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Liberal Democrat victory in last County Council election

Oxfordshire residents voted in what was expected to be Oxfordshire County Council’s last election on Thursday 1st May after the UK government announced intentions to reform local government in...

‘I now live in constant fear’ – UN judge convicted of enslaving woman jailed for six years

Lydia Mugambe, a UN judge convicted of keeping a woman as a slave in...

Sir Mo Farah and Lord Melvyn Bragg among 2025 honorary degree recipients

Track athlete Sir Mo Farah and Lord Melvyn Bragg, author and broadcaster best known...

Nominations open for new Student Union positions

The Student Union (SU) has announced that nominations have opened for its newly-introduced part-time...

Vice-Chancellor reopens debate over tuition fees

Andrew Hamilton draws attention to a £7,000 tuition shortfall per undergraduate each year

Oxford at number two in world rankings

Oxford University is ranked at number two in the Times Higher Education Rankings

Balliol celebrates 750th anniversary with art installation

Balliol College has installed illuminated hearts in its flag tower to celebrate the anniversary of its founding

Oxbridge application may contravene EU law

Recent discussions with experts have revealed that the rule which prohibits Oxbridge hopefuls from applying to both Oxford and Cambridge may be contravening EU competition law

Essay Crisis writer reveals identity exclusively to Cherwell

The writer of Oxford’s most popular Tumblr has finally revealed her identity

Cameron in Tory conference Oxford analogy blunder

Story of New College trees told in party conference speech shown to be a “myth” by archivist

OUP urged to drop Delhi University lawsuit

Campaigners call for Oxford University Press to abandon copyright case against the University of Delhi

Asset consultants unhelpful, new Oxford report suggests

New research from Oxford University’s Said Business School has challenged the use of asset consultants by institutional investors

Queens College launches competition to conserve Florey Build

Queens College has announced its intention to conserve and renovate the Florey Building, and has opened a competition looking for a suitable architect to undertake the project

Oxford Union announces Michaelmas line-up

Oxford Union speakers for Michaelmas term to include Sepp Blatter, Billy Joel and Malala Yousafzai

Oxford crime rates plummet

A recent report has announced that crime in Oxford fell by 10% in the last financial year 2012/2013, but warns that students still have much to fear from bike theft and tail-gating.

New £70 million maths building for Oxford University

Newly-built Mathematical Institute building has been officially opened

Oxford students happy, Durham students happier

According to a recent poll conducted by Lloyds Banking Group, students at Durham University have the best quality of life out of all UK students

New figures show rise in university admissions

University admissions are back to their pre-2011 level, according to new figures released by the Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS)

New science centre set up with help of Oxford colleges

The new centre for science, set to nurture the potential of perspective science students in the North West, is supported by Pembroke and Corpus Christi colleges

Bridge of Sighs turns 100

Hertford celebrates the centenary of its iconic bridge

Oxford academics deliberate strike action

Possibility of industrial action as UCU calls on Oxford academics to strike.

Former St Hugh’s student completes row across Pacific

Sarah Outen rowed 3,750 nautical miles in 150 days as a part of her London2London: Via the World expedition

Bodleian gets a new chair

A competition to design a new chair for the Bodleian has ended, producing just the third new chair in the library's history.

Rhodes Trust receives landmark £75 million donation

The Trust which provides scholarships for future leaders to study at the University of Oxford has received its largest donation yet

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