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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,...

Six colleges pushed for controversial pension reform

Leaked documents suggest that several colleges shared the University’s position on risk in the scheme

Martin Scorsese and Mary Beard to receive honorary degrees

Seven individuals will be awarded at an annual ceremony in June

Oxford ranks sixth best for ‘student experience’

Cambridge ranked below Oxford in five of the Times Higher Education survey's seven categories

Don protests his innocence in video as third woman accuses him of rape

The video shows Ramadan declaring himself “totally innocent of the crimes I am accused of.”

Finalist degrees jeopardised by external examiner resignations

Examiners have been called to resign in solidarity with the UCU strike, potentially disrupting the setting and marking of papers

Proposal to build cable car network in Oxford

The proposed gondola lifts would be the seventh passenger cable car network in the UK

Homeless emergency protocol activated

The Severe Weather Emergency Protocol will now have been in operation for 31 nights this winter

Magdalen Commemoration Ball scrapped

The 2019 ball was dropped after a lack of committee applications, echoing Magdalen's cancellation of the same event in 2015

Oxford academic drowned in Greece

The highly respected Classics tutor and lecturer drowned off the coast of Ouranoupoli, Greece last September

St. Hugh’s restricts smoking on college site

Smoking will be limited to five areas, in a move criticised as "ridiculous" and "parental"

Oxford remembers Stephen Hawking

The 76 year-old scientist and former Oxford student died peacefully at his home in the early hours of Wednesday morning

Exeter undergrads threatened with ‘serious consequences’ after bop mayhem

Sub-rector Barnaby Taylor called undergraduates' behaviour "wholly unacceptable"

Uni to introduce undergrad paper in feminist philosophy

The University aims to have four professors in feminist philosophy by next year

Strikes to continue after academics reject new pension deal

A provisional agreement was made yesterday between the head negotiators of either side, but has now been rejected after pressure from UCU members

Pension dispute resolution in sight

An agreement has now been provisionally made, with strike action expected to end on Wednesday

Hassan’s beaten to van of the year at British Kebab Awards

The Broad Street establishment came a narrow second to last year's winner, Atalay's.

‘Unacceptable’ students damage St Peter’s JCR

The College’s dean said the incident caused a scout “considerable personal distress”

Union reverses ruling after election error

A counting error had denied Rai Saad Khan a spot on the Secretary’s Committee

Vincent’s Club elects first female president

Sophie Taylor, who won her full blue in 2016, was elected on Tuesday night

Uni apologises after cleaner told to remove International Women’s Day graffiti

The photo of the incident, which was tweeted by a professor, prompted an angry backlash online

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