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Nine colleges indirectly invest in local Campsfield immigration centre

At least nine Oxford colleges invest indirectly in Mitie Group Plc, an outsourcing company whose subsidiary runs Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, a joint investigation...

Oxford ranks second to Cambridge in Complete University Guide

The University of Oxford has ranked second behind the University of Cambridge in the  Complete University Guide’s 2027 league table, marking the second consecutive year that Cambridge has claimed the top spot. 

Bangladesh July Revolution leaders speak at Oxford Union as protesters clash outside

Protesters clashed outside the Oxford Union this evening during a panel discussion organised by...

Oxford Union election count suspended amid electoral fraud allegations

he Oxford Union’s Trinity Term 2026 election count has been suspended after the Returning Officer identified substantial evidence of interference, before any ballot boxes were opened. 

Oxford releases interview questions

Example questions revealed by undergraduate admissions at University

Oxford don claims to discover new Da Vinci

Professor Martin Kemp 'confident' that an apparently insignificant work was Leonardo's

Bod unearths Treasures

A new Bodleian exhibit opens this week including Austen originals and Owen’s poems

OUSU blacklists White Paper

OUSU response to the government's White Paper on Higher Education to be brought before Council

Rowers show off their bumps

Oxford Blues rower and cancer survivor Simon Hislop poses naked for charity

Racist mail and Hotmail fail

'Misconfigured' mailing-list generates over a million spam messages and circulates racist and abusive emails from prospective students

Postgrad jogger mistaken for terrorist

Iranian student at Univ, suspected of being a suicide bomber, was stopped by police while wearing a weight vest for running

New Hub for Oxford Volunteering

The Oxford Hub has opened a new base in the centre of Oxford which houses offices for the charity and the Turl Street Kitchen

Union Secretary off the hook

Miles Coates cleared of electoral malpractice after complaint against him judged as ‘complete abuse’ of rules

Camerons’ Bullingdon days compared with London riots

Behaviour of members of the Bullingdon Club compared to that of rioters in London

UCAS changes could threaten Oxford admissions

A proposal by UCAS that pupils apply to universities after receiving A level results could have implications for Oxford's admissions process.

Government backpedals on tuition fee policy

Ministers are forced to rethink their plans for tuition fees as more universities than expected raise fees to £9000

Guardian recognises Oxford journalists

Several Oxford students and publications are shortlisted at the Guardian Student Media Awards 2011

University Challenge contestant targeted in hate campaign

Ex-Balliol student Marine Debray is the latest in a number of University Challenge contestants to suffer sexist abuse online

Oxford locals clash with University

Local residents protest about plans for four new University buildings in Headington

Dons clash over Shakespeare film

A film casting doubt on Shakespeare’s authorship of his plays provokes varied reactions from Oxford English tutors.

Oxford scientists discover remarkable star

Brightest supernova in a generation spotted by a team of Oxford researchers

Oxford schools top the league tables

Outstanding GCSE and A level results from Oxfordshire schools have been attributed to close links with the University

Oxford breaks ground in sickle cell diagnosis

Oxbridge researchers develop a new blood test with the potential to save thousands from a lifetime of ill health.

New coach for Blues rugby squad

James Wade has been appointed as the new head coach for Oxford University Rugby Club for Michaelmas 2011

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