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.

Browne Review: Wadh-is to be done?

Over two hundred meet to discuss action against Browne's reccomendations

Jesus, it’s so boring round here

Students wear black armbands in protest at increased academic pressure

Full-frontal fright for freshers

Students strip off to disrupt fresher photograph

Browne review released

Review recommends uncapped tuition fees meaning the cost of a degree could rise to £50,000

Varsity sell out

Varsity tickets sell out in record-breaking time

OUSU protest against A* grade

OUSU Council has passed a motion to mandate its officers to lobby the University against the introduction of the A* grade at A Level....

Cowley stabbing in early hours

An Oxford Brookes was stabbed in the early hours of yesterday morning outside the O2 Academy on Cowley Road. The incident took place...

Thatcher snatcher

OUCA concerned about ''sick socialist'' actions

Fined: University gives student a megabyte

Student fined by St Hugh's for watching Iron Man II in the comfort of his own home

Can we grow our own? Yes ve-gan!

Backlash against Meat Free Mondays is replaced with new "green-keen" allotment trend

Even more cash for Cashmore

Brasenose Principal will be paid £1250 per day for a post advertised just two days after expenses scandal

Tragic death of German tutor at St John’s College

German Tutor found at the bottom of a spiral staircase, in "unexplained" circumstances

Raunchy ‘Milton’ poem discovered

Sexual verse could have been written to smear the poet

Corpus Cambridge open hall to Harry Potter diners

“Delightful evening” experience booked until April at Corpus Christi, Cambridge

Magdalen Challenger wins hearts and minds

Facebook group attracts over 100 members

No more sex discounts for Union members

Union abandon Treasurer's Treat after internal disagreements

Blavatnik’s School of Government launches

Source of £75 million donation scrutinised. Criticism levelled at 'finishing school for international statesmen'

Ruskin backs fundraising

Ruskin makes a generous offer towards Modern Art Oxford project

Love leads to losing friends

Results of Oxford University study expose the impact of relationships on their friendships

Tea Partyist fakes Oxford Degree

Humiliation as right-winged O'Donnell is exposed for pretending she attended Oxford University.

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