Monday 15th June 2026

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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 the Oxford Bangla Society on the 2024 Bangladeshi July Revolution, entitled “The Student-Led Uprising and...

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. 

Mansfield College redevelopment plans approved by Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council unanimously approved Mansfield College’s development plans on Tuesday, 26th May. The project, known as the Estate Transformation Project, will be delivered by architects Feilden Fowles. Mansfield told Cherwell that the development would “provide students and the College with up-to-date facilities they need for generations to come”.

Oxford Union town hall TT26: Meet the candidates 

With polls set to open for Oxford Union elections tomorrow, Friday 12th June, Cherwell spoke to the candidates running to be President in Hilary Term 2027. Milo Donovan and Prajwal Pandey discussed their vision for the society, the challenges facing the Union, and how they would respond to recent controversies surrounding speaker invitations and free speech.

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

BNC JCR cash control

After £500 was controversially spent on a bust of an ex-JCR President, Brasenose students propose a motion to control spending

Tutor position could be History

Hertford JCR and alumni asked to raise £1.2 million to keep teaching position

The penny drops at Lincoln

Ascension day celebrated with Lincoln's traditional penny throwing festival

Sleep out protest for Plato

72 year old philosopher plans to sleep outside Balliol to defend his thesis

Cross dressing bops under fire from OUSU

Cross-gender themed bops slammed by OUSU council on the grounds that they “stereotype men and women in highly objectified and/or sexualised roles”

Worcester dressed down

Students lament the loss of half-naked half hours in Worcester library

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