Tuesday 12th May 2026

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Gareth Lim elected Oxford Union President for Michaelmas 2026 in re-poll

A re-run of the election from Hilary term saw Lim beat Liza Barkova, Hamza Hussain and Victor André Marroquín for the position.
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Oxford researchers trial non-invasive diagnostic scans for endometriosis

Researchers led by University of Oxford academic Dr Tatjana Gibbons have successfully trialled non-invasive scans to diagnose endometriosis.
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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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Will Cambridge ‘Try Something New Today’?

Local shopowner battles Baron Sainsbury for Chancellorship of Cambridge university

Dons get birthday honours

Oxford dons recognised on queen's birthday honour list for contributions to science

Open borders

'Open borders' advocates launch a radical anti-immigration campaign at Town Hall

Presidents apologise

BNC ex-JCR President and Ball President formally apologise for finances

Finalists feel the pain

Survey reveals finals stress leads to binge eating with 59% students reporting consuming more junk food

Wage protestors invade Tescos

Living Wage protestors talk to Tescos staff and shoppers about increasing wages

Intern anger

Hundreds protested outside Parliament this week over unpaid internships as Hazel Blears announces a new paid scheme for parliamentary interns

Students show solidarity

Protestors outside the Sheldonian Theatre supported the no confidence motion and cheered the exiting dons on news of the vote

One in six Oxbridge applicants use company for help

Profit driven company Oxbridge Applications deny that they provide 'entry through the back door'

Students sexually assaulted

Colleges warn young women not to walk alone at night in the Cowley area of Oxford after the fifth sexual attack in a week

Like a moth to a finalist

Peter’s finalists plagued by moth infestation in accommodation block

Uni investments aren’t ‘armless’

Oxford’s £4.5 million investments in arms manufacturers condemned by Oxford Anti-War Action Movement

Ex-Presidents clash before panel

Two former presidents of the Oxford Union were embroiled in a Senior Disciplinary Committee hearing, while others were fined for wasting time on a “frivolous” complaint.

Railing against Grayling

Dons fight their corner for the private university that claims to rival Oxbridge. The proposed institution has faced backlash from students and academics alike

Colleges call on alumni

The latest college telethons raise hundreds of thousands of pounds, but students question whether enough is being done

Clem’s accommodation condemned

Oxford University joins the chorus of angry residents in condemning a proposal for three blocks of student accommodation on St Clement's car park

Congregation pass historic vote of no confidence in Willetts

Oxford's parliament pass vote of no confidence in Universities Minister David Willetts with a resounding majority of 283 votes for and just 5 against

Skelet-Anne

St Anne's library skeleton had her skull returned after it mysteriously disappeared last week

Boat house broken into again

'60 youths' break into Lincoln boathouse and break windows just days before the Summer VIIIs regatta starts

Tabs take on Willetts

Cambridge join Oxford in a vote of no confidence against the Minister for Universities
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