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Oxford falls to lowest ever spot in The Times UK University Guide 2027

The University of Oxford has placed fifth in The Times’s 2027 UK university rankings, falling from joint fourth with the University of Cambridge last year. This marks Oxford’s lowest ranking in the guide’s 33 year history and only the second time the University has not been in the top three.
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Protest held outside Town Hall over sale of Council-owned building to St Peter’s

A protest took place today outside Oxford Town Hall against Oxford City Council’s plan to sell 11 New Road to St Peter’s College, which would convert most of the building into student housing.
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Oxford Reform Society registers for Michaelmas

The University of Oxford has a Reform UK society for the first time, after...
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Finance workers strike at Oxford University Press

Finance workers are on strike at Oxford University Press (OUP) over plans to offshore jobs to India, with trade union officials warning that “before long this great British institution will exist in the UK in name only."
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Wadham student attacked in spate of muggings

A Wadham PPEist was among five victims of a violent robbery spree in Iffley.

Oxford fails to meet state school quota

The University has criticised government benchmarks after it once again failed to meet targets on state school candidates.

OUSU in funding crisis

OUSU has made a loss of £41,000, putting the student union at risk of a disasterous financial shortfall.

OUSU divided over OxHub partnership

OUSU figures have clashed over a plan to affiliate the Student Union with the Oxford Hub charity.

Members suspended after OUCA’s racist hustings

Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) has been rocked by the allegations of racism with two members of the association already suspended from the National Conservative party.

Oxford stays with Labour

Local elections have seen Labour triumph in Oxford despite a poor showing nationwide.

An insecure Union?

A security crisis at the Oxford Union has seen the society plagued by thefts, intrusions, and assault

Students strip off for charity calendar

Oxford volunteer group TravelAid have published a naked calendar.

Cyclists face fines and felony

Cyclists have seen both a rise in both bike thefts and fines from police.

Swine flu fears cancel summer camps

Oxbridge Summer Camp Abroad has cancelled trips to Hong Kong due to swine flu fears.

Boaties bitter after mid-river crash

Oriel's vice-president has blamed Univ for a destructive Summer Eights crash.

University tightens discipline rules

New and tougher disciplinary rules on drugs and property damage are being considered by Oxford's Congregation.

Oxford student diagnosed with swine flu

A postgraduate student at Oxford has contracted swine flu.

New race for poetry post begins

The speculation who can replace Ruth Padel as the Oxford Professor of Poetry has begun.

Construction projects anger students

Students have expressed outrage at the disruption caused by college building schemes.

Oxford mayor sets up Ikeda fund

Oxford Mayor Mary Clarkson has set up a fund to help injured student Kentao Ikeda

Climate protesters swarm city centre

Cycling protesters dressed as suffragettes have demonstrated in Oxford's centre against university's climate change policy.

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St Anne's JCR has elected a white, middle-class male heterosexual representative.

Britain "worse" than East Germany for Civil Liberties

Britons have less freedom and privacy than East Germans did twenty years ago, according to an Oxford University Professor.

Canadian university offers post to Derek Walcott

Nobel laureate has been offered a teaching position in Canada.
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