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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.

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.

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.

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. 

Attacker to stand trial for nightclub assault

A man who sexually assaulted and punched an Oxford student in March has been released on bail

Consent top of OUSU’s agenda for freshers’ week

Student response is mixed as OUSU orders 2000 'Got Consent?' condoms

Hamilton: visa controls ‘harmful’

VC criticizes the effect of new immigration policy on international students

Activists occupy University buildings

Squatters have occupied the Old Power Station in Osney in order to hold a housing 'conference'

Parish Councillor and Old Oxonian faces legal action

PinkNews await response from Julia Gasper’s solicitors after she lashes out at “queer mafia”

Union considers rule change on complaints

Proposed changes include automatically suspending officers arrested on criminal charges and removing criminal conduct as grounds for impeachment

Gender-neutral title thrown into the Mx

Gender-neutral title ‘Mx’ now an option for staff and students on University records

Oxford researchers discover origins of HIV/AIDS epidemic

According to research by Oxford academics the HIV/AIDS epidemic almost certainly originated in 1920s Congo and was spread by the help of railways

Student outcry over Immigration Removal Centre expansion

Campsfield House announces plans to expand from 276 to around 600 beds

Hong Kong students unite behind pro-democracy protesters

Students release ‘Who has yet to speak’ music video, shot in both Oxford and Hong Kong

Oxford study finds best way to treat social anxiety

Research by University academics has found that psychological intervention is more effective for treating social anxiety disorders than drug treatments

The week ahead – 0th Week preview

Cherwell looks at a selection of events happening in Oxford during 0th week. (5th October to 11th October)

Amelia Hamer removed as Oxford Student Editor

Amelia Hamer, Editor of the Oxford Student, has been fired by the OUSU OSSL board

University and OUSU move to tackle sexual harassment

20 colleges will run compulsory workshops in freshers’ week, while a revised harassment policy will make “more explicit its inclusion of all aspects of harassment”.

Hertford hall now decorated solely by portraits of women

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of co-education, Hertford College will hang women's portraits for one year

Oxford City Council divests from fossil fuels

Council prompted to action by a powerful online campaign

Oxford medics question proposed bus link

New connection will run between South Parks Road and the John Radcliffe hospital

Oxford film wins big at Portobello festival

Alexander Darby’s The Wishing Horse scoops £1,000 prize for Best London Film

‘A third of young women have been groped,’ finds NUS study

An NUS study into sexual harassment has found it to be pervasive throughout British universities

Oxford tweeters third politest in UK

Tweeters from Oxford are the third politest in the UK, based on the percentage of tweets containing swearing

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