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Inside Oxford’s new Life and Mind Building

The new Life and Mind Building, which houses the Departments of Experimental Psychology and Biology, opened last week following the closure of the previous faculty buildings in 2016.  Situated on...
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President-Elect George Abaraonye loses no-confidence vote, results contested

The motion of no confidence in President-Elect George Abaraonye was passed by members of...
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Channel 4 makes waves, snatching Boat Race from BBC

Channel 4 has announced they have secured the television broadcasting rights to the annual...
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Oxford alumnus Richard Robson awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Brasenose College alumnus Richard Robson has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry...
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Football Cuppers 2024: Keble’s historic treble

Following their victory in the reserve Cuppers final last weekend, Keble’s first team and women’s team (Hertble, a joint team with Hertford) looked to...

Ebrahim Osman-Mowafy elected Oxford Union President

Ebrahim Osman-Mowafy running for the #Drive slate has been elected Union President for Michaelmas Term 2024 with 389 first preferences. The election was a...

St Peter’s Boat Club officially breaks world record

St Peter’s Boat Club has received confirmation that it successfully broke the World Record for the Longest Continuous Row, after rowing for 10 consecutive days on a single rowing machine. The previous record of seven days had been set by Hull University Boat Club in 2019.

Student Welfare and Support Service report shows increase in reported sexual assaults

The Student Welfare and Support Service (SWSS) published its annual reports for 2022-2023 on 19 February, 2024. The report includes assessments of Counselling, Disability...

Brasenose and St Peter’s hit by power outages

Brasenose, St Peter's and the Oxford Union have faced power outages in the last week due to technical faults at a local power station....

New hotel opening on Broad Street

The Store, a new, high-class modern hotel, is set to open in May on Broad Street beside Waterstones.  With construction reaching an end – after having blocked the corner of Broad Street opposite Balliol College for the past few years – details of the establishment have finally been released. 

Student Union Chair resigns over alleged undemocratic Board practices

Chair of Student Council Isaac Chase-Rahman resigned at a meeting on 27 February in protest of “disregard for democratic principles” by “SU’s leadership and Trustee Board,” which struck down two motions of no confidence. The Returning Officer Joe Bell also resigned prior to this meeting.

Oxford to host new AI research hub

The University of Oxford is set to share in an £80 million pound investment to launch foundational new AI research. The investment will provide...

Rowers discontent following severe river conditions 

“At this rate novices will still be eligible for next year’s novice regatta” was a rower’s off-hand comment that inspired this investigation. Twelve term...

Oxford Union doesn’t believe Ukraine should negotiate with Russia to end the war

This Thursday night, the Oxford Union voted against the motion “This House believes Ukraine should negotiate with Russia to end the war now.” The...

Corpus Christi College disaffiliates from Student Union

Corpus Christi College voted overwhelmingly, with no vote against and one abstention, to disaffiliate from the Student Union at a JCR meeting on 18 February, citing the SU’s “controversies and ineffectiveness.” The disaffiliation will go into effect at Corpus's pizza party with the SU-funded pizza they recently won.

Jesus JCR votes to recommend abolishing free Second Hall for committee members

At its third meeting of Hilary term, the Jesus College JCR committee passed the motion to recommend that the College abolish free second hall for JCR committee members. 

Cambridge students punished for behaviour at Michaelmas sports day swap to Balliol

Athletes from St John’s College, Cambridge were punished with over 130 hours of community service for their bad behaviour at a sports day swap at Balliol College last term. The behaviour involved verbal abuse, as well as urinating and spilling beer indoors. 

Student Union to lobby University and colleges to cut ties with “unethical” companies, including Home Office

The Student Union (SU) has voted in favour of the “Divestment” motion that mandates SU Sabbatical Officers to lobby Oxford University and its colleges to sever all ties with any company or organisation meeting certain criteria – including those “which a reasonable person would believe to be involved in unethical conduct.”

Tesla to build permanent base in Oxfordshire

Tesla is opening its first site in Oxfordshire in a technology park located south of Bicester. Albion Land's Catalyst Park in Bicester is designed for advanced manufacturing sectors and technology, and will house Tesla’s newest outlet.

History, philosophy, and theology top the list of most popular Oxford degrees

New data from the UCAS 2023 undergraduate application cycle show that Oxford degrees classified as historical, philosophical, and religious studies were the most popular for undergraduate study. 

All Souls College to hold open evenings targeting female, non-binary, and BAME candidates

All Souls College, Oxford University’s most selective graduate college, is holding two Examination Fellowship open evenings at the end of term targeting women and gender minorities, an annual initiative since 2008, and ethnic minority students, introduced in 2019.

Oxford’s Chancellor elections to be held online for the first time

Oxford’s Chancellor elections will be held online for the first time in the University’s history, following Lord Patten’s announcement of his retirement.

New pedestrian path to be built in University Parks

A series of “near misses” between delivery vehicles and pedestrians at the South Parks Road entrance to University Parks has highlighted the importance of the recent proposal for a new pedestrian path alongside the park.

Vice Chancellor urges graduates to donate to alma maters to combat funding crisis

Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor, Irene Tracey, has encouraged graduates to “get behind our British universities” with donations.  In a recent interview with The Telegraph, she claimed that,...
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