Friday 1st May 2026

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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.

Fellows’ free food furore

Minister criticises dons perks

Corpus gets a royal respite

Corpus Christi to get day off for royal wedding

"Shifty" suspect sacks Exeter

Laptops and wallets stolen from library and chapel

"White, middle-class and southern"?

Oxford remains dominated by ethnically white students, despite £4m fund

A star-tling change

Oxford to adopt A* for admissions in policy U-turn

Private students under pressure

Pupils at private school given more help with Oxford applications but feel more pressure

End of the road at St Clement’s

Businesses fear student accommodation proposal will cut off "lifeline"

Floxx facilitates further fittie finding

FitFinder relaucnhes as Floxx with backing of BBC Dragon

Balliol U-turn

Balliol postpones decision on proposed 'domus' charge

Brookes wins High Court battle

Brookes gets go ahead for £132m redevelopment

If at Thirst you don’t succeed, reapply

The Lodge reapplies for Sexual Entertainment Licence whilst police seek to review The Bridge's Premises Licence

Cashmore to retire early

Brasenose Principal set to leave following expenses leak

Laptop thefts continue

Green Templeton is latest target of burglary

Varsity: From Crash to Lash

Students compete to perform risqué challenges on mountainside after trip gets off to bad start

Language expert honoured

Award for professor

Fulbright fraud pleads guilty

Oxford tutor catches liar

University buys space centre

Oxford contributes to Cornwall site

OFS to be homeless shelter

Council turns Old Fire Station into a haven for rough sleepers

Christ’s language resurrected at Oxford

Classes in endangered language attract record numbers

Tutors video admissions process

University aims to dispel interview fears

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