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Students encounter issues with voting registration during local elections

Multiple students across Oxford have reported being turned away from polling stations during Thursday’s local elections.

Access to Canvas temporarily suspended by University following cyberattack

Access to Canva has been temporarily suspended by the University today as a precautionary measure following an external breach of Instructure, the third-party supplier of Canvas.

Oxford Union town hall HT26 re-run: Meet the candidates

A re-poll for the Oxford Union Presidency for Michaelmas 2026 is set to take place on Monday. Cherwell spoke to the candidates running about the state of the Union and their vision for the society.

Oxford Labour defies national trends at city council elections

The Labour Party defied national trends in the Oxford local elections yesterday, with their seat count in the City Council dropping slightly from 21 to 20, against a national backdrop of major losses for the party.

Julius Tomin protests in Oxford

A 74-year-old Czech philosopher, who left the former Czechoslovakia with assistance from Oxford academics in 1980, staged a protest in front of Balliol on Monday

Stephen Fry becomes Professor at Catz

St Catz has appointed Stephen Fry as its Cameron Mackintosh Professor of Contemporary Theatre

Council turns down St Cross extension

Proposal to extend the St Cross West Quadrangle rejected by Oxford City Council

Students in anti fee privatization protest

Oxford students joined their colleagues across the UK earlier this week to protest against the sale of student debt to private companies, announced by the government in in June

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

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