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Anti-hunting group protests against alleged illegal hunt on St John’s College land

Anti-hunting protesters gathered outside the Sheldonian Theatre during matriculation on Saturday to protest against alleged illegal hunting activities on land owned by St John’s College.

Oxford University and councils announce partnership to build Greenway cycle lanes

Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council, and the University of Oxford have announced plans...

Local and business leaders in Oxford sleep out for homelessness

Forty-eight business and community leaders slept out in University Parks to raise money for homelessness as part of the annual Oxfordshire CEO sleepout on 8th October.

Students join march against the far right at matriculation

Approximately 300 demonstrators joined the ‘Oxford Unites Against the Far Right’ unity march Saturday afternoon, amid matriculation ceremonies.

Exclusive: Oxford employed monk convicted of child sex abuse despite ban

Father Bernard Green taught at a total of seven Oxford colleges between 2000 and 2012, but St. Benet's bosses were aware of the nature of his ban as early as 2006

Oxford City Council proposes renaming St Clement’s ward

The name of St Clement's Street will not be changed as part of the plans

Oxford City Council calls on government to adopt new air pollution plan

Oxford City Council has issued a statement to the Environment Secretary Michael Gove calling for a 10-point contract between the government and local authorities...

Oxford First-Generation students launch Alumni Community

The Oxford First-Generation group now have over 70 alumni members

Oxford research points to the need for divorce law reform

The majority of divorces were found to be granted on grounds of 'unreasonable behaviour'

Former student graduates 76 years after completing degree

The 95 year-old finished his Modern History degree in 1942

Oxford academics to help Twitter tackle hate speech

The move comes as a response to criticism that Twitter has taken a soft approach to hate speech and harassment

Oxford and Cambridge fail to meet threshold for National Student Survey

Only three institutions were missing from the results this year

Oxford City Council backs a People’s Vote

The Council becomes only the second in the country to join calls for a vote on the final outcome of the Brexit negotiations

New course in algorithmic trading at Saïd

The course aims to "future-proof" financial careers

Worcester College building shortlisted for Stirling Prize

The £9 million Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre is in the running for the most prestigious architecture award in the UK

Government threatens Oxbridge with sanctions over access

The two universities were among only three institutions to have conditions placed on their registration with the Office for Students

Hassan’s named among best ‘drunk food’ student takeaways in UK

It is the second time in a year that the eatery has received national recognition

Oxford student activists condemn London Pride

Oxford students condemned the participation of a "transphobic and trans-misogynistic hate group" at the head of the Pride Parade

Oxford students protest outside Chequers

It comes after the group's invitations to meet with cabinet ministers were ignored.

Email blunder reveals names of 1st year medics on pass/fail borderline

A timetable for those sitting viva voce examinations included their full names instead of candidate numbers

Oxford honours academic who fled Nazis and succeeded Tolkien

"Eric modeled the unlimited potential of the imagination in everything he did."

Campaigners to protest Trump’s Oxford visit

Protestors have accused the US president of spreading "fascism" and "politics of hate"

UCU to vote on second set of strikes

The ballot follows the UCEA's final offer of a 2-2.8% pay rise for university staff.

Cellar faces threat of closure after fire safety concerns

The Council have ordered the venue to reduce its maximum capacity to 60 people

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