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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.  
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National demonstration for free education planned

A coalition of student groups have called a protest in London in support of free education

Oxford University societies win national awards

Oxford Ice Hockey Trust and Oxford Guild receive awards at the 2014 RBS ESSA conference

Oxford second in adult toys league table

New survey shows slight drop in spending on adult toys by Oxford students but there's still a strong showing from Oxford nationally

WomCam officer condemns Balliol bop DJ

Banned song 'Blurred Lines' leaves bitter taste at final Balliol bop of term

Union candidates disqualified for electoral malpractice

Presidential candidate Sunny Jain is banned from standing in future Oxford Union elections as OUSU VP Sarah Pine and others are also found guilty of electoral malpractice

Union President will not be charged

The Police and the Crown Prosecution Service say they will be taking no further action against Ben Sullivan

Lisa Wehden wins Union presidency

Wehden beats Sunny Jain and Chris Frost to Presidency amidst low voter turnout and ballot problems

Proctors’ Office requires registered clubs to change rules

Clubs registered with the University now required to meet regulations that came into effect in October 2013

University committee backs Living Wage for staff

The University’s Planning, Resources and Allocation Committee has recommended that the University Council adopt a paper that would pay the Living Wage to central staff

Students in 27 hour human trafficking protest

Christian student group JustLove protest 27 hours for 27 million victims of human trafficking

OUSU Council approves budget

OUSU Council vote to approve student union’s budget for academic year 2014/15

OULC introduce gender-balanced electoral college

OULC divides voters into two electoral colleges: those who identify as men and who don’t

University in £10 million IT system overspend

Academics criticise mismanagement of budget 'blunder' amidst oversight committee response

Sultan’s honorary doctorate upheld despite objections

Students outraged that the Sultan of Brunei's honorary doctorate has been upheld, despite his country's homophobic laws

OUSU Council votes to stay affiliated to NUS

Council rejects the possibility of holding a future referendum by a large majority after first vote declared null

Worry for finalists after errors in exam papers

Students sitting exams in Politics, History and Microeconomics suffer from mistakes in papers

Oxford professor: rules of the internet will be ‘forgotten’

Oxford professor Luciano Floridi warns that a European Court Ruling allowing people to remove their names from search engine results will change the face of the internet

Hertford pushes for Living Wage accreditation

Hertford JCR has sent an open letter in support of the college gaining accreditation to Principal Will Hutton, who wrote Observer article supporting Seattle increase in the minimum wage

Exeter votes to scrap catering charge

Survey of Exeter students finds over 80% in favour of option that removes catering charge altogether, despite rent increases and grant cuts

Investigation: Bursaries and Hardship Grants

C+ investigates the assistance available to students who find themselves with money-worries in Oxford, and finds out which college’s do best for their students
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