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38% of students report decline in mental health since joining Oxford

Nearly one in five women reported unwanted sexual behaviour, whilst one in five BAME students reported bullying and harassment.
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Kiss Bar Oxford permanently closed by landlords after 23 years

Kiss Bar, a late-night venue on Park End Street, has been permanently closed just months after ATIK Oxford was shut down in the same building
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Blackfriars Fellow created a Cardinal by Pope Francis

Timothy Radcliffe, a Fellow of Blackfriars Hall, was created a Cardinal by Pope Francis at a ceremony at the Vatican on 7th December, making him one of four current English Cardinals.
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Oxford state school offer rate has decreased over the last five years

Oxford's state-school admissions fall short despite outreach attempts The University of Oxford undoubtedly has a...
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New College student greeted by “escort” in their room amidst hotel havoc

A student at New College was met with a “woman sitting on bed in a lingerie robe” when they opened their room door...

Extinction Rebellion protests outside University’s STEM Careers Fair

Students alongside members of Extinction Rebellion (XR) Oxford gathered outside the Examination Schools to protest the University’s invitation to Equinor to set-up at its...

Solar and wind energy could fulfill energy demand 10-fold, Oxford study finds

Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment has unveiled research that indicates that wind and solar power could not only meet but vastly...

University Church moves to evict Oxford cafe as petition passed 8000 signatures

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin has begun legal proceedings to evict Vaults and Garden Café, a popular coffee shop located within...

Over 300 protest in support of Palestine

More than 300 people gathered on Cornmarket Street to protest in support of Palestine today, eventually ending the demonstration at Manzil Way. The protesters...

Academe in wartime: Oxford’s response to the war in Sudan

Six months into the war in Sudan, and the situation is bleak. Humanitarian workers are despairing at the broken supply lines and the outbreaks...

Oxford University Boat Club unifies men’s and women’s sides

The Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) has announced that it will be unifying its men’s and women’s squads into one boat club. The unified...

Freshers greeted with climate protest

The annual migration of students into Oxford coincided with the Extinction Rebellion protest at Cornmarket Street on Sunday, marking the start of the new...

Mixed feelings from students after Just Stop Oil vandalise RadCam

In an act of protest against the University’s continued connections to the fossil fuels industry, Just Stop Oil (JSO) vandalised the Radcliffe Camera shortly...

Historical criminology mapping project reveals mediaeval Oxford to be a “murder capital” 

A Cambridge digital project mapping mediaeval murder cases in London has added Oxford and York to its catalogue and deemed Oxford “the murder capital...

University, brand-new Oxford Israel Society, and PalSoc release statements on Israel and Gaza

In response to the hostilities between Israel and Gaza that broke out on 7 October, the University has released a statement on the conflict...

Rough sleeping in Oxford up by 13%, Kerslake report shows

Rough sleeping in Oxford is on the rise, the latest report from the Kerslake Commission has shown. In 2022, there were 27 people recorded...

Oxford researchers observe dark spot on Neptune from the ground

A team of scientists led by a Professor from the University of Oxford, Patrick Irwin, observed a dark spot on Neptune’s surface from the...

St Hilda’s purchases £12 million accommodation

St Hilda’s college has purchased two spacious Victorian homes to convert into accommodation for post-graduate and visiting students. The new properties, 14 and 16...

New College ends scout cleaning of student rooms 

New College has ended scout cleaning of undergraduate student rooms and will replace the practice with regular cleanliness inspections. The change was approved by the...

College rents see up to 13.6% spike amidst cost-of-living struggles

A Cherwell investigation has found that the average rent increase among Oxford colleges for 2023 sits at 8.62%, up from an average of 7.6%...

Protests at the Students for Life Freshers’ Fair stall include two SU sabbatical officers

CW: abortion The ‘pro-life’ Students for Life society has once again been the cause for protests at the Student Union Freshers’ Fair. One protestor held...

Caretaker PM of Pakistan visits the Oxford Union

The Union welcomed Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday for a Q&A. Held in a packed Gladstone room, Kakar was on the defensive,...

Oxford tops worldwide university rankings

The University of Oxford has placed first in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) University Rankings. This is the eighth consecutive year THE has...

Linacre College drops proposed name change after Thao donation blocked

The proposed name change of Linacre College to ‘Thao College’ has been dropped after the “transformative donation” to the College failed to materialise due...
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