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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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OUP boss quits after 11 years

Dr Henry Reece, Secretary to the Delegates and Chief Executive of Oxford University Press (OUP) will retire in June 2009.

Government slashes grants

The government decided to cut back on grants for students from middle-income families due to a shortfall in funding.

Tutor flees cycle path attacker

A college lecturer has become the third victim to be attacked on the cycle path between Ferry Road and Parks Road.

First for women at All Souls

Women take both Prize Fellowships

DJ’s decks swiped by stranger

Halloween house party marred by theft

Fake Oxford degree minister sacked

Chaos in Iran after minister dismissed

Oxford don embroiled in Obama smear

An Oxford University don was the subject of a last-ditch attempt to prevent Barack Obama's election as US President.

Iranian minister sacked after Oxford forgery

Iran's parliament has voted to sack their Interior Minister after he admitted that his Oxford degree was forged.

Bennett donates manuscripts to Bod

Gift is 'recompense' for free education

Elitism row girl graduates

Oxford reject achieves Cambridge distinction

Court told of animal rights bomb plot

An animal rights activist planted two home-made petrol bombs at Oxford University, a court heard this week.

College splashes out on plant pots

Brasenose alleged to have spent £18,000 on plants and pots

Israel President to visit Balliol

Balliol College has invited Shimon Peres, the current President of Israel, to give a special lecture entitled 'The Globalisation of Peace'.

Boffins store data in atom

Scientists from Oxford University, Princeton and the U.S. Department of Energy have paved the way for the world's smallest storage device.

Power failure in six colleges

Several colleges were without electricity after power failures throughout Oxford on Thursday.

Rooms deluged in flood chaos

Property was wrecked and finalists were forced to move out at Wadham following flooding.

Genes blamed for bad spelling

Atrocious speller can now blame their genetic make-up, after new research into dyslexia was published this week by Oxford University.

Pembroke students rescue Christ Church girl

A girl from Christ Church was found unconscious and with severe injuries after a night out.

Don finds Churchill painting

A mystery Oxford University don is putting a lost painting by Sir Winston Churchill up for auction.

Uni grants under threat

The government could purportedly have to drastically cut student grants and freeze the number of university places available.
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