stalls,...

Historians express concern at St Peter’s Project

In September of this year, St Peter’s College applied for planning permission to build student accommodation next to their main site. This would allow the...

Concerns over Teddy Hall welfare changes

Concerns have been raised that a recently proposed motion in St. Edmund Hall could make it more difficult to run initiatives such as subsidising...

Wilberforce Academy returns to Oxford

A controversial evangelical group with links to the far-right was quietly hosted at Wolfson College this September without the knowledge of the student...

OULC pulls out of Three Party Debate

"We are surprised and disturbed that the Labour Club do not wish to defend Jeremy Corbyn who they are actively campaigning to be Prime Minister," the OULD said.

OULC votes to abolish private schools

At their General Meeting this evening, Oxford University Labour Club voted in favour of a motion to support the Abolish Eton campaign, also known...

Friends of the Earth Present Vision of Carbon Neutral Oxford

Friends of the Earth, an international network of environmentalist organisations, has published a new report entitled “Fast Forward Oxfordshire” detailing their vision of a...

Oxford colleges hosting group with “homophobic, misogynistic and Islamophobic views”

Oxford colleges have been annually hosting the summer camp of the evangelical Christian group the Ravi Zacharias Trust, despite the Oxford SU having previously...

Oxford student living off GoFundMe page as she waits for renewal of refugee status

A first-year student at St Hilda’s College has been receiving donations from the crowd-funder platform GoFundMe because she is unable to access any student finance until her...

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