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Right-wing commentator withdraws from Reform Society event following Nathan Cofnas invite

Neema Parvini, a right-wing content creator, has withdrawn from speaking at an Oxon University Reform Society (OURS) event later this term after learning of the society’s invitation to Nathan...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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Thatcher scholarships established in Somerville

Somerville’s Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust will provide scholarships for undergraduates this year

Historian investigates Cold War Oxford spy ring

Andrew Lownie announced that he will begin investigating the possibility of a spy ring in Cold War Oxford at the Henley Literary Festival

No Offence magazine to relaunch online

A second issue of last year's controversial magazine is taking submissions and will be online only

Oxford Council flies bi-flag for first time

The council flew the bi-flag from Oxford Town Hall, in celebration of International Bi-Visibility Day

Oxford fellow wins prize for living as an animal

Dr Charles Foster, a fellow at Green Templeton College, medical law lecturer and practicing barrister, has won a parody biology award in America, a...

Oxford’s gender equality work assessed by UN HeForShe campaign

The University has "leaned in" to the HeForShe campaign, reveals report, following high-profile anniversary event

Transformers 5 will be filmed in Oxford tomorrow morning

Major celebrities are anticipated to be working in Oxford's historic centre, on the latest in multi-million dollar franchise

Oxford named best university in the world

Oxford dethrones the California Institute of Technology to top Times Higher Education world university ranking

Endeavour cast spotted in Oxford

The new series of Endeavour is currently being filmed in the historic centre of Oxford

OUSU to campaign against raise in tuition fees

OUSU have launched a petition and intend to use Freedom of Information requests to challenge the University's decision to raise fees

Recording booths connect Oxford and Calais migrant camp

The booths, equipped with recording devices, allow people to send and receive messages between East Oxford and the Calais migrant camp

Brexit will harm the reputation of UK universities, say Vice-Chancellors

UK university heads fret over "considerable" losses and risk to students going on years abroad, as 12% of Oxford funding hangs in the balance

Oxford robotics group builds driverless car with “brain”

The car will make decisions based on accumulated experience, rather than just sensory data

Balliol students set up new refugee scholarship

Balliol's JCR and MCR lead the setting up of new funding for a refugee or asylum seeker

May opposes ‘safe space’ policies in universities

The Prime Minister announced in Commons that it was "quite extraordinary" for universities to ban discussing topics which could offend certain groups of students

Hilary Boulding elected next President of Trinity College

Hilary Boulding, Principal of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, will succeed Sir Ivor Roberts as President of Trinity College in August 2017.

University pioneers robotic eye surgery

The sight-saving procedure was carried out by a University professor at John Radcliffe Hospital

“Butt out” at open days, head of UCAS tells middle-class parents

Mary Curnock Cook claimed admissions staff often could "not hear a word" from students

YOLO, vom and human bean make it into the Oxford English Dictionary

A number of new entries, including words from Roald Dahl's books, have been added to the historical dictionary

Magdalen scientist wins prestigious Lasker prize

Sir Peter Ratcliffe tipped for Nobel Prize nomination after winning $250K award
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