Sunday 14th June 2026

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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. 

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”.

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.

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.

Sirens savour competition success

Astonishing judges and spectators alike, the Oxford Sirens cheerleaders took 2nd place in their division at the Future Cheer Winter Wonderland competition in London...

Review: Yet Tell My Name Again To Me

*** This piece of new writing comes from the pen of director Helen McCabe. It’s a thoughtful piece of drama about the relationship between John...

Sex, Drugs and the Mujahedeen

What do you mean you didn’t know that Tom Hanks singled-handedly ended the Cold War? This strange black comedy focuses on the covert machinations...

Keble set for another league title

 Despite the defeat of the Blues side at Twickenham on the 6th of December, there is still plenty of rugby to look forward to...

More Than Just A Mirage

The Desert of the Real is about love. It’s about war. It’s about the contrast between characters in Britain and Iraq. And it has...

This is Heartcore

Cincinnati sextet The National have been one of music’s best kept secrets over the past 5 years. With the release of their fourth album,...

Worcester have double in sight

By Jeremy KellySo far this season the Oxford college premiership has produced 137 goals in 35 games. Contrast this with the 241 goals in...

The Local: Jonathan Lo

 Jonathan wanted to conduct very early – at just 11 years old he was trying it out on his own. ‘You can imagine the...

Old Stagers

The ‘fourth wall’ refers to the invisible divide between actors and audience in realistic theatre, sealing the acting space off from the auditorium. The...

Ruskin Student Enters BB House

Oxford student hopes to turn Big Brother stay into Turner prize art piece While most Oxford students are fretting about collections, 21-year old finalist Amy Jackson...

2008 predictions…in theatre

It's a tough time for stage, because much of the 'cultural funding' usually set aside for theatre is being cut back. The Arts Council,...

"Please read my booky wook."

Guy Pewsey discusses prostitutes, children and Richard Dawkins with Russell Brand.Russell Brand is late. Forty five minutes late to be precise. Union officials claim...

US politics: crying out for change

John Marshall comments on US politics. Hilary Clinton’s tearful episode a day before the New Hampshire democratic primary appears to have reignited her camp gain....

Lifestyle: review of News Café

By Louise Collins and Cassie Lester3  stars. The News Café is not the ideal place for recuperation after a heavy night’s bopping. Devoid...

Oxford is right to reject academies

Michael Sweeney comments on Oxford's attitude towards academies.The news that Oxford and Cambridge have decided to snub the government’s initiative to forge greater partnerships...

Benazir was the best possible chance Pakistan had

Every generation of Oxford life produces characters who form an indelible impression on a new intake of undergraduates. Benazir was one such person. Her...

Noisy cornmarket busker told to pipe down

By Jack Farchy Oxford is divided as a petition is being drawn up to silence a nuisance bagpipe busker. Heath Richardson, a bagpiper who...

Renowned Corpus don dies of brain tumour

Colleagues and former students have paid tribute to the life and work of Andrew Glyn, a radical and influential economics Fellow at Corpus Christi...

Union blames protesters for forum chaos

By Mike Sweeney Thames Valley Police and the Oxford Union have both denied making security mistakes during the Free Speech forum last...

Oxford’s black applications rise by a fifth in one year

There has been a significant increase in the number of applications and acceptances from ethnic minority students, according to recently published figures by the...

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