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New rail service to link Oxford and Cowley

A new campaign group has been established aiming to restore a passenger rail service from central Oxford to Cowley. The Cowley Branch Line has been closed for passengers since 1963...

Oxford scientists receive £1 million for motor neurone disease research

My Name’5 Doddie Foundation announced the launch of a multimillion-pound Discovery Network on 31...

Exclusive: Nayib Bukele, Harry and Jamie Redknapp, John Legend, Mary Robinson, and Javed Akhtar to speak at Oxford Union

Cherwell can exclusively reveal that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, footballing duo Harry...

New medieval manuscripts to be digitised by Jesus College

Jesus College has announced plans to release a digital version of Jesus College MS...

Wadham wins national Climate Quiz

Wadham College has been crowned the champion of the National Union of Students’s Feburary Big Climate Quiz. The quiz was part of the sustainability...

EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel Macht, Ed Norton and Patrick J Kennedy amongst final group of Union speakers this term

As the Oxford Union nears the end of Trinity Term, Cherwell can exclusively reveal 4 additional speakers. American actor Gabriel Macht will be speaking at...

“A slap in the face to trans students”: Peter Tatchell pulls out of Union pride debate in protest

Peter Tatchell, well-known political activist and LGBTQ+ rights campaigner, has pulled out of tonight’s Oxford Union debate in protest against the Union’s decision to...

Regent’s Park links trans inclusion statement to official harrassment policy

Regent’s Park has announced a trans inclusion statement, linking issues of trans inclusion and identification with its harassment policy. It is the first college...

Record number of BME students received places in 2022 as EU and overall applications fall

According to Oxford’s newest admissions report, for the first time in at least five years, the overall number of applications to Oxford has decreased,...

Protester glues themself to the floor of the chamber during Stock’s Union address

Kathleen Stock’s address at the Union has attracted hundreds of protestors, both outside the Union and within the chamber. A 500-person strong “protest party”...

Stock should speak at the Union, says Rishi Sunak

The row over Kathleen Stock’s invitation to speak at the Oxford Union has made it to Downing Street, as Rishi Sunak told The Telegraph...

App interfaces can change calorie consumption, Oxford study finds

Small changes to the infrastructure and user-interfaces of apps such as UberEats and Deliveroo can reduce the calorie consumption of customers by up to...

Bus price cap to continue until the end of October

The £2 cap placed on the price of bus tickets has been extended until the end of October.   The programme was originally instituted beginning this...

Oxford Union votes not to fight for democracy abroad

Following Saturday’s debate, the Oxford Union has voted against fighting for democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law abroad, as part of a...

Dozens of Ukrainian refugees now homeless in Oxford

Dozens of Ukrainian refugees in Oxford have been registered homeless, the Oxford Mail has uncovered.  The Mail submitted numerous FOI requests to councils in Oxfordshire,...

Just Stop Oil activist who threw soup at Van Gogh painting gives talk at Earth Sciences Department

The Oxford University Earth Sciences Department hosted Just Stop Oil activist Phoebe Plummer for a speaker event last Thursday, entitled ‘How To Just Stop...

Over 100 academics sign letter in support of trans students

Over 100 Oxford based staff members have signed a letter supporting trans rights in solidarity with the Oxford LGBTQ+ society’s campaign against Kathleen Stock....

The “media matriarch”: how Oxford unknowingly platformed Pastor Tobi

“Hello and happy Sunday to you,” Tobi Adegboyega says to the camera. Walking through the ivy-draped quads of Trinity College, he talks about the...

Making Out in Mesopotamia: kissing older than previously thought

Kissing may be a thousand years older than was believed, a new study conducted by the universities of Oxford and Copenhagen suggests.  The study dates...

Hertford closes its library until 2025 for £16m renovations

Hertford college library plans to close in July 2023, with the fully renovated library to reopen in Michaelmas 2025. The renovations are estimated to...

New portrait of former Ghanaian President unveiled at Exeter College

A ceremony was held at Exeter College on the 9th May 2023 to celebrate the unveiling of two portraits of His Excellency John Kufuor, a former President of Ghana and Honorary Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.

Project launched to power Oxfordshire’s emergency vehicles with hydrogen

In a move away from fossil fuels, the project is working to create a way for emergency vehicles to be powered by hydrogen. 

New Oxford Monopoly board available in November

The games company Winning UK has recently announced that they are developing a new and updated Oxford Monopoly board. 

Oxford admissions interviews to stay online

The Admissions Committee (Part of the Conference of Colleges) has decided after a vote that future Oxford undergraduate interviews will remain online for the...

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