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Access to Canvas temporarily suspended by University following cyberattack

Access to Canva has been temporarily suspended by the University today as a precautionary measure following an external breach of Instructure, the third-party supplier of Canvas.
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Oxford Union town hall HT26 re-run: Meet the candidates

A re-poll for the Oxford Union Presidency for Michaelmas 2026 is set to take place on Monday. Cherwell spoke to the candidates running about the state of the Union and their vision for the society.
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Oxford Labour defies national trends at city council elections

The Labour Party defied national trends in the Oxford local elections yesterday, with their seat count in the City Council dropping slightly from 21 to 20, against a national backdrop of major losses for the party.
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Plans for new Oxford graduate college approved

Oxford City Council has approved plans for a new postgraduate medical college in Headington. The plans also include a mental health hospital and a modern facility for brain sciences research, forming a new Warneford Park development centred on mental health and brain research. 
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Clegg claims Oxbridge graduates face ‘prejudice’

Deputy Prime Minister makes claims about employment prospects of Oxbridge graduates in the public sector

‘Big Sleepout’ held in New College

Students held sleepout as part of Homelessness Awareness week

Oxford joins Google in Artificial Intelligence partnership

Google Deepmind and Oxford University have recently announced AI partnership

Missing Exeter cartoon found

Exeter's 'Cut the Catering Charge' cartoon has been returned

Merton celebrate historic Time Ceremony

Mertonians parade backwards around the Fellows' Quad in a ritual dating back 43 years

Record number of applicants to Oxford

Oxford applications have risen sharply this year with numbers exceeding that of Cambridge

OUSU joins the march to adopt Free Education policy

OUSU Council votes to adopt Free Education, following JCR mandates and much debate

£110 million cancer research centre for Headington

Precision Cancer Medicine Institute to open in 2017 or 2018 after £35million government grant

Wadham to host ‘Feminism in Theory & Action’ conference

The conference, organised by the Oxford Feminist Network, is due to take place this Saturday

Somervillian set to meet Pope after human trafficking work

Olivia Conroy is travelling to the Vatican as part of the ‘Young people against prostitution and human trafficking’ symposium

Strong start for OUSU’s #VeggiePledge campaign

Campaign starts successfully, despite questions over its statistics

Oxford is worst for bike theft

A new survey names OX1 as the worst postcode for bike theft in the country, with 846 bikes stolen between May 2013 and April this year

Male Oxford students flock to A&E

Students praise JR staff after a report reveals high student attendance

Park End bouncers accused of mistreating students

Police contacted after students claim multiple iccidents of physical and verbal abuse at Park End

Oriel freshers hold scone sale following party trouble

Students to hold ‘The Scones Say Sorry’ event with proceeds going to St John’s Ambulance

Allegations of racism made against Christ Church Porters

A Christ Church Rhodes Scholar felt singled out by the discriminatory conduct of some of the porters at the college

Israeli Ambassador faces protest at the Oxford Union

Approximately 100 protestors turn out to demonstrate in support of the pro-Palestinian cause

Isobel Priest found "safe", police confirm

Fourth year Chemistry student from St Johns had been missing for 48 hours

Thom Yorke works with Oxford students

Star collaborated with Oxford students in release of new album

Colleges divided as free education debate marches on

Following OUSU Council, more JCRs debate motions on the NUS Free Education demo
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