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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)...

Protests over Israeli president’s peace speech

Armed police flanked the Bodleian on Tuesday night as Shimon Peres arrived in Oxford to present a lecture to staff and students at the Sheldonian.

Oxford dons on BNP list

Three members of Oxford University have been discovered on a copy of the British National Party membership list.

Welfare fears over Union ball penguins

Animal welfare charities have expressed disgust at the taunting of live penguins at the Oxford Union's Ball last Saturday.

More racism rows

The editors of the New College bogsheet have been forced to apologise for an allegedly anti-Semitic article.

Oxford ‘failing’ foreign students

International students have spoken out about feeling isolated in the student community at Oxford.

Pepper spray attack at restaurant

Four students have been assaulted in a random pepper spray attack at a Chinese restaurant on Cowley Road.

Mumps cases in colleges

Oxford University is seeing an increase in the incidence of mumps.

OUSU election difficulties continue

OUSU has come under criticism for incompetence and inefficiency this week following the delay of the presidential elections.

Tony Benn joins animal lab protest

Former Labour politician Tony Benn has spoken out this week against the new animal laboratory in Oxford.

Bagpipe busker silenced by ban

Cornmarket's bagpiping busker is flying back to his native Australia after the council banned him from playing in Oxford City centre.

Queen to visit Magdalen College

Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh are to visit Magdalen College to mark the 550th anniversary of the foundation of the college.

Oxford dropout wins literary award

An author who was thrown out of Oxford University has won a prestigious award for children's writing.

Pensioner dies after city centre row

A pensioner has died after being knocked to the ground in Oxford city centre.

Undergrads shunted to bottom of room ballot

Brasenose students on four-year courses have been told they may not be eligible for college accommodation next year.

Israeli president shouted down by students

Shimon Peres was heckled by Palestine supporters during his Sheldonian talk last night.

OUSU election delayed in manifesto blunder

OUSU have had to delay their presidential election by one week because a candidate's manifesto wasn't published.

University to investigate uni rugby ‘Jew party’

A "bring a fit Jew" party organised by the Under 21's squad of the Oxford University Rugby Club has sparked an investigation by the University.

Student’s ceiling collapses

A student has narrowly avoided severe injuries after their bedroom ceiling collapsed.

Arrested student receives £1,500 compensation

A St Anne's student has been awarded £1,500 following his "humiliating" arrest for throwing a bottle of water to a protester.

Brookes students in rugby rampage

Members of Oxford Brookes' University Rugby Club paraded in hunting uniforms, wore sex toys and attacked a woman's car.

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