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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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

Donations boom for Oxbridge

Oxford and Cambridge private funding increases in the wake of government cuts to universities

Fire at Regent’s

Blaze started by fresher's cooking spreads into multiple rooms at the college

Profile: Noam Chomsky

The world's most influential academic talks American politics, radical Islam and Julian Assange

Academics to strike again

University staff at Oxford and across the country are to conduct another walkout on 3 December

Trouble for Somerville students on Halloween

Freshers at Somerville have been subject to decanal action after Halloween parties got out of hand

Interview: Godfrey Bloom

The MEP talks about his controversial views and UKIP party politics

The People’s Supermarket in financial trouble

Closure is a possibility for the Cowley supermarket due to rent issues

Wadham tortoise survives fire scare

Wadham's tortoise was left unharmed despite his surroundings catching fire

Oxford leads UK universities in access initiative

Oxford University was the biggest contributor of staff, students and alumni in this year’s national Back to School campaign

Courting controversy at Worcester

Worcester has announced plans to build a lecture theatre on on of its tennis courts

Video Report: Covered Market "dated, dark and dirty"

Cameron Quinn talks to shopowners and visitors about proposed changes to the Covered Markket

Investigation: Disability provision at Oxford

In the build-up to Disability Awareness Week, Cherwell investigates provision for disabled students across the University

St Hugh’s JCR condemns "sexist" drinking society

In an emergency meeting called this evening, St Hugh’s JCR overwhelmingly voted to pass a motion pertaining to the condemnation of the ‘Black Cygnet’ drinking society.

Saïd building named after Margaret Thatcher

A new Saïd Business School extension, opened by the Prince of Wales in February 2013, is now named after former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Oxford remembers

Thousands attend Remembrance Day ceremonies in Oxford

Young people "taken for a ride" says Oxford professor

Oxford Geography professor claims young people in the UK are “discriminated against”

New university basketball rule undergoes reform

A recent rule which stipulated that basketball teams must contain at least one female has been altered

More apply to ‘Ox’ than ‘bridge’

Oxford still attracts great numbers of university applications than Cambridge

OUSU presidential candidates announced

The contest for the OUSU presidency began today, with Jane Cahill (Queen’s), Alex Bartram (Balliol), Nathan Akehurst (Lincoln) and Louis Trup (Brasenose) annoucing they will run

Posh names dominate Oxbridge

Oxbridge students disproportionately have Norman conquest surnames

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