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Proctors’ Office investigations into AI plagiarism rise 46% in a year

Cases are on the rise, whilst the majority of AI plagiarism investigations in the last three years have been in the Social Sciences division, a Cherwell investigation has found.
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New scholarship created for Afghan women at Oxford

One scholarship will be awarded to a woman of Afghan descent to study at the University of Oxford each year in a new endowment from the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Trust.
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Former L’Oreal CEO donates £30m for new Worcester College library

Worcester College has submitted a  planning application for a new £30 million library, funded entirely by a donation from alumnus and former CEO of L’Oréal Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones.
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University style guide criticised by international students 

A style guide issued by the University of Oxford advises staff to use “plain English” to avoid confusing international students.
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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.

Protests over Israeli president’s peace speech

Armed police flanked the Bodleian on Tuesday night as Shimon Peres arrived in Oxford to present a lecture to staff and students at the Sheldonian.

Oxford dons on BNP list

Three members of Oxford University have been discovered on a copy of the British National Party membership list.

Welfare fears over Union ball penguins

Animal welfare charities have expressed disgust at the taunting of live penguins at the Oxford Union's Ball last Saturday.

More racism rows

The editors of the New College bogsheet have been forced to apologise for an allegedly anti-Semitic article.

Oxford ‘failing’ foreign students

International students have spoken out about feeling isolated in the student community at Oxford.

Pepper spray attack at restaurant

Four students have been assaulted in a random pepper spray attack at a Chinese restaurant on Cowley Road.

Mumps cases in colleges

Oxford University is seeing an increase in the incidence of mumps.

OUSU election difficulties continue

OUSU has come under criticism for incompetence and inefficiency this week following the delay of the presidential elections.
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