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Brasenose College partially evacuated after chlorine gas leak

Brasenose College was partially evacuated following a chlorine gas leak, with the fire brigade called to the scene to deal with the incident. According to students at the college, the...

Winners of Oriel art exhibition to ‘contextualise’ Rhodes announced

An exhibition displaying four sculptures by Zimbabwean artists which aims to “contextualise” the legacy...

Merton announce plans to refurbish student accommodation

Merton College has submitted an application to conduct the refurbishment of Grade I and...

Oxford HMV on Cornmarket Street closes

HMV on Oxford’s Cornmarket Street permanently closed on 22nd April following a decision by...

Castle Mill controversy draws to a close

A High Court judge has ruled against establishing a judicial review of the decision to build the controversial Castle Mill student accommodation flats

Sewers flood Regent’s basement

Flooded rooms leave Regent’s Park with not so sweet a scent

Oxford University research makes anaesthesia safer

A team of neuroscientists at Oxford University have discovered a more precise method for administering anaesthetic with advanced brain imaging technology

Sepp Blatter talks racism and FIFA’s legacy at the Union

Speaking at the Union last Friday, FIFA president Sepp Blatter claimed that boycotting the 2018 World Cup in Russia to protest racism would achieve “nothing”

Student wins prestigious art prize

Jack Stanton has won the 'New Sensations' prize from Saatchi Galleries and Channel 4

Plans announced for a new John Lewis store

Westgate shopping centre will soon see the addition of a John Lewis store

Clem’s forced to remove graffiti

City council have told St Clement’s nightclub that colourful exterior was “not in keeping with the surrounding area”

‘Blinds’ lead to fines for Keble second years

PPE, E&M and chemistry students at Keble College were this week fined and banned from having a subject black tie when they held annual ‘blinds’ within the college

Movember: tash of the titans

Oxford is running an inter-collegiate competition to see which college can raise the most money for ‘Movember’

Exeter alumnus’s scholarship rewards first class degrees

An incentive scheme at Exeter has invited alumni to donate on a per-number basis of firsts attained in finals

Oxford humanities department under fire

Cambridge professor and leading critic of higher education policies, Stefan Collini, has condemned Oxford’s economic justification for humanities subjects

The Great Storm: Live Blog!

Cherwell brings you its groundbreaking coverage of the incoming storm

Stalker fear for Univ students

University College women in a Cowley residence terrified by stalker

Apples in abundance at Hogacre Common

'Apple Day' held at Hogacre Common for the first time.

Academic success still determined by social background

disadvantaged children are ‘unable to fulfil their academic potential’, despite comparable intelligence, says Oxford research

‘Wahoo bursary’ rejected by Hertford JCR

JCR motion to reimburse fifty pence for every double vodka Red Bull bought at Wahoo fails

Oxford academic’s research results in ‘Super Fungi’

A new award winning documentary on fungi features Oxford’s Dr Mark Fricker’s work on moulds

Oxford hosts international prosecutors

Benjamin Ferencz and James Stuart, the deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, both spoke in Oxford this week.

Boris recounts Bullingdon days in China

The Mayor of London is said to have talked of his days as a member of the elitist Bullingdon Club with Wang Anshun, the Mayor of Beijing

Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations released

The fifth edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations was released this week

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