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38% of students report decline in mental health since joining Oxford

Nearly one in five women reported unwanted sexual behaviour, whilst one in five BAME students reported bullying and harassment.
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Kiss Bar Oxford permanently closed by landlords after 23 years

Kiss Bar, a late-night venue on Park End Street, has been permanently closed just months after ATIK Oxford was shut down in the same building
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Blackfriars Fellow created a Cardinal by Pope Francis

Timothy Radcliffe, a Fellow of Blackfriars Hall, was created a Cardinal by Pope Francis at a ceremony at the Vatican on 7th December, making him one of four current English Cardinals.
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Oxford state school offer rate has decreased over the last five years

Oxford's state-school admissions fall short despite outreach attempts The University of Oxford undoubtedly has a...
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NUS referendum voting underway as campaigning intensifies

Voting has opened for the referendum on whether Oxford Student Union should remain affiliated with the National Union of Students (NUS). Voting will close...

Hundreds demonstrate in support of Iran’s Reza Pahlavi at Oxford Union

Hundreds demonstrated in support of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as he spoke today at the Oxford Union.

Oxford receives £16.5m for psychosis research

Researchers at Oxford University are to lead a research programme into the antipsychotic properties of cannabidiol (CBD). CBD is one of the chemicals found in...

Oxford Covered Market’s Ben’s Cookies continues full service despite price rise

A regular cookie from Ben’s Cookies, the cookie chain founded in the Covered Market in 1984, now costs £2.20 after a price rise from...

“Strengths, successes and solidarity”: Oxford International Women’s Festival announces 2023 programme

The Oxford International Women’s Festival is set to return for another year of celebrating and uplifting women’s voices from all over the world. It...

Oxford-Ukraine Peace Rally shows university’s continued resistance of Putin’s war

Hundreds gathered in Radcliffe Square this afternoon for the Oxford-Ukraine Peace Rally, marking one year since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The rally included an...

Funding woes: Next year’s maintenance loan worth less

A new report from the Department of Education estimates that the 2023-24 maintenance loan increase will not be enough to restore students' purchasing power. The...

Palestine supporters protest as Union host Israeli ambassador

Pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside the Oxford Union tonight as the Union hosted the Israeli Ambassador to the UK for the second time in a...

Operation Pangolin: the quest to save the world’s most trafficked mammal

The University of Oxford has announced that it is joining Operation Pangolin – a bold initiative to save the world’s most trafficked animal. With...

BREAKING: No confidence vote proposed against Union president Charlie Mackintosh

Three members of the Oxford Union have brought a no-confidence motion against President Charlie Mackintosh, and a vote will be triggered if the required...

Union announces extra speaker events for Hilary Term

The Oxford Union has announced several extra speaker events which will be taking place in the rest of Hilary Term, though not previously listed...

Disha Hegde auto-resigned as Union Librarian after missed meetings

Disha Hegde has been automatically resigned as Librarian of the Oxford Union after missing three access committee meetings. She has also missed the deadline...

Five arrests following anti-“climate lockdown” protests

Last weekend, five arrests were made during Saturday’s protests against the Oxfordshire City Council’s low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) trials. Far-right groups such as Patriotic Alternative,...

Braverman meets pushback on plans to limit overseas students

The education secretary, Gillian Keegan, is openly resisting the Home Office’s plans to restrict the number of international students that attend UK universities. In an...

World War OX2: St Hugh’s college steals St Anne’s beaver amidst declarations of war

The St Anne's College JCR has declared war on St Hugh’s College. However, not even twenty-fours after the motion for war voted on by...

Single-use plastics will be banned from April onward, says Oxford City Council

Oxford's street food vendors react to the council's decision to ban single-use plastic from April.

Parliament supports NDA ban in universities for cases of assault, harassment, and misconduct

Last week, both houses of Parliament agreed on an amendment to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill which will ban the use of...

Oxford students call for better recorded lecture access

Oxford students are campaigning for lecture recordings to be made accessible to all.

Oxford joins campaign against reopening of “cruel and harmful” Campsfield detention centre

Following a motion passed by Student Council in its 1st Week meeting this term, the Oxford SU has joined the Coalition to Keep Campsfield...

Hundreds march through Oxford in traffic protest turned ‘anti-globalist’ demo

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Oxford this Saturday. Most came to take part in an anti-low traffic neighbourhood demonstration, protesting proposed traffic...
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