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Bangladesh July Revolution leaders speak at Oxford Union as protesters clash outside

Protesters clashed outside the Oxford Union this evening during a panel discussion organised by the Oxford Bangla Society on the 2024 Bangladeshi July Revolution, entitled “The Student-Led Uprising and...

Oxford Union election count suspended amid electoral fraud allegations

he Oxford Union’s Trinity Term 2026 election count has been suspended after the Returning Officer identified substantial evidence of interference, before any ballot boxes were opened. 

Mansfield College redevelopment plans approved by Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council unanimously approved Mansfield College’s development plans on Tuesday, 26th May. The project, known as the Estate Transformation Project, will be delivered by architects Feilden Fowles. Mansfield told Cherwell that the development would “provide students and the College with up-to-date facilities they need for generations to come”.

Oxford Union town hall TT26: Meet the candidates 

With polls set to open for Oxford Union elections tomorrow, Friday 12th June, Cherwell spoke to the candidates running to be President in Hilary Term 2027. Milo Donovan and Prajwal Pandey discussed their vision for the society, the challenges facing the Union, and how they would respond to recent controversies surrounding speaker invitations and free speech.

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 €146,700 private tutor

An advert placed in the Times Education Supplement offers a €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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