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Oxford partnership allows OpenAI to use rare Bodleian texts to train ChatGPT

A pilot scheme, launched in 2025, allows OpenAI to use materials from the Bodleian Library to train its models, documents obtained by The Guardian and seen by Cherwell show.

Oxford falls to lowest ever spot in The Times UK University Guide 2027

The University of Oxford has placed fifth in The Times’s 2027 UK university rankings, falling from joint fourth with the University of Cambridge last year. This marks Oxford’s lowest ranking in the guide’s 33 year history and only the second time the University has not been in the top three.

Protest held outside Town Hall over sale of Council-owned building to St Peter’s

A protest took place today outside Oxford Town Hall against Oxford City Council’s plan to sell 11 New Road to St Peter’s College, which would convert most of the building into student housing.

Oxford Reform Society registers for Michaelmas

The University of Oxford has a Reform UK society for the first time, after...

Assassination fever grips Pembroke

The university’s largest game of Assassins is to run throughout Trinity term at Pembroke

Keble trials anonymous voting

Donations fund provokes new voting system

Coup stag-ed against Hertford motion

Motion to have JCR President get stag tatoo fails on welfare grounds

Mr Nice comes to Balliol

Former drug dealer gives 'Legalise It' lecture

Lincoln bar to close on Saturdays

'Deep Hall' to shut weekly to limit the bar managers' workload

Oxford student in noodle internet sensation

Barney Parker at Corpus Christi has achieved internet fame in Korea after a friend photographed him eating spicy noodles

Union hosts hustings for County Council elections

Alexander Woolley reports from the Goodman library

Balliol JCR confesses "major oversight"

Students not informed of masonry works until day before choosing rooms

Freshers ‘black up’ at St Hugh’s

Students apologise after donning 'Ni**as in Paris' costumes to bop

JCR motion throne out

The 'boring and sensible' 'kill' Balliol JCR motion

Wales of despair from Torfaen MP

Welsh Government’s Oxbridge Ambassador criticises lack of ambition among schoolchildren

"Subtext of racism" in universities

A new report finds 'little has changed since 1993' in academics' attitudes

Opportunity bursary delay

Technical error causes irritation among students

Pembroke building bridges

HRH the Duke of Kent open's Pembroke's renovation

24 hour charity "organathon"

Two organ scholars play for a whole day in order to raise money for Christian Aid

Student theses leaked

Classics finalist's theses leaked to Classics mailing list

Kosovo President visits Blavatnik School of Government

President Jahjaga of Kosovo discussed democracy and the future of the troubled state.

Oxford University Facebook page reaches 1 million likes

The University's Facebook page has more likes than any other UK university

Nissan apprenticeships harder than a place at Oxford

Lord Adonis discusses the scarcity of quality apprenticeships, which are statisicallly more competitive than a place at Oxford

Monopoly misspelling

Home of OUP misspelt on Oxford Monopoly

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