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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.

Oxford MP announces retirement ahead of snap election

Breaking: Andrew Smith says he will not be Labour candidate in June's election, after 30 years as Oxford East MP

The crisis facing PhD students

According to a study conducted by Ghent University, PhD students are facing significant mental health challenges

Scientists aim to be the first to reach the Earth’s mantle

Jonathan Stark reports on plans to drill into the Earth's mantle for the very first time

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

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