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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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Students protest outside BBC HQ

Protests have been occuring outside Oxford's BBC building in Summertown

Fire threatens Hertford College

A fire broke out in Hertfod college the early morning on Tuesday

Students barricade Bodleian

Over eighty students barricaded themselves in the Bodleian library to protest against Israel's action in Gaza

"Intruder" enters St Anne’s accommodation

Unidentified individual climbed drainpipe and entered building via open window.

Oxford still failing disadvantaged pupils

Public schools still top the applications list

Oxford research funding could fall £8.5m

RAE results show gap closing between Oxford and newer universities.

Bod thief jailed for 2 years

A scholar caused £1,000,000 worth of damage cutting up books

Cognitive-enhancing drug abuse on the rise

Students look to drugs to get through exams

Teddy Hall banned from crew dates

"Excesses" lead to Dean banning any further crew dates for any Teddy team

OUSU Women’s VP criticised over silence

Rachel Cummings has angered students with failure to speak out over Union invite to porn tycoon.

Student loan interest rates drop

The interest rate on student loans has dropped to 2.5% form 4.8% a year ago

Oxford Gossip website returns

Oxford Gossip, shut down in 2007, has been revived, leading to renewed fears of harassment

Bullingdon club revived

The Bullingdon club is rebranded as a wing of the Conservatives

Obama’s Oxford Bible

Obama swore his oath on an OUP Bible

Baldness cure in sight

Oxford students claims to have found a cure for baldness

Students queue for 27 hours outside Estate Agency

Fierce battle for student accommodation

Union invites porn baron to speak

The porn mogul responsible for magazines such as 'Hustler' and 'Barely Legal' is to speak at the Oxford Union.

Student’s house burgled in Cowley

An estimated £3,000 worth of goods was stolen from a student house over Christmas.

Hoon admits to private tuition

Cabinet minister Geoff Hoon admitted last Saturday that he used a private tutoring company to help his teenage daughter’s Oxbridge application.

Oxford loses £100m in credit crunch

Oxford University has revealed that it has lost more than £100 million as a result of the global economic recession.

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