Saturday 13th 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.

Anger over OUSU indecisiveness

Motion to lobby university over fees postponed

Oxford ranks fourth in the country for homelessness

Up to 30 people sleeping rough in the city centre

St Peter’s JCR King for the chop

JCR votes to retitle President 'King'

Study finds that beauty means brains

LSE study reports positive link between attractiveness and intelligence

End to EMAs

Government votes on changes to education funding

Trouble over bridge

Energy company criticised for leaving Magdalen Bridge in the dark

Electric tunnel sparks anger

Building works to supply energy to Oxford labs

Brookes victorious

University Challenge sweep

Police anticipate more protests

London universities prepare for further action

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

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