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Oxford study to examine brain injuries in young athletes

Oxford University’s Biomedical Engineering department is recruiting volunteers to participate in a two-year study exploring the impact of head injuries to the developing brains of 11-18 year-olds.  Traumatic Brain Injury...

Town and Gown charity races set to raise £300k

The Bidwells Oxford 10k charity race is set to raise £300,000 for Muscular Dystrophy...

What the UK-EU deal means for students

The UK and the European Union have reached a new agreement setting out post-Brexit...

Oxford Union believes that Trump has gone too far

The Oxford Union last night debated the motion “This House Believes Trump has gone...

"Disgusting" initiations condemned

Women’s lacrosse team dress as babies and teenage mothers, whilst nappies are taped to freshers' bodies

An apology

In last week's issue of Cherwell, we stated that 'President's Drinks at the Oxford Union will start charging members for entry, it was decided...

Rich colleges enjoy more academic success

A Cherwell investigation reveals that college wealth is clearly reflected in exam performance

Vince Cable is a no show

Police confirm they did not advise Cable to pull out of Oxford visit but student protest set to go ahead

Archeology digs at Roman sites

A new project has been launched this week to explore East Oxford's Roman and medieval archaeological sites. Led by the University's Department for Continuing Education,...

£1 billion fundraiser retires

Dame Vivien Duffield is set to retire as the chairman of the Oxford Thinking fundraising campaign, reports the Telegraph. Since taking up the post...

Calls for child heart unit closure

An NHS review announced last Friday that paediatric heart surgery should no longer take place at Oxford's John Radcliffe hospital. The review aims to reduce...

Students assaulted in brutal beatings

Hertford student left with severe head injuries after attack on Parks Road

£35m quad for St John’s

Kendrew Quadrangle took ten years to build

Pounding the hacks: £5 charge

President's Drinks set to reduce 'hack patronage', members say measures do not go far enough

University alarm at spending cuts

Comprehensive Spending Review slashes £3 billion from university budgets

Chemistry staff get iPads

Department splashes out on new gadgets whilst fourth years told there is no funding for their projects

Dancing on lies

Blues awards downgraded as punishment for white ribbon protest, while unaffiliated Featherwaits dancers gain half-blues

Banks ignore student rules

Cherwell investigation reveals possibility of multiple overdrafts

Browne Review: Wadh-is to be done?

Over two hundred meet to discuss action against Browne's reccomendations

Jesus, it’s so boring round here

Students wear black armbands in protest at increased academic pressure

Full-frontal fright for freshers

Students strip off to disrupt fresher photograph

Browne review released

Review recommends uncapped tuition fees meaning the cost of a degree could rise to £50,000

Varsity sell out

Varsity tickets sell out in record-breaking time

OUSU protest against A* grade

OUSU Council has passed a motion to mandate its officers to lobby the University against the introduction of the A* grade at A Level....

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