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.

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.

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.

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.

New visas to cost Oxford £74m

Impact will be an "economic and cultural hit"

Fashion Week under fire

Members of Oxford Fashion Week complain over treatment

Access scheme wins acclaim

OUSU's Target Schools campaign "great success"

BNC find formal hall dis-grace-ful

Brasenose students deem Latin grace at formal hall “inappropriate”

College aids Christchurch

Christ Church Dean launches aid appeal for earthquake-hit New Zealand city

Union embraces Scientology

Church member leaves Oxford Union Scientology works in his will

Lost students find way back home

Students raise money for charity by hitch-hiking

Men dominate in Oxford societies

Societies must 'take action' says OUSU VP

Oxford "sixth" for student experience

Oxford falls three places in the Times Higher Education "Student Experience" rankings

Gaza scholarship

Jesus College moves towards creation of Palestinian scholarship

Patten may join BBC

University's Chancellor expected to clinch top BBC job

Students in de-Nile

Year abroad students set to return to Egypt

Placebo effect works in reverse

Oxford study finds expectation alters drug response

Smiley returns to Oxford

Le Carré donates entire literary archive to Bod

Porter to stand down from NUS

President will not seek re-election

Student census warning

Oxford city council could lose funding

OULC to go it alone

University Labour Club disaffiliates from umbrella group Labour Students citing 'democratic failings'

Club’s opening hours a-Bridged by Council

The Bridge ordered to shorten opening hours after violence

One third of bursaries to private school pupils

University admit bursaries are "based on income" and "blind to all other factors"

Hand in hand

Same-sex hand-holding around the Rad Cam

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