Monday 4th May 2026

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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”.

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...

Oxford comes second to Cambridge in new rankings

As well as claiming to offer better punting and more Nobel prize winners, Cambridge now have the satisfaction of being ahead of Oxford in university league tables...

Cambridge Say ‘Yes’ to NUS

Cambridge narrowly voted to remain affiliated with the NUS in a referendum called by the Cambridge University Student Union, Varsity reported this afternoon. Cambridge saw...

Building projects not worth it

A new study says large building projects don't improve education

Mortarboards deemed too dangerous to throw

Mortarboards to be photoshopped in at UEA after injury concerns

University staff strike over low pay

Staff at Oxford University and Oxford Brookes went on strike over the last couple of days

Christ Church JCR declares war on Brasenose

Christ Church JCR retaliate following mixed lacrosse cuppers controversy

Students to take stand against fee increases

Students support Jeremy Corbyn’s petition against the government increase in tuition fees

Nominations for NUS ‘In’ or ‘Out’ kickstart two weeks of campaigning

NUS referendum picks up as the campaigns have been chosen

Engines stolen from college rowing launches

IN THE EARLY HOURS of Monday 16th May, two Oxford colleges had their coaching launch engines stolen from Godstow. The thieves made away with around £5,000 worth...

Cambridge student union cuts print run for student paper

The Cambridge Student has stopped running print editions after CUSU pulled funding

Cambridge college refuses to drop “Orient Express” Ball theme

CLARE COLLEGE’S MAY Ball committee will maintain its ‘Orient Express’ theme despite criticism from students of cultural appropriation. This follows Trinity Hall College’s decision to drop the...

Details withheld from OULC antisemitism report

BARONESS ROYALL’S INQUIRY into the alleged antisemitism in the Oxford University Labour Club (OULC) found no evidence of “institutional antisemitism”, leading instead to a series of recommendations being made...

Christ Church breaks sanitation regulation by failing to provide bins

Students finally win proper sanitation bins after a year of fighting

Patten scrutinised for comment on quotas

The Chancellor’s comments on BME quotas sparked anger

Former OULC co-Chair kicked out of Labour

David Klemperer suspended from the Labour Party after nominating Harry Samuels as a Lib Dem candidate in recent elections

Yes To NUS Facebook likes soar in suspicious circumstances

Facebook likes on the Yes to NUS campaign page look unlikely to be genuine

No evidence of “institutional antisemitism” in Labour Club

Details of alleged individual instances of antisemitism in OULC controversially witheld from publication in Baroness Royall's report

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