Tuesday 16th June 2026

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Nine colleges indirectly invest in local Campsfield immigration centre

At least nine Oxford colleges invest indirectly in Mitie Group Plc, an outsourcing company whose subsidiary runs Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, a joint investigation...

Oxford ranks second to Cambridge in Complete University Guide

The University of Oxford has ranked second behind the University of Cambridge in the  Complete University Guide’s 2027 league table, marking the second consecutive year that Cambridge has claimed the top spot. 

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...

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. 

Exeter third years in matriculation photo prank

Freshers of Exeter College were to have their matriculation photo disrupted when a group of third and fourth year students ran onto the quad to re-enact a famous Monty Python sketch

Investigation: JCR Presidents

Are our student leaders truly representative?

Are our JCRs male-dominated?

Cherwell investigates how men dominate Oxford's JCR presidencies

Fire at Oxford immigration detention centre

Two men are in hospital after a blaze broke out at the Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Kidlington

Rutland and JCRs pass defiant motion

OUSU council and college JCRs pass motion condemning further fee rises.

Oxford academics to walk out on Halloween

Academics and staff are set to go out on strike on Thursday 31 October due to a dispute over pay

Keble asbestos not a threat

A college survey finds that Keble's asbestos is not a threat

Osborne’s Ex-checkered past

Former prostitute acquaintance to write memoirs about Osborne

Oxford engineers assist in breaking of land speed record

Drayson Racing has announced that it has set a new World Electric Land Speed Record of 204.185mph using an engine developed by a team from Oxford University’s Department of Engineering.

Bike safety campaign launched in Oxford

Oxfordshire police launch a campaign to improve road safety for Oxford cyclists.

Romantic success sealed with a kiss

Oxford University study shows that kissing can help us to find Mr or Mrs Right

Ex-BBC boss comes to Oxford

George Entwistle, the form Director General of the BBC, has enrolled as a master's student at Oxford

Corpus students in shell-shock

Corpus Christi students saddened by the death of their tortoise

Top flight Oxford lawyer crashes

‘Oxford’ city lawyer outed as a fake and suspended from practice

Oxford Professor’s drug for the treatment of MS approved

A professor of Lincoln College has helped to develop a drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis

Freshers’ week Freudian sleep

A fresher from Exeter college woke up in the early hours of the morning in the cocktail bar's bathroom only to be mistaken for an intruder.

Sign-up sheets confiscated at Freshers’ Fair

OUSU confiscates sign-up sheets at Freshers’ Fair leading to widespread criticism

Marbles prove god exists

A survey conduct by the Student Life Society found that students think that god 'definitely' exists.

‘Overview of Oxford’ sales boom

An Oxford student has written a humorous guide to the city in order to raise money for a homeless charity.

Wadham sexual consent workshops made compulsory

Wadham has made its sexual consent workshops a compulsory part of freshers' week

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