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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.

Political societies take EU stances

OUCA neutral as Labour Club campaigns to keep Britain in Europe

Unease at major overhaul of History and Politics course

Proposed changes to History course and statistics requirement to HPol met with student anger

RMF to protest at Oriel following Rhodes statue petition

Oxford-based restorative justice campaign RMF plans controversial protest to remove Rhodes statue from Oriel

Oxford students ‘kettled’ at protest

Balliol freshers allegedly ‘kettled’ by police at the #GrantsNotDebt protest

Rhodes Must Fall in Oxford: Live Blog

Follow the action in Oriel Square as students demand that Rhodes' statue be removed

RMF solidarity with fee protests

Oxford expresses support for South African struggle

Free drugs for Balliol students

JCR votes to reimburse JCR prescription charges from HT16

OUSU to prevent PREVENT

SU votes against co-operation with anti-terrorism scheme

Catz JCR make Chris Tarrant honorary member

Motion passed to make railway star honorary member of Catz JCR

Study into Oxbridge connectivity

New road link to Cambridge to be considered

Precious Tolkien map discovered

Map of Middle Earth on display in Blackwell's

Oxford academics sign open letter supporting Israel boycott

Several University faculty members pledge to academic boycott published in the Guardian

Churchyard sleepers face legal action

Local vicar writes letter addressed to “Rough Sleepers of St. Giles’'

‘Midget Night Bridge’ condemned

The Bridge nightclub host controversial club night for the second time despite criticism

Woman sexually assaulted after leaving Plush

A woman was sexually assaulted early this morning after Sink the Pink at Plush

Queen’s College MCR condemns proposed "anti-homeless" fence

Postgraduate students at Queen’s College unanimously oppose the College’s new exclusionary fence

Mental health slate to run in OUSU elections

Jack Hampton pushes for action on student welfare crisis

Outcry over University pay gap

Women comprise only 8 per cent of top earners

First-gen Oxford students unite

Campaign launched for first-generation students

A21 campaign reaches Oxford

Anti-trafficking campaign marches through town

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