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Plans for new Oxford graduate college approved

Oxford City Council has approved plans for a new postgraduate medical college in Headington. The plans also include a mental health hospital and a modern facility for brain sciences research, forming a new Warneford Park development centred on mental health and brain research.

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Union President-Elect found guilty of electoral fraud by Tribunal

Catherine Xu, the Oxford Union’s President-Elect for Michaelmas 2026, has been permanently barred from holding office at the Society after an Election Tribunal found that she orchestrated a scheme to impersonate legitimate voters at the Hilary Term 2026 election.

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Honorary Degree recipients announced for 2026

The University of Oxford has announced its 2026 honorary degree recipients, with seven individuals to be conferred with degrees at the Encaenia ceremony on 24th June.

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Oxford research changes scientists’ understanding of the development of complex life

A collaborative study by researchers from the University of Oxford’s Museum of Natural History and Oxford’s Department of Earth Science, alongside experts from Yunnan University in China, has shown that complex animal life developed earlier than previously thought.

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Benet’s looking to accept women

St Benet's Master reveals he is making plans to allow women to study

Students protest against loan privatisation

Students demonstrate outside the Clarendon Building over government loan sell-off

Nanoparticles may help treat mystery cases of infertility

Oxford academics investigate how nanoparticles can aid research into infertility

Merton introduces equalities committee

An equal opportunities committee has been introduced at Merton to improve the voice of traditionally underrepresented groups

Sunday Times ends Oxford Literary Festival sponsorship

The Sunday Times has opted not to continued with its ten-year sponsorship of the Oxford Literary Festival

Landslide victory for Louis Trup

L J Trup wins the OUSU presidency with a total of 1685 first preference votes

OUSU electoral candidate asked to stand down

In a last minute development in this year’s OUSU election campaign, a visiting student has been asked by OUSU Returning Officer Nick Cooper to step down from running for the role of International Student Officer

Democracy to remain intact at Teddy Hall

JCR presidential candidate who proposed declaring himself ‘Lord Marshal' and deleting the constitution is defeated

Bartram slate accepts complaint over "misleading voters"

Student politicians forced to revoke claim that 'we're not student politicians'

Novice pentathletes put on a good show

Anna Murphy relays the details of last weekend's Novices Modern Pentathlon varsity match.

"Sexist embarrassment" condemned

A St Hugh's drinking society has apologised for invites it sent to a 'fox hunt' in the wake of widespread criticism

OUSU candidates in website controversy

Jane4Change is revealed to have 'stolen' its website from another company whilst Alex Bartram comes under fire for his use of NationBuilder

Languages in decline

The number of students studying modern foreign languages has dropped significantly in the last few years

Kebab van owner Ali becomes JCR honorary member

St. Anne's votes to make Ali the second honorary member of their JCR

Wadham tortoise survives fire

A blaze started by the tortoise's UV lamp prompted a visit from the Oxford Fire Service

Magdalen plans library renovation

Students will be unable to access college library during building work to expand the space available

New votes against gambling JCR funds

A motion to give a member of the JCR gambling money to increase the budget fails

Social sciences most employable

Students of social science are most likely to be in a job after they graduate, according to a new study

Advert calls for â‚¬146,700 private tutor

An advert placed in the Times Education Supplement offers a â‚¬146,700 salary for a tutor to get a businessman into Oxford

Wadham in games theft controversy

Wadham SU experiences a string of thefts of its games

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