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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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Man stabbed to death in Cowley

A man was stabbed to death on Cowley Road at 11.50am on Monday

Peanut butter thief apprehended

A thief made the error of leaving his DNA in a pillaged jar of peanut butter.

Union could have online TV channel

President Corey Dixon is in negotiations to launch an Oxford Union TV channel online.

Greenfield: computer games will make you fat

Baroness Greenfield has accused computers of increasing the risk of obesity and autism.

Somerville charity pot buildup criticised

Somerville JCR has left thousands of pounds donated to a charity fund unspent.

Brasenose College student dies

A postgraduate Brasenose classicist has died.

Oxford tutors admit they ignore personal statements

Several Oxford tutors have admitted that they no longer take into account personal statements when selecting candidates for admission.

Oxford celebrates poet it once shunned

Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera has been the focus of a series of events celebrating his life - despite being expelled from Oxford as an undergraduate after threatening to burn down a college.

Hilda’s men go straight to the top in JCR elections

Women's campaigners have expressed concern after the first mixed year at St Hilda's elected men to all their top JCR positions.

Obscene outburst from Archbishop’s press secretary

An aide to the new Archbishop of Westminster verbally abused an Oxford student over dinner.

OUSU stalls over graduate tax motion

OUSU has postponed a controversial vote on graduate taxation while JCRs are consulted.

"Unacceptable" hygiene threatens college halls

Over 134 breaches of hygiene regulations were made in Oxford colleges.

Worcester rebels over new hustings guidelines

Students object to the SCR presence.

Ruth Padel becomes first female Professor of Poetry

The withdrawal of Derek Walcott casts a shadow over the election.

Ruth Padel to be the next Poetry Professor

Padel will be the next Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford

Keble’s new campus stalled by the council

Keble college's plans to build a new campus at Acland site have not been granted planning permission.

Half marks for Students’ Union

Seventy per cent of Oxford students do not believe OUSU is important in their university experience, according to a Cherwell survey this week.

Oxford top again

Oxford has topped The Guardian's University Leagu

Security fears following St Catz thefts

St Catz college has been subjected to a series of thefts and attempted intrusions last week.

Animal lab protesters disrupt degree day

Animal rights protest group SPEAK staged the first of a series of protests.
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