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Oxford University to make changes to consent training modules

The University of Oxford has reported that 38% of new students completed its online consent training in the 2024-25 academic year, according to the latest Student Welfare and Support Services (SWSS) report.

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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”.

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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.

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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”.

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Popular principal of Somerville to retire

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St Benet’s welcomes female undergraduates for the first time

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Mortar found in Christ Church meadow

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Oxford grant funding falls more than a third

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Tories to slash student visas

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Exeter students moved into hotel rooms

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Laura Trott and Jeremy Irons among speakers at Oxford Union

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University Challenge edited when students can’t answer questions

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UK universities to be ranked ‘gold,’ ‘silver’ or ‘bronze’

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THE: Oxford best in UK for medicine, humanities, and social sciences

The Times Higher Education World University rankings have released rankings by subject group, with Oxford’s medical sciences department winning first place globally

Teenage girl abducted in Oxford

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Thatcher scholarships established in Somerville

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Historian investigates Cold War Oxford spy ring

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No Offence magazine to relaunch online

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Oxford University to make changes to consent training modules

Oxford MP takes Ultimate Picture Palace Campaign to Parliament

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

Oxford Mutual Aid re-opens after month-long closure

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