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Bangladesh July Revolution leaders speak at Oxford Union as protesters clash outside

Protesters clashed outside the Oxford Union this evening during a panel discussion organised by the Oxford Bangla Society on the 2024 Bangladeshi July Revolution, entitled “The Student-Led Uprising and...

Oxford Union election count suspended amid electoral fraud allegations

he Oxford Union’s Trinity Term 2026 election count has been suspended after the Returning Officer identified substantial evidence of interference, before any ballot boxes were opened. 

Mansfield College redevelopment plans approved by Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council unanimously approved Mansfield College’s development plans on Tuesday, 26th May. The project, known as the Estate Transformation Project, will be delivered by architects Feilden Fowles. Mansfield told Cherwell that the development would “provide students and the College with up-to-date facilities they need for generations to come”.

Oxford Union town hall TT26: Meet the candidates 

With polls set to open for Oxford Union elections tomorrow, Friday 12th June, Cherwell spoke to the candidates running to be President in Hilary Term 2027. Milo Donovan and Prajwal Pandey discussed their vision for the society, the challenges facing the Union, and how they would respond to recent controversies surrounding speaker invitations and free speech.

Universities warned over Brexit brain drain

Research suggests three in four EU academics would consider leaving the UK post-Brexit

General Election will be battle of “life and death”, says Sanders

Brother of former US presidential candidate to stand in Oxford East, as Greens withdraw bid for Oxford West

Oxford student dies in tragic bus accident

The DPhil candidate fell from her bike on Botley Road and was run over by a bus

“Rapid deterioration” of finances in Oxford University Hospitals

It has been revealed that Oxford University Hospitals has overspent by £24m

Opt in for lower battels—Wadham SU

If accepted, the plan would let students opt-in and receive a subsidy, paid for by increasing the fees of other students.

Keep your ket use quiet online, says Exeter College

Undergraduates at Exeter have been warned against posting about their drug use on social media

C+: Four in five disabled students struggle with academic work

Cherwell Investigations found that 82% of self-identified disabled students find university work more difficult due to their disability

Regent’s meat-free motion given the chop

A JCR motion calling for abolition of 'Meat-free Wednesdays' was withdrawn due to lack of evidence

St. Hugh’s condemns attack on European university

Legislation has threatened to close the Central European University

WATCH: Tim Farron confronted by angry Brexit voter in Oxford

Video: Tim Farron given a humiliating dressing down by an Oxfordshire voter earlier this week

Don slams fivers’ grammar

Oxford academic criticises Bank of England for "efforts to dumb down" the English language

Oxbridge tops university donations list

Oxford and Cambridge accounted for 46 per cent of new funds secured by UK universities in 2016

St Anne’s vote for mandatory donation to homelessness charities

St Anne’s JCR have passed a motion for compulsory battels charity donation

Corpus JCR rejects fines

Students call for alternative punishments amid claims that excessive fines are discriminatory

ACS photo campaign to “debunk myths” on race

Viral Cambridge campaign sparks attempt to “elevate” voices of black students at Oxford

Labour win University Parks County Council seat – full results

See the full results of today's Oxfordshire County Council election, as Emma Turnbull takes the University Parks seat from the Greens

Oxford told: “up your game” on gender pay equality

Oxford’s female academics earn 86 percent of what their male counterparts are paid, new statistics reveal

Controversy stikes Oxford local council elections

Lib Dem student candidate hits back at "blatant lie"

Independent learning more beneficial than contact hours, report finds

The HEA 2016 Engagement Survey was based on the responses of 23,198 students at 29 institutions

Former Varsity boxer Tony Abbott challenged to political boxing match

The former Australian PM Tony Abbott boxed for Oxford in 1982

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