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New rail service to link Oxford and Cowley

A new campaign group has been established aiming to restore a passenger rail service from central Oxford to Cowley. The Cowley Branch Line has been closed for passengers since 1963...
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Oxford scientists receive £1 million for motor neurone disease research

My Name’5 Doddie Foundation announced the launch of a multimillion-pound Discovery Network on 31...
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Exclusive: Nayib Bukele, Harry and Jamie Redknapp, John Legend, Mary Robinson, and Javed Akhtar to speak at Oxford Union

Cherwell can exclusively reveal that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, footballing duo Harry...
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New medieval manuscripts to be digitised by Jesus College

Jesus College has announced plans to release a digital version of Jesus College MS...
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“We’ve got to start getting rid of this CO2”: Vice Chancellor speaks out on climate crisis

Oxford University’s 273rd Vice-Chancellor and clinical neuroscience professor Irene Tracey caused a stir when she made comments earlier this month saying that fossil fuel...

Cherwell Town Hall: meet the SU presidential candidates 2023

Elections for the Oxford SU 2023 opened this morning, but do you know who you're backing? Cherwell News spoke to the four presidential candidates...

In Memoriam: Temple Lounge legendary crewdate spot closes

Popular crewdate destination Temple Lounge has shut down. The building, currently undergoing refurbishment, will soon become home to a new restaurant called Mint Lounge. The...

You Pret-ter believe it! Veggie Pret takes Cornmarket by storm

Last Friday, a new vegan and vegetarian Pret a Manger opened in Oxford’s city centre. Located on Cornmarket Street, it is one of just...

Don in publisher row over “cancelled” colonialism book

Professor Nigel Bigger is in a row with publisher Bloomsbury for the "cancellation" of his book about British colonialism.

Trinity Chemistry Professor Wins Prestigious Research Award

Susan Perkin, a professor of physical chemistry and fellow of Trinity College at Oxford University, has won the 2023 Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists...

Oxford named second-most ‘radical progressive’ university in the UK

A right-leaning think tank has described Oxford as the second-most “radical progressive” university in the UK, following Cambridge. However, a Cherwell poll of around...

Union votes against “sacramental sodomy” speaker in controversial gay marriage debate

The Oxford Union debated the question of gay marriage in the Church this Thursday, with Anglican bishops, Christian theologians, and students taking part. In...

Matt Hancock warns of “next pandemic” at Union address

Matt Hancock warned of the "next pandemic" in an address to the Oxford Union, where he discussed everything from the NHS to I'm a Celebrity...

“It’s a Tory finishing school”: university staff speak out against Oxford on strike day

Oxford University teaching staff took to the streets today, to protest against “shameful” working conditions in the first of many UCU strikes planned for...

Two lecturers sue Oxford University over the ‘Uberisation’ of teaching contracts

Two creative writing lecturers are suing University of Oxford for misclassifying them as gig economy workers, arguing that the terms of their employment mean...

LMH “left in the dark” following power cuts

Recent power cuts at Lady Margaret Hall have been the result of “simply using too much electricity”, according to an email the college sent...

Oxford is still a healthy city, census data shows

Census data, released on the 19th of January and carried out in March 2021 during ‘lockdown’, shows that Oxford remains a healthy city. 87.0%...

Former Vice-Chancellor receives £542,000 parting pay package amid staff strikes

Former Oxford Vice-Chancellor Professor Louise Richardson received a total pay package in 2021-2022 of £542,000, an 18 percent increase from the previous year, based...

UCU announces dates for 18-day strike action across February and March

The Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) has announced the dates for its new set of strikes, in light of increasing disputes with the Universities...

Half of Oxford students report having experienced sexual harassment, survey finds

A survey by the ongoing project ‘OUR SPACE’, which seeks to investigate Oxford students’ experiences of sexual harassment and violence, finds that 50% of...

Oxford to continue Ukraine Scholarship with funding from XTX Markets

Oxford’s Graduate Scholarship Programme for Ukrainians has been extended for another year and will be jointly funded with the trading firm XTX Markets, who...

Staff left with “no choice” as 18 day strike planned for February

Oxford University staff are set to go on strike for 18 days between the months of February and March in a move organised by...

Linacre College proposes new charitable governance statutes in light of Thao dispute

Linacre College has proposed changes to its governance statutes which would see the creation of a Board of Trustees with duties including the management...

‘Not my King’: charges dropped against Oxford activist who spoke against monarchy

After shouting “who elected him?” during King Charles’s proclamation ceremony through Oxford, activist Symon Hill was arrested for a public order offence. Cherwell can...
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