Tuesday 8th July 2025

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Students frustrated over filming at Brasenose College during exam season

Students at Brasenose College expressed their frustration last week after scenes for a forthcoming sequel to My Fault: London were shot on the College’s grounds. At the time of...

Hertford College faces student criticism for limiting display of Pride flag

Hertford College is facing backlash from students following a request that the Middle Common...

Encaenia in photos: Oxford’s honorary degree award ceremony

The University of Oxford awarded eight honorary degrees at its annual Encaenia awards ceremony...

Oxford admissions report reveals significant college and subject disparities

Oxford University has released its Annual Admissions Statistical Report, providing information about undergraduate applications,...

Solidarity for victims of sexual assault at the Radcam

The gates of the Radcliffe Camera have been covered with notes expressing solidarity for victims of sexual assault. "To girls everywhere I am with you" is written...

Government to test student learning

Students will be tested to measure university teaching quality

Oxford Maths Department wins Regius professorship

The Queen awarded Oxford a Regius professorship in maths and an academic won the Shaw Prize

£13.5m library addition at John’s

St John’s has started work on a new £13.5m study centre and library extension to allow wheel-chair access, increase storage space and improve study...

The stories that shaped Oxford life in 2015-2016

Cherwell deputy editor Daniel Kodsi presents Oxford's year-in-review

Work continues on Eve the plesiosaur

Work is continuing at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on piecing together the remains of Eve, a 165 million year old plesiosaur...

Graduates face “one of the toughest job markets in recent times”

Opportunities for recent graduates have fallen by eight per cent across the UK, according to Adzuna

“Change must happen, Patten must go”

Student leaders sign an open letter condemning the Chancellor’s comments on BME quotas

Rhodes Trust expands global reach and access

Rhodes Trust to expand globally, as well as form new partnerships

RMF members disrupt Rhodes contextualisation meeting

Rhodes Must Fall activists disrupted the Oriel-only meeting by accusing the college of "hypocrisy"

Yes please, NUS!

Students have voted overwhelmingly in favour of remaining affiliated to the NUS

Electoral malpractice plagues NUS referendum

The referendum on Oxford's affiliation to the NUS has descended into chaos with allegations of electoral malpractice on both sides. At New College, the JCR mailing...

Further rule violations mar first day of voting in NUS referendum

The first day of voting in Oxford's NUS referendum was made more dramatic by instances of rule violations on both sides. This morning the NUS...

Accidental rule violation clouds debate on eve of NUS referendum

The New College access officer inadvertently violated OUSU referendum rules earlier this week by emailing out her support for the ‘Yes to NUS’ campaign...

Portrait of Viceroy replaced with student art at Balliol

The college initially claimed the colonialist’s image was removed for restoration work

JCR anti-pooing motion flushed down the drain

A recent JCR motion calling for “anti-pooping” in Somerville’s college library was dropped from the JCR meeting’s agenda. According to Chloe Funnell, the second year who...

Ballin’ for a tenner

Harris Manchester are running an Oxford ball with tickets set to cost only £10 on Friday of 7th week. The ball will have three different parts. First, a...

Les Misérables composer comes to Catz

Claude-Michel Schönberg, the French composer who first adapted the novel Les Misérables into a musical, has been announced as the next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary...

Magdalen creates new Trans rep

Magdalen has unanimously passed a motion to mandate the LGBTQ officer to represent Trans members of the JCR. The role will involve working with the college on...

Voting for NUS referendum approaches; debate continues

Campaigns for the NUS referendum were launched this week, with both ‘Yes to NUS’ and ‘No Thanks, NUS’ unveiling their official manifestos and beginning to canvas throughout...

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