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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.

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.

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.

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.

Grad killed in Afghanistan

International Relations expert Michael Bhatia was killed while travelling with US military convoy.

Brasenose dropout sells Big Issue

The student has been assisted by the Gap Project.

RON emails disrupt LMH election

Mystery figure fights for nominations to be reopened in the race for JCR President.

OSSL break OUSU statutes

VP (Finance) says that student union's commercial arm is "not operating as a totally legal company”.

VIDEO: Rent protests at Wadham

Around a hundred students held a protest on the front quad of Wadham College in response to college rent rises.    

US students angry at study programs

Costs of third-party programs inconsistent

Magdalen refuses chicken rep

JCR votes against college fowl officer.

iFest draws political protesters

Israeli festival sparks disagreement

Students left out in cold

'Boiler crisis' at St Annes continues.

Bets taken on JCR election

Wadham elections spark betting spree

Warning after taxi sex attacks

Unlicensed minicabs put students at risk.

VC promotes Oxford to teachers

Hood defends university in press.

JCR elections re-poll at New

Alleged vote-rigging prompts move

Sex pest harasses Corpus women

Police advise women to take care at night in Cowley/Iffley area

Students abuse travel grants

Drugs, clubs and sex on the beach: the real destination of educational travel grants

Balliol burglar may be student

Police are appealing for help after a burglar escaped porters at Balliol College.

The Futureheads – “This is not the world”

Monique Davis is underwhelmed by The Futureheads' latest offering

VIDEO: Protests mar Israel festival

Palestine supporters descend on iFest "Camels in Oxford" event, despite organisers' call to leave politics aside.

Union rule change poll opens

Members of the Oxford Union are voting today on a proposed change to the debating society's election regulations, despite a mistake in election publicity.   It emerged this weekend that printed publicity for the poll was erroneous, leaving out part of the proposed rule change.  A corrected version has been published on the Oxford Union website.   The poll closes at 9pm.   See also: Omkar triggers Union poll  

Bridge forced to clean up

Popular student nightclub The Bridge has been forced to change its door entry policies and has been forbidden from using glass bottles and glasses following a review of the club’s licence by Oxford City Council’s Licensing sub-committee.   The club will now be unable to admit customers in the hour before closing time. It will also have to serve drinks in polycarbonate containers as opposed to glass. 

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