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New scholarship created for Afghan women at Oxford

One scholarship will be awarded to a woman of Afghan descent to study at the University of Oxford each year in a new endowment from the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Trust.

Former L’Oreal CEO donates £30m for new Worcester College library

Worcester College has submitted a  planning application for a new £30 million library, funded entirely by a donation from alumnus and former CEO of L’Oréal Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones.

University style guide criticised by international students 

A style guide issued by the University of Oxford advises staff to use “plain English” to avoid confusing international students.

St Anne’s to close nursery called a ‘lifeline’ for women at Oxford

St Anne’s College will close its day nursery, ending an institution that was pivotal in supporting women students and academics at the University of Oxford.

Oxford Tube in motorway crash

Passengers hospitalised after incident on M40

Brasenose Principal to retire

Cashmore set to retire after expenses revelations in Cherwell

Sri Lankans slam Union

Sri Lankans criticise the Oxford Union for cancelling President Mahinda Rajapaska's talk

Oxford Blues defy the odds at Twickenham

The Dark Blues' 'dominant' performance secured a 21-10 victory against Cambridge

MPs back tuition fee increase amid protests

Fee rise proposal succeeds by 21 votes as students and police are hurt in clashes outside Parliament

Varsity coach in major road accident

Bus carrying students to ski trip crashes amid heavy snow on the M25

Rads cram Rad Cam in 24 hour stand-off

Demonstrators overpower police lines and break into the Rad Cam, beginning occupation

The great subject divide

Cherwell uncovers discrepancies between subject workloads and time spent socialising

St Hugh’s vote for College Monarch

St Hugh’s JCR hold referendum over establishing a monarchy and Upper House

Students Bail-iol their college out

Balliol students are facing £500 charges in an annual levy set to be introduced next year

Please don’t tell anyone!

Union hack caught breaking the rules

Guardian awards Turner prize

St Catz student Camilla Turner has won Reporter of the Year at Guardian Student Media awards 2010. Turner, a second year History student, was...

V&A Director to be St Cross Master

Sir Mark Ellis Powell Jones, the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, has been chosen as the new Master of St Cross College....

Fine by me, say students

Students have been discovered dodging police fines handed out in a bike light safety scheme. As part of the Lights on Bikes campaign,...

Jericompetition all over again

Students queue for 50 hours for head-start in housing race

MTV elects Oxford students rebels-in-chief

Oxonians votes themselves to the top of ‘worst behaved’ survey

Magdalen back Barclay

Students vote against proposals to condemn OUSU and NUS Presidents for “misinformation”

Occupation over

Students escorted off the premises by police as protest finishes

Yours isn’t the only sweat in your stash

OUSU fight for transparency over origin of Oxford-branded clothing

‘Martha4OUSU’ sweep the board

Martha Mackenzie will be OUSU President next year; only 14% of students vote in elections

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