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Exclusive: Oxford Union announces Michaelmas term card

Cherwell can exclusively reveal that actress Rebel Wilson, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark, Bridgewater Associates CEO Nir Bar Dea, and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao are all set to speak at the Oxford Union this term.

Oxford partnership allows OpenAI to use rare Bodleian texts to train ChatGPT

A pilot scheme, launched in 2025, allows OpenAI to use materials from the Bodleian Library to train its models, documents obtained by The Guardian and seen by Cherwell show.

Oxford falls to lowest ever spot in The Times UK University Guide 2027

The University of Oxford has placed fifth in The Times’s 2027 UK university rankings, falling from joint fourth with the University of Cambridge last year. This marks Oxford’s lowest ranking in the guide’s 33 year history and only the second time the University has not been in the top three.

Protest held outside Town Hall over sale of Council-owned building to St Peter’s

A protest took place today outside Oxford Town Hall against Oxford City Council’s plan to sell 11 New Road to St Peter’s College, which would convert most of the building into student housing.

Wadham cancels plan for vegan-only meals

Wadham College has reversed the result of a controversial joke SU motion which resolved to only provide vegan meals in hall five nights a week

Oxford academic criticizes badger cull

A leading academic has branded pilot badger culls an 'epic faliure'

Oxford scientist suggests yeti is real

Geneticist Bryan Sykes matches Himalayan hair sample to prehistoric bear DNA

Christ Church newlyweds achieve internet fame

Honeymoon photo receives over 10,000 likes after “shotgun” wedding

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

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