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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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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...

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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?  

Introducing… Ben Plant, Oxford University Surfing Club

How many members do you have?About 200.Who does the OUSC represent and why should we sign up?The Surf Club’s a great way to meet...

Editorial: Sects and the city

The Bishop of Rochester has said that Islamic extremism is creating ‘no-go areas’ for non-Muslims in Britain. Muslim communities, he says, are making it...

Student soapbox: Social good goes beyond working for charities

The careers that first come to mind for most Oxford students are easy to predict and fall into quite traditional categories. Yet, what job...

Pete’s week

Working terrifies me, so I intend to avoid it forever. I live in constant fear of succumbing; of choking my life away in a...

St. Anne’s student locked up for littering

A first year student at St Anne’s College was arrested on Sunday after attemtpting to throw a bottle of water to a protestor.Jonathan Leighton...

Summer Came in January

January is no one’s favourite month. Christmas has been and gone and emptied the bank account, Oxford’s biting winter cold shows no sign of...

Renewed doubts over college funding reform

Plans to overhaul Oxford’s wealth redistribution mechanism have faced criticism this week as the first stage of discussions draws to a close.oday is the...

Flood Warning for Oxford

The Environment Agency issued a flood warning Wednesday night on the River Thames through Oxford, raising flooding alert levels from flood watch earlier this...

St Anne’s student arrested

The battle of Bonn Square continues this week, following news that a student from St Anne’s was arrested for littering. Jonathon Leighton threw a...

OPINION: Going Nuclear

Recently, the Government gave its formal backing to the creation of a new generation of nuclear power stations across the UK. Business Secretary, John...
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