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Exclusive: Oxford Union announces Michaelmas term card

Cherwell can exclusively reveal that actress Rebel Wilson, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark, Bridgewater Associates CEO Nir Bar Dea, and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao are all set to speak at the Oxford Union this term.

Oxford partnership allows OpenAI to use rare Bodleian texts to train ChatGPT

A pilot scheme, launched in 2025, allows OpenAI to use materials from the Bodleian Library to train its models, documents obtained by The Guardian and seen by Cherwell show.

Oxford falls to lowest ever spot in The Times UK University Guide 2027

The University of Oxford has placed fifth in The Times’s 2027 UK university rankings, falling from joint fourth with the University of Cambridge last year. This marks Oxford’s lowest ranking in the guide’s 33 year history and only the second time the University has not been in the top three.

Protest held outside Town Hall over sale of Council-owned building to St Peter’s

A protest took place today outside Oxford Town Hall against Oxford City Council’s plan to sell 11 New Road to St Peter’s College, which would convert most of the building into student housing.

Vice-chancellor questions safe spaces

Vice-chancellor voices her concerns in Cherwell interview

Oriel announces Rhodes will not fall

Oriel College has released a statement announcing that it will not be removing the statue of Cecil Rhodes.

Editathon held to celebrate Wikipedia

Oxford Internet Institute celebrates free encyclopedia’s 15th birthday

Professor Glyn Humphreys,1954-2016

Head of Experimental Psychology passed away last week in Hong Kong

Too Many Man at The ISIS rave

Despite club not being at full capacity, police called to help

OUSU responds to higher education reform

Opposition to government cuts and green paper expressed at council meeting

Oriel JCR plans further liberation referenda

Dispute over positions of BME, Women’s and Disabilities Officer

Univ JCR votes to rename IT room

University College JCR votes to rename its “Rhodes Computer Room”

Oxford University may win FOI exemption

Change proposed in governement green paper could see universities nationwide exempted after consultation

Oxford in the red in free speech ranking

Spiked magazine’s Free Speech University Ranking deems that Oxford frequently censors its students’ speech

Anti-RMF motion proposed at St. Anne’s

St Anne's JCR to debate motion mandating Common Room to announce opposition to RMF

Oxford Students to protest proposed housing cuts

Oxford student groups mobilise against proposed country council cuts to housing services

RMF win Union debate by slim margin

An acerbic debate brings out varied arguments from both camps' representatives

#MustRhodesFall Live

Live reporting from tonight's Oxford Union panel discussion: Must Rhodes Fall?

YouGov survey supports Cherwell’s findings

A recent YouGov survey found that by a preference of three to one, the British think the statue of Cecil Rhodes should stay up

Exclusive: Oxford Union Hilary Termcard

Cherwell brings you the official list of all the famous faces at the Union this term

Oxford Union sets out to improve its queues

The Oxford Union is reforming its queueing system after the issues with Michaelmas' EU debate

Vice-Chancellor Richardson Criticises RMF, Prevent

Professor Richardson says that the statue of Rhodes should stand and that Prevent program could be perceived as anti-Islamic

Patrick Moore makes Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Eric Hobsbawm and others amongst those added to new ODNB

Oxford academics receive Royal Honours

Five Oxford academics given awards in New Year Honours

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