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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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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...

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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...

Goodbye England’s Rose?

Sean Faye considers why we can’t get enough of the world’s most famous princess.  The “Glums”. “Squidgygate”. The “War of the Wales’”. Perhaps, dear reader,...

If I were Vice Chancellor for a day…

...I'd move Oxford up north. For a centre of worldwide academic eminence, Oxford’s founders were surprisingly stupid when deciding where to put it. If I were...

Gee Whizz: here comes the science

Smoking causes cancer. ‘Really?’ I hear you say, ‘Thanks ever so much for that original and enlightening gem of information; from now on I...

Green Monster

Rhian Harris investigates the GM revolution Like many students at Oxford, I make a basic effort as a consumer to choose products that are environmentally-friendly,...
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