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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Oxford students protest against human rights violations in violence-rocked Ukraine

Oxford graduates head back to the classroom

Teaching is the most popular industry sector for recent Oxford graduates, it has emerged

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Oxford researcher photographs tropical bird whilst on a research expedition

Corpus apologises for bear debacle

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Cambridge raises entry requirements

Prospective science students will require A*A*A to study at Cambridge

Students protest cuts to the homelessness budget

Hundreds of students turned protested outside the city hall over cuts to the homelessness budget

Possible Discovery of King Alfred’s Remains

Oxford scientists help identify bones at Winchester that might belong to King Alfred

London house prices linked to foreign politics

Oxford study shows a direct connection between house prices in London and the political climate of foreign countries

Solar lull worries scientists

Oxford research shows the suns activity is at its lowest for 100 years.

Interview: Chris Hadfield

Nick Mutch talks space shuttles, solitude and social media with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, the Singing Spaceman

Oriel disaffiliates from OUSU

Following an independent review into their constitution following a previous JCR motion, Oriel have confirmed their decision to disaffiliate from the Student Union