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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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Oxfam’s 70th birthday brings famous faces to Oxford

Big names including Kristen Davis, Bonnie Wright, Ian and Victoria Hislop gathered at Oxford Playhouse to raise £40,000 for Oxfam

Trenton Oldfield jailed for six months

'Anti-elitism' Boat Race protester imprisoned and ordered to pay £750 in costs

Pitt Rivers museum receives £1m grant

The Heritage Lottery Fund has given over £1m in funding towards the Pitt Rivers' VERVE project.

Bodleian Library publishes over 300,000 books online

Bodleian Library digtises rare books and manuscripts and places them online, with 60,000 downloads made already.

Two new cancer research centres to open in Oxford

At least £170m will be invested in the two new University-affiliated research centres which funders hope will help develop 'personalised cancer treatments.'

Kensal Rise library campaigners exceed fundraising target

The campaigners have received pledges of £80,476, more than £10,000 over their target, which they hope will convince All Souls' College to keep the library open.

Jordanian Prince speaks at Regent’s Park conference

Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad visits Regent's Park to take part in a conference organised by the Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture.

Students concerned about Varsity trip booking

Students at several colleges had a clash between matriculation and booking places on the Varsity ski trip.

Construction of new China centre begins

The new Oxford University China Centre building, the first to bring together all the department's academics, is being built on the grounds of St Hugh's college

G4S HR head to take up post at Oxford

G4S director of human resources, Julian Duxford, is to take a new job as the director of human resources at Oxford University

Oxford rejects ‘speed-dating’ interview system

It is 'unlikely' that the 'multiple mini interview' system will be introduced to Oxford despite the format being recently set up for various medical courses at other institutions.

Attorney General in homosexuality gaffe

Dominic Grieve, the Attorney General, clarifies remarks after spectators believe he called homosexuality 'a little bit weird' at an Oxford Union debate

Maths Professor gives Queen new shape

Marcus du Sautoy names newly discovered hyper dimensional shape in honour of the Queen, although the shape can only be described using special mathematical language

Galloway talk provokes protest

MP’s talk at the Union is met with protests against his comments on rape

Oxford raises entry requirements

The number of admissions tests rises, while around 40% of courses now require an A* at A-Level

Oxford second in Times world rankings

In contrast to the QS rankings, the Times Higher Education Rankings list Oxford as the joint second best university in the world, after the California Institute of Technology

Oxford academics happiest in UK, says survey

A survey carried out by the University and College Union has concluded that academics at Oxford are the happiest in the UK

Dispute over Poptarts move

Long-serving DJ at 'Poptarts' claims that the night is moving to Plush due to 'increasing security threats'; whilst the club's owner denies both claims

Video made about life of a deaf student at Oxford

A video made by Oxford undergraduates about the life of a deaf student with a cochlear implant at Oxford has been put up on YouTube

OED launches public appeal for word origins

The Oxford English Dictionary has launched an online appeal for members of the public to submit information about the origins of words
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