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Union President-Elect faces criticism after comments about Charlie Kirk’s death

President-Elect of the Oxford Union George Abaraonye is receiving backlash for his positive comments on Charlie Kirk’s death. Abaraonye posted on his Instagram yesterday the statement: “Charlie Kirk is...

University launches changes to disciplinary policies on new webpage

CW: sexual assault Oxford University has published a new webpage setting out its “approach to...

Oxford spinout OrganOx acquired by Terumo in record $1.5 billion deal

OrganOx, a University of Oxford spinout specialising in organ preservation technology, has been acquired...

Your Party society launched as ‘union of the left’ at Oxford

A new political society promising to “facilitate the discussion of left-wing ideas” has been...

Magdalen expands library onto old quad

Magdalen College will extend its library on to an historic quad, also undertaking archaeological investigations

Criminal disguised as policeman robs student

Confiscation of belongings by police officer turns out to be a scam.

Tuition fees increase applications to ‘elite’ universities

The recent hike in tuition fees has made applicants more ambitious with their higher education choices, a recent survey shows

Special Oxford funding criticised

A recent report by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has indicated that a number of higher education institutions are sceptical of special arrangements which help fund the Oxbridge tutorial system and its individual interview process.

University receives government funding for life sciences

Significant funding enables Oxford University to take new discoveries towards clinical testing and development

Bodleian campaigns to digitise Shakespeare’s First Folio

Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Fry and Sir Peter Hall support the Bodleian’s public appeal to make the first volume of Shakespeare’s plays accessible to all

Housing levy challenged by Oxford colleges

A student housing levy imposed by Oxford City Council last year is being challenged in the courts by a group of Oxford colleges and the Estate Bursars' Committee

Students demand more contact time with tutors

The National Union of Students calls for more face-to-face time with tutors in seminars and tutorials

‘Fuzzy Ducks’ club night to close

The infamous Oxford Brookes club night 'Fuzzy Ducks' is to close after more than a decade to the delight of local residents

Subfusc gender restrictions removed

Academic dress code is altered to accommodate the needs of transgender students

Oxonian’s Olympic Ode a success

Ode written by Oxford Professor and read by Boris Johnson received enthusiastically

Flotilla commemorates Alice in Wonderland

Celebrations on the river commemorate the 150th anniversary of Carroll's classic story

65% of state schools send no students to Oxbridge

Newly available data reveals low Oxbridge intake for the majority of UK state schools

Oxford researchers solve MS drug mystery

Oxford University scientists discover gene flaw which explains why certain drugs are unable to treat multiple sclerosis.

Subject tests for Oxford entrance on the rise

More and more Oxford applicants made to sit admissions test before interview

Olympic Torch passes through Oxford

Olympic Torch procession arrives in city before start of London 2012 Games

University unveils £300m Moritz-Heyman Scholarship

Oxford alumnus pledges scholarship fund to help disadvantaged students with the cost of university

Oxford-developed bionic eye restores sight

Oxford researchers help blind patients regain sight with implantation of electronic retinas

Environmentalism conference brings big names to Oxford

Bill Clinton, James Cameron and Sir David Attenborough to speak at Oxford forum on resource scarcity

Campaign to save All Souls’ owned library continues

Local community determined to save Kensal Rise Library

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