Tuesday 22nd July 2025

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Students frustrated over filming at Brasenose College during exam season

Students at Brasenose College expressed their frustration last week after scenes for a forthcoming sequel to My Fault: London were shot on the College’s grounds. At the time of...

Hertford College faces student criticism for limiting display of Pride flag

Hertford College is facing backlash from students following a request that the Middle Common...

Encaenia in photos: Oxford’s honorary degree award ceremony

The University of Oxford awarded eight honorary degrees at its annual Encaenia awards ceremony...

Oxford admissions report reveals significant college and subject disparities

Oxford University has released its Annual Admissions Statistical Report, providing information about undergraduate applications,...

Oxford Students Disrupt Mining Company’s Recruitment Event

The Oxford Climate Justice Campaign protested at Glencore’s recruitment event at the Old Bank Hotel on Monday night. Glencore are a multinational commodity trading...

Christ Church tutor accused of selling Bible fragments

Dirk Obbink, a Classics tutor at Christ Church and one of the world’s foremost experts on papyri, has been accused of selling chunks of...

Sexual harassment: Additional measures adopted by University

Oxford University has outlined several additional measures it will take to tackle student harassment and violence, it was announced on Monday. New measures to...

Thousands to visit Oxford Science Festival

Oxford Science and Ideas Festival will be held later this month, organised by Oxfordshire Science Festival and trustees. From Friday 18th to Monday 28th October, the...

Plea for £1.5 million to fight homelessness

A new city-wide partnership was launched last week to reduce rough sleeping in Oxford. Designed to be “innovative and inclusive,” the Oxford Homeless Movement...

Oxford graduate awarded for work improving Oxbridge access

Joe Seddon, founder of Access Oxbridge, has been awarded a Points of Light award by the Prime Minister for his efforts to improve access...

Financial Times investigation slams Christ Church as “virtually ungovernable”

An investigation by the Financial Times into the ongoing dispute between the governing body of Christ Church and the Dean, The Very Reverend Martyn Percy, criticizes...

Police call for witnesses over transphobic stickers

Thames Valley Police have called for witnesses after a slew of transphobic stickers were posted around Oxford city centre. In a statement on their website,...

Oxford University worker told Muslim woman to ‘go home’

Aisha Ali Khan says she was told to “go home” by an Oxford University worker during a conversation on politics. According to Khan, Dr...

Climate crisis Oxford Citizens’ Assembly meets for first time

Last weekend saw the first meeting of the new Oxford Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change. The first of its kind in the country,...

Sexual assault investigations into Oxford Professor expand

French authorities have expanded their investigation into Tariq Ramadan, prominent Islamic scholar and Oxford academic, to include two further cases. Ramadan has already been charged...

Lord Mayor of Oxford backs Extinction Rebellion

The Lord Mayor of Oxford, Craig Simmons, has backed Extinction Rebellion’s call for environmental action in London. In a video published on the organisation’s...

St Edmund’s Hall pledges to go green as ten year strategy is launched

St Edmund’s Hall Principal Katherine Willis has announced St Edmund’s 10-year strategy, which focuses on making the college greener, more diverse and more accessible....

Secret police database harvested Prevent data from education sector

The database contains personal details and reasons for referral for every person referred to the programme. Of the 7,318 people were referred to Prevent in 2017-8, 2,426 were referred from the education sector.

EXCLUSIVE: Oxford Union releases Michaelmas term card

Speakers include Theresa May, Arron Banks and Candace Owens. There will be debates on authoritarianism, the climate crisis, science and fake news.

EXCLUSIVE: Union debates, 0th week speakers and ball theme released

Speakers include Sam Gyimah, who is speaking on the opposite side of the no confidence motion since last year, and right-wing American commentator Candace Owens.

Extinction Rebellion at Oxford Museum of Natural History

Extinction Rebellion Oxford and the Oxford Museum of Natural history held a joint ‘Art-Science extravaganza' yesterday to raise public awareness of the climate crisis. The...

Scottish access initiative launched by Brasenose student

In 2018, there were 13 English private schools that each sent more children to Oxford than the entire Scottish state school system.

“Better for Oxbridge students”: Oxbridge only grad employment scheme launches

A start-up careers service claims to fast-track applications from Oxbridge students to internships in FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Dreaming Spires, founded by a...

Interview: Jacqui Smith

The Chair of the Jo Cox Foundation and former Home Secretary discusses the abuse facing politicians today

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