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Neema Parvini, a right-wing content creator, has withdrawn from speaking at an Oxon University Reform Society (OURS) event later this term after learning of the society’s invitation to Nathan...

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.

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...

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.

Pledge2Reg campaign sees almost 1800 participants

A total of 24 colleges have seen over half their student bodies registered to vote in the EU referendum

Oxford University shows solidarity with Orlando victims

OUSU's LBGTQ Campaign are to hold a vigil Wednesday evening at the Radcliffe Camera

Nikolay Koshikov takes Hilary 2017 presidency in Union elections

Nikolay Koshikov is the new Union President-elect of the Oxford Union, following the results of elections held on Friday 10th June. In a clean sweep...

Uni gender gap visible in schools

Sutton Trust's report suggests that

Oxford Gobblefunk Dictionary honours Dahl’s memory

ROALD DAHL FANS might have a new reason to be “whoopsy whiffling”, as Oxford University Press has published a new dictionary compiling Dahl’s words...

Google asks Oxford to find the ‘off’ button

The firm consulted Oxford to ensure new AI could be closed down

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...

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