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Oxford City Council announces new cabinet for 2026/27

Oxford City Council leader Susan Brown has announced her new cabinet for the 2026/2027 year. Brown, who also leads the Labour group on the Council, has appointed seven Labour councillors to the cabinet following local elections on 7th May in which Labour lost its overall majority but remained the largest party on the Council.

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka delivers annual lecture at Oxford School of Global and Area Studies

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr Harini Amarasuriya, delivered the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OGSA) Annual Lecture at St. Antony’s College on 19th May.

Oxford researchers collaborate to release open data to accelerate AI drug discovery

University of Oxford researchers have released a new open data set and AI model to accelerate drug discovery.

Rare Oxford University photo of Oscar Wilde sells at auction

A newly-discovered photograph of Oscar Wilde at the University of Oxford was recently sold for more than £5,300 at an auction.  

Oxford’s honorary degrees declared

The list includes a Cambridge historian, an opera singer and an engineer

University refuses to fund OxHub

OxHub launches petition after University refuses to continue funding, leaving it £70,000 short

Immigrants at Campsfield "guilty until proven innocent"?

C+ discovers claims of poor medical help and diet, detainees self-harming, and alleged victims of torture being locked up against the Home Office's own guidelines

Alex Walker No Con delayed

After withdrawal of No Con motion, OUSU Council also votes to censure two former Part-time Exec officers

Council postpones Campsfield verdict

Councillors given more time to consider the arguments for doubling the size of Campsfield

LMH scouts to meet with students

JCR organises coffee mornings to boost college relations

Signatories of free speech letter under fire

Liberation groups criticise letter’s discrimination towards sex workers

Oxford town crier exposed as fraud

Military veterans expose fictitious army record of Anthony Church

Oxford professor to reassess side effects of statins

An extensive review into the side effects of statins is to be led by Oxford professor Sir Rory Collins

Oxford student shortlisted for Mars mission

Graduate physicist Ryan MacDonald in last 100 for ambitious plan to found Mars colony

Oxford students jailbreak to Middle East

This year's participants raised over £25,000 for RAG charities

Sullivan could face more questions on alleged attempted rape

One of the students who originally accused the former President has reportedly requested a review

Oxford students pay comparatively less in rent

Newly released statistics show Oxford students pay relatively low rent when compared to other university students

City Council approves boat yard build

New construction project gets green light

“I now hate OUSU”: Colleges react to Le Pen protesters

Colleges denounce OUSU’s handling of the demonstration and support for no-platforming at Union

Less than half of students registered to vote

Wolfson tops registration figures as nineteen colleges have less than 44 per cent registered

Union passes extensive electoral rules changes

Electoral rules changes initially proposed in Michaelmas pass with some amendments

Verdict on Castle Mill delayed as postal vote called

Despite Tuesday's ruling, Congregation calls for a postal vote

Pembroke summer school criticised for access efforts

Claims that the course has been “created by Oxbridge academics” lead to ethical and contractual concerns about tutors’ duty of fidelity to the University

Proposals in Exeter and Pembroke to appoint BME Officers

Exeter and Pembroke JCRS a step closer to joining the twelve other colleges with BME officers

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