Tuesday 28th April 2026

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Oxford-led study develops ‘SimCells’ to target antimicrobial resistance

Researchers led by University of Oxford academic Dr Wei Huang have successfully created biologically engineered cells, designed to target antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria. 

Twelve Oxford colleges do not pay all staff the Oxford Living Wage

At least twelve Oxford colleges were not paying all staff the Oxford Living Wage...

Rhodes Scholarship suspends Global Constituency applications

The Rhodes Trust announced earlier this month that the Rhodes Scholarship’s Global Constituency will be suspended for the 2026-2027 application cycle. 

Oxford outperforms UK tourism as university attractions hit record highs

Visitor numbers to Oxford’s major attractions have risen sharply, outpacing national trends and reinforcing the city’s position as one of the UK’s most resilient tourism hubs.

Torch-lit Holocaust Memorial March Through Oxford Scheduled for Sunday

Oxford University’s Jewish Society and the Aegis Society , a grassroots movement against genocide, will organize and sponsor a torch-lit march through Oxford city-center...

Tom’s Blog: TV Licence Totalitarian Scam Shame

by Tom Carpenter, Deputy Editor, C24A comment and opinion articleImagine my horror yesterday morning when, dehydratedly fighting my way out of my room in...

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again”

Unlike Daphne du Maurier’s heroine, I really had been back to my abandoned chateau. Just last week, I was back in Oxford for the...

Why Goethe should be banned from German degrees

It's a health and safety risk. As Times columnist Daniel Finkelstein points out on Comment Central:Goethe’s novel Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (The Sorrows...

Naked Actress Parades the Streets of Oxford

A naked actress paraded through the streets of Oxford yesterday evening for the premiere of the new Lady Godiva film.Libby Jewson, who plays a...

Book Review: Lust, Caution, by Eileen Chang

(Penguin Classics; translated into English for the first time)From the flashes of diamond-clad fingers at the mah-jong table of the collaborating political elite, to...

Blues round up – 1st week

Women's HockeyDespite some transport issues, Oxford eventually found the correct venue to take on the team directly above them in the league, Tulse Hill...

Concert review: Oxford Sinfonia

Fauré, Ravel, and Stravinsky with the Oxford Sinfonia and Carolyn Dobbin19th January 2008 This was an ambitious programme for a non-professional orchestra, but it was...

Video: Oxford Flood Report

Christopher Allen, Stephanie Illingworth and Sarah Karacs take a look at the rising waters... 

Germany’s Communist kingmakers

The REAL election '08UPDATE: I found this Die Linke car in the street, but I'm not sure it's a Trabant. I know little about...

Three LMH Students’ Thursday Night Skinny Dip

Three drunken Lady Margaret Hall students jumped into a swollen stream for a naked swim around midnight, Thursday night of first week. The police...

OUSU May Cancel Referendum Vote on No Platform Policy

OUSU may cancel the referendum on the controversial No Platform policy, after OUSU Council postponed a vote on the issue last Friday.This latest twist...

PODCAST: Week 2 Mid-Week News

Sangwon Yoon and Jenny Moore provide a mid-week news report . Tune in every week!

Union Holds Memorial Debate for Benazir Bhutto

The Oxford Union Debating Society organised a memorial debate in honour of the assassinated Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.The event, held last Thursday on...

Single review: ‘Diamond Hoo Ha Men’, Supergrass

With their new single, the wonderfully titled ‘Diamond Hoo Ha Men’, Supergrass remain, as ever, comfortably within the mainstream boundaries the band have always...

The glossy reality of Germany’s news media (not available online)

Germany’s widest-read newsmagazine, Focus (think Economist, but guest-edited by the Private Eye team, plus a bit of Stuff thrown in), celebrated its 15th birthday...

Alternative Clubbing: Narcissists

Have you had your fill of Filth? Is the ‘VIP’ area at the Bridge starting to lose its appeal? Are you feeling unable to...

Union Re-Poll in Turmoil

The Union re-poll due to take place at the end of 2nd week following presidential candidate Krishna Omkar’s disqualification by an election tribunal has...

Organ players

 Lewis Goodall comments on the opt-out organ donation proposal.   At last, some bold progressive thinking from the Brown government. Attempting to shake off...

Fit College: Magdalen or Oriel?

See pictures here...Magdalen? Or Oriel?  

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