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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 on the 2024 Bangladeshi July Revolution, entitled “The Student-Led Uprising and the Future of Post-Revolutionary Bangladesh”. The...

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.

Study launched to reduce Oxford city centre emissions

The £30,000 study will look at whether petrol and diesel vehicles should be banned from the city centre by 2020

Oxford University gives squatters five days to vacate temporary homeless shelter

Osney Open House say 21 homeless people must leave former power station by Sunday, after Oxford University serve possession order in court

Oxford ranked world no. 1 in four subjects

QS World University Rankings place Oxford as the world's best in four subject areas—ahead of Cambridge

Lords votes to sever HE Bill link between tuition fees and TEF

Blow to government as Lords revolt over plans for tuition fees to be linked to university teaching quality

NUS Vice-President cleared of Malia coup attempt claims

Internal inquiry clears Richard Brooks of attempting to oust President with help of Israeli embassy

Oxford has highest number of top-earning staff

Oxford University has more senior post holders earning over £100,000 annually than any other university, newly-released figures have revealed

Oxford has most sexual harassments of students by staff in the UK – report

Guardian investigation finds Oxford has the highest number of staff-on-student and staff-on-staff sexual harassment allegations of any UK university

“Culture change” needed for women in science, says Oxford astrophysicist

Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell speaks of struggles facing women

Moving to university harms school social circles, study concludes

A lack of contact and investment in old friendships can lead to the rapid deterioration of relationships formed in childhood

St Antony’s student reverses decision to drop out in support of Gilbert Mitullah’s campaign

As Mitullah approaches his crowdfunding goal of £25,000, Layo London said "it is likely that I will stay on at Oxford"

Lady Margaret Hall under fire for hosting homeopathy conference

Plan for college to host conference accused of lending credibility to "potentially dangerous quackery"

Oxford Brexit boss: academics feel “threatened” by Leave vote

Despite concerns, Oxford University sees a ten per cent rise in European applications since the EU referendum last year

Properties in Oxford named the most expensive in the country outside of London for second consecutive year

A study by Lloyds Bank has revealed that Oxford house prices are 10.7 times higher than annual income

David Cameron to chair Oxford University commission

Former Prime Minister is to take up an unpaid role at Oxford’s Blavatnik School

Oxford to target “white British” working class areas for admissions

University to launch summer school targeting prospective applicants from “white British socio-economically disadvantaged areas"

Master of Balliol to retire

Professor Sir Drummond Bone is set to step down at the end of 2017

University responds as Iffley Open House claim former power station

Oxford University seek possession order on Power Station at Osney due to concerns for safety

Squatters leave Iffley Open House for University building

The Iffley Open House (IOH) occupiers claim to now be squatting in a University-owned building, following their eviction from the Volkswagen garage owned by...

Pembroke appoints first-ever meme reps

Memes to encourage “college spirit” and “boost morale”

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