Thursday 11th September 2025

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University launches changes to disciplinary policies on new webpage

CW: sexual assault Oxford University has published a new webpage setting out its “approach to preventing and responding to harassment and sexual misconduct”. The page brings together policies and guidance...

Oxford spinout OrganOx acquired by Terumo in record $1.5 billion deal

OrganOx, a University of Oxford spinout specialising in organ preservation technology, has been acquired...

Your Party society launched as ‘union of the left’ at Oxford

A new political society promising to “facilitate the discussion of left-wing ideas” has been...

Oxford colleges take Aviva to High Court in COVID-19 insurance case

Twenty-nine Oxford colleges have launched High Court proceedings against insurance firm Aviva. The case,...

Senior tutors need to end their Norrington fixation

Reading last week’s Cherwell, you would be forgiven for expecting this to be another OUSU campaign stump speech. But you are not going to...

Oxford University to Establish a New Business School in India

Oxford University are set to establish a new business school in India, it emerged on Friday. The project will allow researchers to draw on resources, creating...

Pubcast Week Four: Chanya Button, Angels in America, Small Change

This week, Ben Lafferty and Rob Morgan interview Chanya Button, director of Angels in America at the Union, and review Angels in America and...

Sex and Scandal in Ballet

by Emma WhipdayPicture the scene. Paris, 1912. Hundreds of spectators are seated in the Théâtre du Châtelet to watch a new Russian ballet scored...

Film Review: I Do

by Rosie FearonIf you strip I Do down to its fundamental components it can be probably best be summarised as Pretty Woman seen through...

Film Review: A Crude Awakening

by Emma ButterfieldThis is not porn. Cherwell might sign its editor up to an escort agency, but it hasn’t yet sunk to reviewing porn....

Sceneplay: Being John Malkovitch

by Hilary AkedIn a film directed by Spike Jonze with a flawless screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, you learn to expect some truly strange and...

Album Review: The Libertines, Best Of

by Emma Butterfield Pete Doherty. The Libertines. Made your mind up already? The album contains no unreleased material, and I imagine the rationale behind...

Album Review: Eddie Vedder, Into the Wild

by Michael BennettClocking in at just 33 minutes, Into the Wild is disappointingly short. It wasn’t just the disappointment of good music coming to...

Live Review: The Coral, 21/10/07

by Katherine EveThere is a very fine line between building up the audience’s appetite and letting their hunger pass unsatisfied, but the full capacity...

OxTales: Mr Hudson

by Oskar Cox-Jensen Ben Hudson, of Library fame; singer, guitarist, rapper; possessor of a routine 2:1 from St Anne’s and a small scruffy dog...

The Man on the Street

by Patrick DriverOnly a skilled melophobe, or perhaps more accurately in some cases, ligyrophobe, could walk down Cornmarket Street at the weekend without encountering...

Genre Bending: Bluegrass

by Becky DerbyshireDo we not all have one of those friends who just seems to be able to discover bands and singers who no-one...

Restaurant Review: Liaisons

by Aaron BorboraTucked away between the back of the Westgate Centre and County Hall, Liaison is certainly not one of Oxford’s better-known restaurants. And...

Week at the Union: One State Solution

by Fraser RaleighWhat was supposed to be a serious look at the Middle East turned into a farce last week at the Union as...

Through the Grapevine

by Cathy Thomas and Beth WilliamsHave you ever heard someone compare a wine’s aroma to "cat’s pee on a gooseberry bush" or a pile...

Stress and body image: Oxford’s hidden cost

Oxford students continue to be twice as likely as students at other universities to suffer from eating disorders at some point in their lives.A...

Raise fees for middle class, says Butler

THE MASTER of University College has called for tuition fees to be raised so that the University can provide more financial assistance for poorer...

Study: Oxford third most expensive university in UK

OXFORD UNIVERSITY has the third highest cost-of-living index in the country, a study by The Independent has found. With rent and associated costs reaching...

"Starving, purging and self-criticism”

"I STARTED as a fresher at Oxford against the advice of my family and my doctor. It was clear to them that I was...

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