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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.

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.

Oxford Reform Society registers for Michaelmas

The University of Oxford has a Reform UK society for the first time, after...

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."

OUSU election troubled by email problems

OUSU elections suffered another embarrassing setback this week when personalised voting codes arrived late.

Baskerville wins OUSU presidency

Stefan Baskerville has won the 2008 OUSU presidential election.

Millionaire Bodleian thief brought to book

An Iranian millionaire who stole from "priceless" collections in the Bodleian and British Library may face jail.

Another surgeon uses bogus Oxford degree

A Ugandan doctor was arrested last weekend after claiming to have earned a degree in Medicine from Oxford University.

Government slams Radcliffe plans

The government's advisor on architecture has criticised the University's plans for the Radcliffe Infirmary redevelopment as "wholly inadequate".

Russell Group unis still excluding poorer students

The Russell Group of universities, which includes Oxford, is not doing enough to address applicants' financial situations, an NUS study finds.

Divided Teddy Hall snubs JCR president

Teddy Hall JCR is divided over its president after students refused to award him a traditional tankard for "good work" during the year.

Religion is innate, says controversial study

A senior Oxford University researcher has claimed that humans are naturally disposed to believe in God from birth.

Topless Tab poses in mag

A third-year student at Cambridge University has caused outrage by posing topless in the student magazine Vivid.

Tangerine injures cyclist

A cyclist in Oxford has been seriously injured having been hit by a tangerine thrown from a passing car.

Sterling drop puts off Indians

Exchange rate fluctuations may result in a decline in international applicants to the UK, a report shows.

Brasenose finalists saved from room ballot woe

Brasenose College has reversed their decision to put finalists at the bottom of the room ballot for next year.

Queen makes Magdalen College visit

Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh visited Magdalen College, Oxford this Thursday.

Cherwell win website of the year award

Cherwell has won the Guardian Student Media Award for 'Student Website of the Year'.

Choir football strikes violent note

The annual choir football tournament was marred by controversy this weekend, with the first red card in the competition's history.

Oxford trains were 13 seconds from crash

Two trains carrying up to 300 people came within thirteen seconds of crashing into each other just outside Oxford.

OUSU elections dogged by technical problems

Hundreds of students have not received their voting codes and are unable to vote in the OUSU elections.

Bod aims to save English-language opera

The Bodleian Library has begun an appeal to raise £85,000 in order to conserve the manuscript of the first opera written in English.

Oxbridge to accept engineering diploma

Oxford and Cambridge have said that they will begin to accept a diploma qualification during admissions.

Oriel grad replaces Countdown’s Vorderman

An Oxford Maths graduate is to fill Carol Vorderman's shoes on long-running TV quiz Countdown.

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