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MML Faculty cuts almost half of special subject final options

Over 40% of Modern Languages Special Subjects have been cut for those sitting finals next year, with up to eight out of eleven options being cancelled in certain languages....

Oxford City Council proposes unified Great Oxford Council

Oxford City Council have released details on a suggested proposal to abolish Oxfordshire’s six...

Possible delay to Oxford’s only winter ball despite ‘committed’ students

Merton College is understood to have asked students on the winter ball committee to...

Oxford University drops disciplinary case against OA4P protestors

Disciplinary proceedings against the 13 student protesters that were arrested at a sit-in last...

Miss Representation to be screened

Film focuses on under-representation of women in high profile positions and premiered at Sundance Festival in 2011

Ancient Vatican texts to be shared online

Landmark collaboration between Bodleian and Vatican promises to make millions of pages of text available for free

Oxford student to carry Olympic torch

Oxford student who set up charity for those suffering from eating disorders set to carry Olympic flame

Oxford sex ring is ‘larger than feared’

Additional arrests are made in Operation Bullfinch as total number of victims estimated at over 50

Maths professor to co-host TV show

Oxford Professor for the Public Understanding of Science to join comic Dara O'Briain in hosting new TV show entitled 'School of Hard Sums'

Hosepipe ban threatens Oxford’s lawns

The ban on hosepipes may affect college lawns and quads over the summer, but staff are prepared

People’s Supermarket to challenge Tesco

Owner hopes volunteer-run supermarket in Cowley will undercut Tesco prices by a third

Depressed fathers impact children’s development

University study reveals that fathers suffering from Post-Natal Depression react negatively to their children, and could affect their upbringing

Green housing for graduates to go ahead

Summertown House set to be renovated with addition of an energy centre providing sustainable heating after residents raised concerns

Jesus student remains in intensive care

Second year Engineer is still in a Spanish hospital after falling from a hotel balcony while on holiday with team-mates in Spain.

Disabled student to swim 15km for charity

Georgia Gray, a national record holder for the New Zealand Disabled Swimming team, is set to swim 15km for a local charity

Oxford applications fall

Applications to Oxford decrease as fees are set to rise, though more private school pupils and overseas students apply

Cambridge win controversial Boat Race

Cambridge win 2012 Boat Race, after the race is restarted due to a swimmer blocking the river, and an Oxford rower loses an oar

‘Viking’ skeletons found in St John’s

Research carried out on bones found in St John's has revealed that they may belong to tenth-century Viking raiders

Oxford students dominate writing competition

Three Oxford finalists have been awarded thousands of pounds after securing prizes in a national writing competition

Taxi surveillance proposals suspended

Oxford City Council suspends plans to install CCTV in every taxi in Oxford while government data protection body investigates privacy concerns

OUP construction plans anger residents

Scheme, including demolition of part of listed building, causes consternation among residents' groups in Jericho

Don helps catch laptop thief

Anonymous academic has a hand in catching a burglar who stole a laptop from St Hugh's and then fled through gardens

Major spoils go to Cambridge at Henley Boat Races

Cambridge win the Women's and Lightweight Men's races while Oxford win Women's Reserves and Women's Lightweights

Complaints jeopardise Mehdi’s licence

Kebab van's licence renewed conditionally after noise complaints from Oriel College

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