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New RAI donation to fund Oxford’s first US politics postgraduate course

The Rothermere American Institute (RAI) has announced a major donation to fund a new Associate Professorship in US Politics and support the launch of a specialist postgraduate course in the field.

Rachel Reeves doubles funding for Oxford-Cambridge corridor

The Chancellor has announced plans for a Greater Oxford Development Corporation and doubled funding for the "growth corridor" to £800 million.

Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care launches International Advisory Board

The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has recently announced a new International Advisory Board (IAB) to provide independent advice and international perspectives to support the Department’s Strategy 2025-2030. 

Timothée Chalamet appointed Visiting Professor of the Arts

The French-American actor Timothée Chalamet has been appointed Visiting Professor of the Arts for...

Oxbridge collude on responses to UUK survey

The universities intended to co-ordinate responses to encourage changes to the current USS structure

Somerville all-women panel highlights plight of female refugees

The World Refugee Day discussion comes in a series of panels aiming to give women a greater platform

History faculty U-turns over exam regulations change after student pressure

The faculty wished to change the deadlines for submission of thesis titles and synopses, giving students two days to respond despite most being in the middle of examinations

Protestors stage Oxford anti-Trump rally

The protestors called on Theresa May to cancel Donald Trump's visit

Oxford MP condemns ‘disgraceful’ fake UAE centre

Earlier this month, Cherwell revealed that the 'Mohammed bin Rashid Center [sic] for Future Research' did not actually exist

Council approves New College ‘Ivory Tower’

Baroness Kennedy of Mansfield told the planning committee that New College paid "very little attention to our genuine concerns"

Protestors call for divestment at Clarendon Building rally

Oxford Climate Justice Campaign called on the University and its colleges to divest from the fossil fuel industry

Kofi Annan in Mansfield to open new centre

He was a guest of of honour at the opening ceremony of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights

Wolfson College nursery rated ‘inadequate’

The regulator expressed concerns over children's dignity and safety

St Hilda’s introduce Love Island Rep

They will be responsible for the purchasing of communal snacks for viewers in the college

University slammed for ‘sickening’ trashing statement

In an email sent to students, the University proctors seemed to imply that Oxford's homelessness problem was due to students' "highly developed social conscience"

Activists march down Cowley Road to ‘save NHS’

NHS staff and their supporters called on the government to introduce an 'Oxford weighting' for pay

Wilkinson takes Union presidency

The 'Progress' slate won all four officer positions

Slate debate continues as Union members pass non-binding motion

The motion passed with 49 votes to 40, but did not reach the 150 members required to reach quorum

Emirati press announce fake Oxford centre

UAE state media release doctored images of 'Future Design Center' which doesn't exist

Oxford student loses bid to appeal boyfriend stabbing conviction

Lavinia Woodward stabbed her then boyfriend with a breadknife in the December 2016 attack

Union denies censoring whistleblowing panel video

Heather Marsh, who spoke on the panel, claimed that the society’s staff had been “comically obfuscating” since the event

Exposed: the Union hacks haunted by their history

The presidential candidate was slammed for “financial carelessness and duplicity”

VC claims £5k on luxury hotels

Richardson has claimed over £69,000 in expenses since taking up her position in 2016.

Half of colleges fail to provide halal food, says ISoc

Oxford's Islamic Society claim that 14 of Oxford's 30 undergraduate colleges fail to offer halal food in hall

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