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Local election manifestos published as student candidates contest key wards

The Labour Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats have released their manifestos ahead of the upcoming Oxford City Council elections, as a number of current and recent University of Oxford students contest seats across the city.

Carl Benjamin disinvited from Oxford Union amid backlash from FemSoc and IHH

On Thursday, the Oxford Union held a debate on the motion ‘This House Believes That Being British is a ‘Birthright’, Not a Choice’. Carl Benjamin, who had been scheduled to speak, was disinvited from the event shortly before it took place. 

Second Oxfordshire Patriots protest this term met with counterprotesters

The Oxfordshire Patriots held a demonstration last Saturday in the city centre outside the Oxfordshire County Council offices. They were met by counter-protestors from Oxford Stand Up To Racism (OSUTR).

University of Oxford paid private firm for ‘intelligence’ on student protest

The University of Oxford has been named as one of twelve UK universities that paid a private intelligence consultancy run by former military intelligence officials to monitor student activism.

An alternative jumble sale

Campaigners hold spoof to raise AV awareness

St Anne’s skiers face Dean

All students who went on Varsity trip summoned to see Dean

Man jailed for Tube crash

Prison for road accident man

Authors conduct library protests

Pullman stands behind Oxford libraries

CCTV in taxis

Council sets up safety measure

Not cro-quet

Wadham students angry over £600 purchase

Oxford students evacuated from Egypt

Language students advised to abandon study programmes for safety

Ki-moon in Oxford

UN Secretary-General addresses University amid Egypt protests

Halal meat ‘standard’ in 17 Oxford colleges

Colleges and caterers "unaware" of the origin of animal produce

More arrests at student protests

Trade unions and students protest together in London and Manchester

Cowley violence linked to drugs

Man left with severe head injuries after assault outside the Regal

Oxford’s subject gender divide

Male physicists outnumber female counterparts six to one

Oriel graduate sues law school

Former jurisprudence student claims she now finds sitting exams “psychologically difficult”

Oxford student rent among most expensive in Britain

Accommodation and additional charges vary dramatically from college to college

Gunning for Victory

Environment and Ethics election sparks controversial campaign

Jesus repents sins

Framed letter of apology put up in JCR for "incriminating stain" on pool table

Oxford don joins Wikileaks debate

A respected Oxford historian has sparked international debate this week as he urged governments to reconsider what information really needs to be protected in...

Visa proposals condemned

Higher education leaders attack government proposals for foreign students

Varsity: Dunn and dusted

Scott Dunn pulls ski trip sponsorship

Teddies set to tough it out

Students enter deadly "tough guy" competition

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