Wednesday 10th September 2025

News

Oxford spinout OrganOx acquired by Terumo in record $1.5 billion deal

OrganOx, a University of Oxford spinout specialising in organ preservation technology, has been acquired by Japanese healthcare company Terumo Corporation for £1.18 billion. The deal announced this week marks...

Your Party society launched as ‘union of the left’ at Oxford

A new political society promising to “facilitate the discussion of left-wing ideas” has been...

Oxford colleges take Aviva to High Court in COVID-19 insurance case

Twenty-nine Oxford colleges have launched High Court proceedings against insurance firm Aviva. The case,...

Oxford Union sued for editing Susan Abulhawa’s speech

The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) has filed a discrimination claim against the Oxford...

Student loan chaos hits Oxford

Many thousands of students across the country are still waiting for their student finance applications to be processed.

University faces swine flu threat

Colleges and departments across the University are preparing for a second wave of the H1N1 virus predicted to hit the country in the autumn.

OULD carbon offset freshers

Oxford University Liberal Democrats will be using their stall at Freshers' Fair to recruit the environmentally-minded amongst the new students.

Queen’s JCR president fired for 2:2

Nathan Roberts, Queen's ex-JCR President, has been forced to stand down after getting a dissatisfactory result in prelims.

Oxford awarded a £2.5m grant

Oxford scientists researching breast cancer vaccines have been awarded a £2.5m grant by Cancer Research UK.

ITV2 sex-up Oxbridge

A new drama series, set in a fictional college of an ancient English university, has hit British television screens.

Rowers can take the pain

Exercising in a group boosts happiness levels and increases tolerance to pain, according to a new study by Oxford University researchers.

Merton’s new ‘Countdown kid’

Merton College is to welcome a minor celebrity this term when Countdown octochamp Jeffrey Burgin joins its ranks.

Tories back Oxford Conservatives

Oxford Conservative Association will be affiliated with Conservative Future in an effort to change the organisation after last term's racism allegations.

Saïd linked to projects accused of human rights abuses

Saïd Business School has come under fire for its involvement with an Indian urbanization project.

Merton tops Norrington Table

Recently released Norrington scores put Merton back at the top for the third year running

Tariq Ramadan sacked for hosting Iranian TV show

Oxford's new chair of Islamic Studies dismissed from his Erasmus University post.

Proctors punish OUCA after racism scandal

The association will no longer be able to use the University's name or attend Freshers' Fair.

Police patrols increase after a series of Oxford thefts

'Operation Buzzard' focuses police force on dangerous areas to protect foreign students.

Travel ban for Oxford conference attendees

Two groups of students from North Africa were prevented from entering the UK as they traveled to an Oxford-based conflict conference last week.

MPs attack University "degree inflation"

Grade inflation is above average in the elite Russell Group, which includes Oxford, according to a select committee report.

Prime Minister visits Labour Club

Gordon Brown visits members of Oxford University Labour Club to congratulate on success of council elections.

Oxford cavers call out spanish rescue team

Members of Oxford Cave Club rescued in Spanish mountains

Tariq Ramadan the new Islamic Studies Chair

Top academic appointed as Chair of Islamic Studies at Oxford

Oxford scientists discover transparent aluminium

Oxford scientists working in Hamburg claim to have discovered transparent aluminium with the use of laser technology.

Follow us