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Students encounter issues with voting registration during local elections

Multiple students across Oxford have reported being turned away from polling stations during Thursday’s local elections.

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Access to Canvas temporarily suspended by University following cyberattack

Access to Canva has been temporarily suspended by the University today as a precautionary measure following an external breach of Instructure, the third-party supplier of Canvas.

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Oxford Union town hall HT26 re-run: Meet the candidates

A re-poll for the Oxford Union Presidency for Michaelmas 2026 is set to take place on Monday. Cherwell spoke to the candidates running about the state of the Union and their vision for the society.

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Oxford Labour defies national trends at city council elections

The Labour Party defied national trends in the Oxford local elections yesterday, with their seat count in the City Council dropping slightly from 21 to 20, against a national backdrop of major losses for the party.

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Trinity hosts anti-gay group

Exclusive: The 'Wilberforce Academy', a conference organised by the Christian Concern lobby group, has moved to Trinity College after provoking a storm at Exeter College last year.

St Hugh’s settle court case over "selecting by wealth"

St Hugh’s College have reached an agreement with Damien Shannon, the applicant suing the college for “selecting students by wealth.”

Redundancies expected at Oxford University Press

The redundancies are expected to be announced as part of a “comprehensive review”, in the largest shake-up since the 1990s.

Human Liver Lives

Oxford-made machine allows human liver to be kept alive outside the body

Hilda’s Harlem Shake reaches House of Commons

National Exclusive: George Galloway tables motion in support of fired librarian and disciplined students

NUS: lad culture is "sexist, misogynistic and homophobic"

An NUS investigation has concluded that lad culture encourages 'sexual harassment and violence'

Hilda’s Harlem Shake Headache Continues

St Hilda's JCR declares support for dismissed librarian

Review: David Bowie – The Next Day

Bowie's back, and Edan Tal feels like he never left

Jon Culshaw stars in Oxford educational animation

Impressionist Jon Culshaw voices a planet in a new animation released by the university’s science portal, Oxford Sparks.

Philip Pullman condemns Port Meadow buildings

Philip Pullman has become the latest figure to criticise Oxford University’s Port Meadow accommodation development

Oxford Sports Federation President-elect refused visa

The President-elect of Oxford University Sports Federation is being forced to leave the UK, due to changes in the visa system.

University Church reopens to the public

The University Church of St. Mary the Virgin has reopened to the public following extensive restoration work.

OUSU Shortlisted for Sexual Health Award

Sexual health charities impressed by OUSU's consent workshops

OUSU votes against NUS quotas

Last Wednesday OUSU discussed a motion calling for the NUS to mandate that the delegations universities send to the NUS annual conference be at least 50% female