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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.

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”.

Oxford applications outstrip Cambridge again

Oxford has 15% more applications as more teenagers apply to Oxbridge overall

National Student Survey: Oxford has 90% satisfaction rate

National Student Survey results placed Oxford in the top 20 nationwide, whilst OUSU took the bottom spot for student union satisfaction

Crayfish damage Magdalen College wall

American crayfish burrowing into a wall on the bank of the River Cherwell have caused its partial collapse

A little (qu)bit closer to a quantum computer

Breakthrough at Oxford's Clarendon Laboratory brings the computing dream a little nearer

OUSU backs criticism of higher education reform

Senior OUSU officers among signatories to Guardian letter criticising proposed Teaching Excellence Framework

Two Oxford Graduates win Olympic medals in first week

Constantine Louloudis wins gold and Tom Mitchell silver, as Oxford graduates perform well in Rio

Fire at Clarendon Institute ‘started in a toaster’

Twenty firefighters battled a fire at the Clarendon Institute this afternoon, with one woman hurt

Oxford research targets bone pain in cancer sufferers

Innovative project by a research team from the University seeks to end the agonising condition

Oxford graduates to compete in Rio

As the Olympics grandly opens in Rio, Oxford’s long-earned pedigree at the games will be once more put to the test. With a formidable...

Oxford Playhouse to reopen after refurbishment

Iconic Oxford theatre will reopen with production of Peter Pan sequel

Tuition fee rise accompanies fall in state school students going to university

State school entrants experience "a flattening of rates" while independent school numbers remain high

Full Royall report confirms cases of antisemitic behaviour at OULC

The report answers the concerns initially raised by the resignation of co-Chair Alex Chalmers

Wahoo to close

The immensely popular nightclub will close around the end of 2016 as the site is redeveloped.

NUS snaps at maintenance grant scrap

Maintenance grants for students in the poorest threshold replaced by "lifetime debt"

Oxford among least affordable cities for students

Oxford has been ranked the fourth most expensive city in the UK for students, with Edinburgh taking the top spot, according to The Royal...

Sunlight damaging exhibits at Oxford Natural History Museum

The museum's refurbished glass roof has failed to protect rare specimens during unusually warm weather.

Ndakuna Fonso Amilou, Oxford’s Rare rising star

Recruitment agency Rare has named the Cameroonian postgrad the country's best black student

Oxford academics win award for Women in Science

Two Oxford academics have won “Women in Science” Fellowships, awarded to some of the most promising and talented female scientists from around the world. From...

Univ launches new programme to improve access

University College is launching a new programme to increase the number of UK students from disadvantaged backgrounds who attend the college. The new scheme, called...

Oxford to establish comic research network

TORCH to dive deeper in study of comic books, typically overlooked in the academic community

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