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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Robert Harris elected Union President for Trinity 2016

Cherwell brings you the full results of the Oxford Union elections Michaelmas 2015

OUWRC drops kit for eating disorders charity

Uni Women’s rugby team bares all for charity calendar

Security Services distribute terrorist warning posters

Posters explaining how to respond to an “incident” distributed across a number of colleges and faculties

Students to protest airstrikes on Syria

Stop the War Coalition march planned for Saturday in Oxford

E. coli outbreak scare at Maths Faculty

Water supply shut off to Maths and Philosophy departments

Magdalen retracts outright ball ban for intermitted students

Magdalen JCR passes motion in solidarity with suspended students after error in the terms and conditions

Trinity anger at Meat-Free Thursdays

Referendum to follow as JCR trial measure passed by 26 students at GM

OUSU backs decriminalisation of sex work

Critics say that the move favours more privileged, white sex workers

Greer Union debate provokes protest

Oxford Union courts controversy with Germaine Greer and Peter Hitchens debate invitations

Union leaves members out in the cold awaiting EU debate

Union members have expressed anger over five-hour queues and an alleged disregard for ordinary members

Students to take aid to Calais

Wadham among colleges playing key role in relief initiative

FOI requests uncover Oxford pay

TaxPayer’s Alliance reveals six-fi gure university salaries

Children’s services cuts planned

Oxfordshire Council proposes closing 44 children centres

Pembroke concerns over security

Students complain about security at Pembroke’s off -site accomodation

Race-related criticism of ball themes

Lincoln and Magdalen’s 2016 balls considered ‘problematic’

Oxford students in Paris believed to be safe after attack

A 400-person strong peaceful march for Paris has also taken place, with services and vigils at various colleges

Andy Warhol at the Ashmolean

Private Warhol collection to be shown in Spring 2016

JCRs urge students to register to vote

Boundary reform and government measures mean students should re-register by 22nd November.

Oxford hits the Jackpot

Jack Hampton wins OUSU presidency, with BackJack slate taking other major positions

Student anger at straight-up ‘appropriation’ of Queerfest

Oxford LGBTQ Society members furious at treatment of the ‘celebration of queer culture’ as a ‘party’
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