Thursday 14th August 2025

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SU Sabbatical Officers urge Government to “remove the barriers” to Gazan students reaching the UK

Sabbatical Officers at the Oxford University Student Union (SU) have signed an open letter urging the UK Government “to ensure that students from Gaza who have been offered places...

Lindsay Skoll announced as new Jesus Principal

Jesus College have announced that British diplomat Lindsay Skoll will take up the role...

Oxford University Press ceases publication of Chinese-owned journal following ethical concerns

Oxford University Press (OUP) will cease the publication of the Forensic Sciences Research (FSR)...

Cherwell24 Comment: Tom Lowe

When I applied to Oxford I didn’t really understand how the collegiate system worked. To the naïve Irish kid, the only difference between Hertford and...

Architect opposes boatyard redevelopment

Local residents campaigning against the redevelopment of a historic boatyard in Jericho were joined today by a senior architect condemning the plans.A former president...

German humour, part 1

The usually serious weekly broadsheet Die Zeit has allowed a bit of rare 'humour' to fill its politics pages this week. German speakers might...

Haydn, Mozart, Bach with London Mozart Players and Robin Blaze, October 12 2007

Sitting in The University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, fragments of chamber music could be heard as the London Mozart Players began to...

17-Year-Old "Seriously Ill" after Bloody Fight on High Street

Police voiced concerns about youth-culture in Oxford over the weekend, following a serious incident on High Street.A 17 Year-Old was put into a coma...

Rehab centre, homeless shelter or childrens’ home: Oliver Brock in Nicaragua

A fountain trickles in the front courtyard, and the sun is shining in Nicaragua's capital, Managua. Members of staff punch their attendance cards as...

New crackdown on drink and drug-fuelled crime

Freshers are the targets of a new Oxford City Council campaign to crack down on drink and drug-fuelled bad behaviour in the town. Leaflets...

Cherwell Pubcast Week 1: Mark Cartwright and Kieran Hodgson on Oxford Drama

Ben Lafferty and Rob Morgan talk Oxford drama with Mark Cartwright, President of OUDS, and Kieran Hodgson, President of the Oxford Revue.   Part...

Does absence make the heart grow fonder?

By R. Smith  When my boyfriend, in his most reassuring and pacifying voice, said “Don’t worry, it will all get easier when we are...

O3 Gallery-Preview: Marc Allen, Light Plays

by Sally CaswellExhibition: 13th October-11thNovember 2007The dark grey, cavernous walls of the O3 Gallery provide the perfect foil for the vivid colours of...

Photography Exhibition: David Whittaker, Stonelight

by Michael Bennett David Whittaker: Stonelight. The Jam Factory, main gallery, until November 3rd. Two years ago, Lancashire farmer...

Fire at St John’s

Firefighters were called to St John's College on Friday evening, after a fire broke out in one of their student kitchens.The incident occurred when a fire...

Oxford: A Week in Pictures MT 2007, week 1

Post-Matriculation celebrations at The Turf   Share YOUR matriculation photos -  send them to online(at)cherwell.org!

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Want to work for Cherwell24? Updated daily throughout term time, Cherwell24 is the most up-to-date news-source in Oxford.We're looking for writers, broadcasters, photographers,...

Oxford to Cambridge by Airship

The future of travel between Oxford and Cambridge lies in airships, according to World SkyCat Ltd.The SkyCat helium balloon would carry around 200 passengers,...

Editors’ Blog: Welcome to MT2007

Hello to everyone, freshers and returning students - We'd like to welcome you to Michaelmas 2007 with Cherwell 24. Our redesigned site, launched last...

Neighbours

All summer I was moving about, country to country, meeting different people, spending time with different friends, having all sorts of fun. Now I...

Debate: Human-animal hybrids: scientific progress or ethical dead-end?

The government recently passed a bill legalising use of animal-human hybrid embryos in medical research. Namrata Turaga and Nela Cicmil  argue on the ethical, scientific, and...

Blues march forward to Varsity

 On a day of sensational rugby world cup upsets it seemed only the Oxford blues could follow script as they stormed to a comfortable...

Union under fire over extremist invitations

Student groups are to launch protests after the Oxford Union invited controversial historian David Irving and British National Party leader Nick Griffin to take...

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