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Town and Gown charity races set to raise £300k

The Bidwells Oxford 10k charity race is set to raise £300,000 for Muscular Dystrophy UK. 6,600 people took part in the annual “Town and Gown” race on Sunday 11th...

What the UK-EU deal means for students

The UK and the European Union have reached a new agreement setting out post-Brexit...

Oxford Union believes that Trump has gone too far

The Oxford Union last night debated the motion “This House Believes Trump has gone...

Charlie Kirk questioned on trans rights, abortion, and Red Pill media at the Oxford Union

Controversial American conservative activist Charlie Kirk appeared at the Oxford Union on Tuesday afternoon,...

Exeter students moved into hotel rooms

Exeter students are spending the first month of Michaelmas in a four-star hotel in Wolvercote as planned accommodation in Cohen Quad remains incomplete. 86 students...

Laura Trott and Jeremy Irons among speakers at Oxford Union

Cherwell guides you through the need-to-know names speaking at the Oxford Union this term.

University Challenge edited when students can’t answer questions

Jeremy Paxman has disclosed that viewers are not shown questions that neither team can answer

UK universities to be ranked ‘gold,’ ‘silver’ or ‘bronze’

The new rankings, introduced next year, will be made available to prospective students

THE: Oxford best in UK for medicine, humanities, and social sciences

The Times Higher Education World University rankings have released rankings by subject group, with Oxford’s medical sciences department winning first place globally

Teenage girl abducted in Oxford

Anyone who has any information is asked to call police on 101 and quote reference number URN 1631 28/09/16

Thatcher scholarships established in Somerville

Somerville’s Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust will provide scholarships for undergraduates this year

Historian investigates Cold War Oxford spy ring

Andrew Lownie announced that he will begin investigating the possibility of a spy ring in Cold War Oxford at the Henley Literary Festival

No Offence magazine to relaunch online

A second issue of last year's controversial magazine is taking submissions and will be online only

Oxford Council flies bi-flag for first time

The council flew the bi-flag from Oxford Town Hall, in celebration of International Bi-Visibility Day

Oxford fellow wins prize for living as an animal

Dr Charles Foster, a fellow at Green Templeton College, medical law lecturer and practicing barrister, has won a parody biology award in America, a...

Oxford’s gender equality work assessed by UN HeForShe campaign

The University has "leaned in" to the HeForShe campaign, reveals report, following high-profile anniversary event

Transformers 5 will be filmed in Oxford tomorrow morning

Major celebrities are anticipated to be working in Oxford's historic centre, on the latest in multi-million dollar franchise

Oxford named best university in the world

Oxford dethrones the California Institute of Technology to top Times Higher Education world university ranking

Endeavour cast spotted in Oxford

The new series of Endeavour is currently being filmed in the historic centre of Oxford

OUSU to campaign against raise in tuition fees

OUSU have launched a petition and intend to use Freedom of Information requests to challenge the University's decision to raise fees

Recording booths connect Oxford and Calais migrant camp

The booths, equipped with recording devices, allow people to send and receive messages between East Oxford and the Calais migrant camp

Brexit will harm the reputation of UK universities, say Vice-Chancellors

UK university heads fret over "considerable" losses and risk to students going on years abroad, as 12% of Oxford funding hangs in the balance

Oxford robotics group builds driverless car with “brain”

The car will make decisions based on accumulated experience, rather than just sensory data

Balliol students set up new refugee scholarship

Balliol's JCR and MCR lead the setting up of new funding for a refugee or asylum seeker