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New rail service to link Oxford and Cowley

A new campaign group has been established aiming to restore a passenger rail service from central Oxford to Cowley. The Cowley Branch Line has been closed for passengers since 1963...
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Oxford scientists receive £1 million for motor neurone disease research

My Name’5 Doddie Foundation announced the launch of a multimillion-pound Discovery Network on 31...
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Exclusive: Nayib Bukele, Harry and Jamie Redknapp, John Legend, Mary Robinson, and Javed Akhtar to speak at Oxford Union

Cherwell can exclusively reveal that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, footballing duo Harry...
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New medieval manuscripts to be digitised by Jesus College

Jesus College has announced plans to release a digital version of Jesus College MS...
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Speakers criticise “uncomfortable” talk at Rhodes House

Panellists at a talk on the legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade hosted at Rhodes House described the general experience of speaking at the...

Oxford UCU motion calling for third Intifada in Palestine cancelled

A motion to be put before the University and College Union (UCU), calling for “intifada until victory” in the Israel-Hamas war and a “Socialist...

St John’s College exhibits Pollution Pods designed to raise environmental awareness

A Pollution Pods exhibit was recently erected at St John’s College as a collaborative art project between the college, the Oxford Cultural Programme, and...

Labour loses Oxford City Council majority after nine resignations

Labour have lost their majority on Oxford City Council as a result of resignations over Keir Starmer’s refusal to condemn Israeli policy in the...

Global Commission on Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking to lead international battle to end forced labour

An Oxford History Professor, Dr Andrew Thompson, met with survivors, activists, business leader, and international diplomats as commissioners of a government backed global initiative...

SU Rules of Council reverted to Trinity version due to constitutional concerns

Student Council has resolved that the Rules of Council will be the same as they were at the end of Trinity Term, with the...

Oxford student societies call for Israeli hostages to be released

Seven Oxford student societies have released a joint-statement today calling for the “immediate unconditional release of 200+ Israeli hostages illegally held in Gaza by...

Oxfordshire County Council votes for LTNs despite vocal opposition

Oxfordshire County Council voted last Tuesday to make the East Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) permanent. According to the Council’s report, this includes three LTNs...

Oxford City Council could join nationwide calls for ban on disposable vapes

The Oxford City Council is holding discussions on whether it should support a ban on disposable vapes. A recent motion was proposed by Green...

Deliveroo strikes in Oxford city centre

Assembling in Central Oxford last Friday, around 30 Deliveroo delivery drivers took to the roads to demand better pay and working conditions. A demonstration...

Oxford research shows promise for repairing brain injuries with 3D printing

Researchers at the Oxford Martin School have developed a method of 3D printing cells that mimic the brain’s architecture. The research, published Wednesday 4...

Oxfordshire constituencies redrawn

The electoral map of Oxfordshire is set to be redrawn, with big implications for the next general election, as the four-month deadline for the...

“We should have done more”: Vice Chancellor addresses University’s handling of Stock controversy

Oxford University “should have done more” to protect trans members in the past year, Professor Irene Tracey has said.  In her first oration to the...

IDF spokesperson gives briefing to Oxford Israel Society

The Oxford Israel Society virtually hosted Lieutenant Colonel John Conricus and the Israeli Embassy on Thursday to provide Oxford students with a briefing and...

University College JCR push back against removal of night porters

University College JCR had appealed to the College, expressing upset at the absence of night porters in the college. From the hours of 11pm...

Distress among applicants as admission tests mix-up papers

Oxford’s first day of admission testing has led to distress amongst applicants. The paper for  the English Literature Assessment Test (ELAT) was reportedly from...

Keble students petition against heating cuts

Keble students have started a petition to protest a trial of turning the heating off from 10pm to 6am. The trial is a part...

Christ Church votes to separate Dean position from head of College

The Governing Body of Christ Church has approved a proposal to separate the responsibilities of the Dean into two roles, allowing non-clergy to head...

Report shows Oxford accepted £1.2 million in funding from fossil fuel companies in 2022

Oxford University was the sixth-largest beneficiary of funding from fossil fuel companies out of all UK universities in 2022-23, according to an investigation by...

Pro-Palestine protests continue, calling for University to oppose Israeli violence

An estimated 100 people gathered at the Clarendon Building Wednesday morning to protest Israel’s recent violence against Palestine and to urge Oxford University to...
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