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Oxford falls to lowest ever spot in The Times UK University Guide 2027

The University of Oxford has placed fifth in The Times’s 2027 UK university rankings, falling from joint fourth with the University of Cambridge last year. This marks Oxford’s lowest ranking in the guide’s 33 year history and only the second time the University has not been in the top three.

Protest held outside Town Hall over sale of Council-owned building to St Peter’s

A protest took place today outside Oxford Town Hall against Oxford City Council’s plan to sell 11 New Road to St Peter’s College, which would convert most of the building into student housing.

Oxford Reform Society registers for Michaelmas

The University of Oxford has a Reform UK society for the first time, after...

Finance workers strike at Oxford University Press

Finance workers are on strike at Oxford University Press (OUP) over plans to offshore jobs to India, with trade union officials warning that “before long this great British institution will exist in the UK in name only."

Student signs six-figure book deal

Samantha Shannon-Jones, a second-year student at St Anne's, has signed a three-book deal with Bloomsbury for her series of urban fantasy novels.

Text a question about LGBT for a cocktail

Exeter students set up event similar to Exeter Christian Union's 'Text a Toastie'

Union finds Madeline Grant guilty

English student fined £120 at hearing for breaching Union rules by talking to the press without permission

Exeter students to seek college apology

Petition to be launched after controversial conference held over Easter vacation upset students

UKIP Candidate slammed for ‘homophobia’

Oxford University alumnus Dr Julia Gasper has stated that she has received 'death threats' for her comments regarding homosexuality and linking the Koran to Mein Kampf

Origami fairy hits Corpus Christi

Mysterious paper cranes discovered in the Corpus library

Report: Oxford Council Elections

Cherwell reports direct from the council election count in Oxford Town Hall, bringing you coverage of the first results to be announced and the reactions of Oxford students who stood for election.

David Willetts dines at Keble High Table

Students express outrage as Willetts is invited to dinner despite the University's no-confidence vote in him in June 2011

Keble crackdown on library noise

Dean sends strongly worded email to students warning of 'no second offences' and 'no grey areas'

Christ Church statue dressed in Chelsea colours

Students festoon Mercury statue in Christ Church's Tom Quad with Chelsea flag after the London team won their Champion's League semi-final

Don’t apply to Oxbridge, say teachers

60% of teachers at state secondary schools would not advise even their brightest pupils to apply to Oxbridge

Doctoral students set up Brilliant Club

Two doctoral students have set up a company which aims to help students from the most under-privileged background to gain access to the UK's top universities.

OUSU delegates argue for weighted loans

Oxford students at NUS conference in Sheffield propose expanding London specific weighted loans to other parts of the country

Bo Guagua defends lifestyle

Son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai speaks out after media frenzy surrounding his time at Oxford

Oxford’s International Affairs

In the second of two international investigations, Cherwell examines the experience of overseas students at Oxford.

New College anger at JCR student lockout

Students at New express disbelief after being barred from their JCR over the Easter vacation to make room for conference guests

Investigation: British students flock overseas

Recent statistics show a sharp increase in British applications to American and European universities

Oxford club in zebra furore

Carbon club night 'Zoo' have cancelled 'ill-considered' plans to host a zebra at their Mayday party after animal rights groups protested

Public science project aims to understand whales

Researchers at Oxford use crowd-sourcing to help understand the language of whales

Oxford names Shakespeare collaborator

Experts at Oxford have concluded that the play 'All's Well That Ends Well', commonly believed to have been written solely by Shakespeare, was co-written by former Queen's student Thomas Middleton

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