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Oxford Union election count suspended amid electoral fraud allegations

he Oxford Union’s Trinity Term 2026 election count has been suspended after the Returning Officer identified substantial evidence of interference, before any ballot boxes were opened.

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Mansfield College redevelopment plans approved by Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council unanimously approved Mansfield College’s development plans on Tuesday, 26th May. The project, known as the Estate Transformation Project, will be delivered by architects Feilden Fowles. Mansfield told Cherwell that the development would “provide students and the College with up-to-date facilities they need for generations to come”.

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Oxford Union town hall TT26: Meet the candidates

With polls set to open for Oxford Union elections tomorrow, Friday 12th June, Cherwell spoke to the candidates running to be President in Hilary Term 2027. Milo Donovan and Prajwal Pandey discussed their vision for the society, the challenges facing the Union, and how they would respond to recent controversies surrounding speaker invitations and free speech.

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Oxford law academic cancels lecture series on sex and gender following protests

Dr Michael Foran, Associate Professor of Law and Fellow of Keble College, has cancelled the remaining lectures in a series on sex, gender identity, and the law, following protests at two of the events.

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University gets one over Town

Gown 8 - 4 Town There was little room for free speech at the union on Monday night, in fact there was little room at...

Fascist-itis spreads to the continent

In-party rows are contagious. Firstly, late last year:George Galloway and his supporters have split from Respect. After a week in which he has tried...

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Whenever I hear that a new adaptation of Alice Through the Looking Glass is being made, whether in theatre or film, I react with...

Oxford Announces Honorary Degrees for 2008

Oxford University’s honorary degrees for 2008 have been announced. The economist, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, will receive a degree of doctor of civil law, while...

Virgin Baron to Open Health Centre in Oxford

Sir Richard Branson is planning to open a health centre in Oxford where GPs would work alongside private health practitioners. Virgin Healthcare would offer...

Commu-what?

Roger Cohen’s latest column in the International Herald Tribune paints a concerning picture of the ignorance of all too many German youths. Speaking to...

Single Review: Chris Townsend “Radio”

3/5 Singer- songwriter Chris Townsend’s list of influences reads like the lighter end of the OC soundtrack; Gavin DeGraw, John Mayer and Jeff Buckley....

Gallery Panel Discussion: ‘The Role of the Curator in the Public Gallery’

An evening spent at Modern Art Oxford with three of the brightest sparks in organisation of exhibitions across England revealed a great deal about...

College football round up – 3rd week

PREMIER DIVISION New 1 Oriel 2 Oriel eased past a dogged New College to maintain their climb of the Premier Division table. New started well, but...

What’s the real reason?

Pacifist raises the issue (commenting on my last post) that Germany’s reluctance to get involved in military operations such as Afghanistan may not have...

Stage preview: I Love Peach Blossom

Admittedly, it is difficult to talk about a play with full confidence when the only performance you’ve seen is one in which a translator...

Club review: Sex On the Beat, Wed 30th Jan

Where can I begin with Sex on the Beat? With the beat. The night is all about the music: a fusion of dirty electro,...

Exhibition Review: Emma Dougherty, ‘Philate*ly’, at ‘The Vaults’

In Spectrum I, eight long canvases hang in a line. In lifeless cooperation, the yellow gives way to the red, the red to the...

Jamie Oliver to Open New restaurant in Oxford

Jamie Oliver is to open an Italian restaurant in Oxford in what used to be the Cock and Camel pub on George Street.Jamie bought...

Take part in the first Feral Beast survey

Germany has been reluctant to get involved in military conflicts around the world since the events of the 1930s and 40s. Last week the...

Exhibition Review: Chinese Prints 1950-2006 at the Ashmolean, Part 2

by Lucy ArchibaldPart Two of the Ashmolean’s Chinese Prints exhibition showcases the work of established Chinese printmakers to Western audiences for the first time....

The Oxford Mentality?

Are we all slaves to the Oxford mindset? And is it really all that bad, Sam Harding asks. Last week, in a spare hour...

Review: The Flu Season

by Sophie FrewSee also: video preview of the play A few first night fluffs aside, this cast made a very strong team under...

Review: Dangerous Liaisons

by Frankie Parham *** Beneath all the powdered wigs and tightly strung corsets, 18th century France was bursting with selfish, sex-crazed,...

Goal of the year… already (with video content)

Only the Germans would put their Goal of the Year competition in February. But here it is anyway, the winner, Diego’s 62.6m punt for...

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