Sunday 14th June 2026

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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.

Oxford law academic cancels lecture series on sex and gender following protests

Dr Michael Foran, Associate Professor of Law and Fellow of Keble College, has cancelled the remaining lectures in a series on sex, gender identity, and the law, following protests at two of the events.

Student mugged on St Michael’s

Female student threatened with a hammer

Town calls for sports access

City council proposes Oxford and Oxford Brookes share sports centres with locals

£940m in cuts

HEFCE announces wholesale cuts for universities

No more gossip

Anonymous hearsay website banned

Jesus sun still shining

esus College JCR votes to purchase £800 sunbed

Oxford faces "brain drain"

University pays academics less than Cambridge and Ivy Leagues

Cowley complaints

Residents voice concerns about plans for more student accommodation in the area

Stash gets cleaner

OUSU sets up ‘Buy Right’ campaign in favour of ethically produced stash

Oxford invests in healthcare

University puts £11.5 million into healthcare centre

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

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