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Oxford MP takes Ultimate Picture Palace Campaign to Parliament

The MP for Oxford East, Dame Anneliese Dodds, raised the ongoing campaign to save the Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP) on Jeune Street in parliament last Monday, urging the government to “go further” to protect “community assets like the UPP”.  

Trade unions and students rally in Oxford to mark General Strike centenary

The march commemorated the anniversary of the 1926 General Strike. Those attending included the Oxford and District Trade Union Council, the University and College Union and students, including a group from the Oxford Labour Club.

Oxford Mutual Aid re-opens after month-long closure

Oxford Mutual Aid (OMA) has reopened after a month-long closure due to “emergency repairs” at the hall they operate out of, which the charity described as “the longest closure period OMA has ever seen”.

Local election manifestos published as student candidates contest key wards

The Labour Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats have released their manifestos ahead of the upcoming Oxford City Council elections, as a number of current and recent University of Oxford students contest seats across the city.

John Cleese to speak at Oxford Union

British actor John Cleese, known for his on-screen comedy and cavalier internet presence, is to speak at the Union on 20 April.

Interest on student loans set to rise by a third

Student loans are to suffer greatly from the UK's inflation surge, prompted by Brexit

Balliol’s University Challenge victors boycott Daily Mail

Balliol team members refuse interview with "fascist rag" Daily Mail

Balliol triumph in University Challenge final against Wolfson College Cambridge

Professor Stephen Hawking presents the team with winners' trophy after they beat Eric Monkman's team by 190 points to 140

BBC Question Time to be held in Oxford Union

The BBC's flagship topical debate programme will be in Oxford on April 27

EXCLUSIVE: Open House group move into new Cowley Road location

After having been previously evicted from three buildings, the group is moving into empty offices above Sainsbury’s

Driverless cars could be trialled in Oxford by end of this year

Software company Oxbotica, backed by Oxford Country Council, plans to test autonomous vehicle technology on the streets of Oxford

Ketamine could be used to treat depression, Oxford University study finds

42% of patients injected with ketamine by Oxford scientists report positive effects

Harwood and Bouattia clash over NUS vision

Deep divisions revealed between the two candidates for NUS President

Open House group evicted from third building

The group have been occupying a unused Italian restaurant in Summertown

A quarter of Jewish students fear anti-Semitic hate crime, NUS report finds

Two thirds of Jewish students believe they are targeted as a result of their faith, but do not trust NUS to respond appropriately

Five Guys burger restaurant could be set to open in Oxford

The chain plans to move into Magdalen Street

Oxford LGBTQ+ Society renews condemnation of Jenni Murray

The statement follows an article in the Sunday Times describing the Society as trying to "gag" the broadcaster

Nest of snakes found in historic Union chamber

Conservationists are concerned about marked behavioural shifts in the snakes

Oxford startup receives £4m to develop ‘biological superglue’

Google's venture capital arm has invested £4m in SpyBiotech, an Oxford University spinout

12-year-old named as youngest Oxford organist in history

Oxfordshire schoolboy Louis Moss will play hymns for Jesus College chapel services from this Spring

Oxford politics professor wins Guardian Inspiring Leader Award

Karma Nabulsi, Fellow in Politics at St Edmund Hall, achieves success in the Inspiring Leader category of the Guardian University Awards

Oxford University announces new diverse portraits

Over twenty new portraits for the University feature women, LGBTQ+, disabled, and BME people, and those from varied socio-economic backgrounds

Lola Lo’s closes down and is replaced by new retro bar

Without a final farewell, Lola Lo's has shut its doors for the last time

Atheists among the least afraid of death—Oxford study

A study has shown that atheists are not necessarily the most anxious about death

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