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SU Sabbatical Officers urge Government to “remove the barriers” to Gazan students reaching the UK

Sabbatical Officers at the Oxford University Student Union (SU) have signed an open letter urging the UK Government “to ensure that students from Gaza who have been offered places...

Lindsay Skoll announced as new Jesus Principal

Jesus College have announced that British diplomat Lindsay Skoll will take up the role...

Oxford University Press ceases publication of Chinese-owned journal following ethical concerns

Oxford University Press (OUP) will cease the publication of the Forensic Sciences Research (FSR)...

"I don’t like getting played"

Balreick Srai, in his first interview with the press, speaks about Oxford students, nightclubs and the cut-throat clubbing industry.

Poetry election starts amid calls for withdrawal

Voting for the new Professor of Poetry opens amid controversy over the validity of the election.

Wandering ChCh boys refused re-entry

A group of students were outraged at the behaviour of the Balliol porters who refused to readmit them to the ball.

Balliol Ball disappoints

Balliol College's summer ball has been described as a "failure," after the committee was flooded with furious complaints about the event.

Careers service remodel sparks outrage

Plans to radically change the way the careers service works have been slammed by staff.

Said Business School criticised for new appointments

SBS has caused outrage after making highly controversial appointments to an advisory board.

JCRs clash with colleges over high rent hikes

Colleges have clashed with the bursars over rent price negotiations

Brute force makes it for bees

Scientists at Oxford have discovered how the bumblebee flies contrary to the conventional laws of aerodynamics.

Civil servant recruits Oxford spies

A newly discovered KGB document has revealed that a distinguished former civil servant masterminded a network of communist spies at Oxford.

Sienna Miller to play a blind Oxford don

Actress Sienna Miller is to play a blind Oxford academic

OUSU finances in crisis after new plans abandoned

A plan to provide for OUSU's financial future has been voted down, leaving the Student Union's future uncertain.

Walcott driven out of poetry race following sexual smear campaign

Nobel Laureate has dropped out of the running for the post of Professor of Poetry after a smear campaign against his candidacy.

Wolfson accused of suppressing free speech

Wolfson College has been accused of a "disgraceful" suppression of free speech after cancelling a talk from a prominent anti-Zionist at the last minute.

Exeter MCR stripped of Page 3

A mystery member of Exeter College has been ripping The Sun's notorious Page 3 from the MCR's copy of the newspaper.

Smear campaign targets Nobel Prize winner

Derek Walcott has been targeted this week by a vicious and systematic smear campaign against his candidacy for Oxford's Professor of Poetry.

Oxford funding drive faces dwindling donations

Oxford Thinking, the campaign to raise more than a billion pounds, is faltering with the rate of donations slowing dramatically.

"Shocking" disparities in college costs

Life at Oxford's most expensive college costs over £1,100 more per year than at the university's cheapest.

Union disappoints with more cancellations

Members have criticised the Union after the cancellation of Anna Kournikova and a change in venue of the planned ball at Arlington House.

Report shows Oxford is still a man’s world

An OUSU women's report has revealed that men continue to dominate academia and student politics in Oxford.

Oxford’s first case of swine flu

A six-year old Oxfordshire girl has been diagnosed with the disease.

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