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Varsity Summer Trip: What do we know?

The inaugural Varsity Summer Trip, a five-day trip for Oxford University and Cambridge University students to Malta in early July 2025, will be launching its first ticket release on...

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University set to adopt non-binary inclusive Latin in ceremonies

Oxford University is set to adopt gender-inclusive Latin in its official ceremonies. The move...

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Oxford City Council passes Boycott Divestment and Sanctions motion

Oxford City Council passed a motion on 24th March in support of the Boycott,...

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Magdalen Tower to close for repairs over May Day, choir set to move location

Cherwell has obtained documents that detail three alternatives currently under consideration: the Radcliffe Camera, the Merton Tower, and the Carfax Tower.

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Oxford had the most redundancies out of Russell Group universities

Despite an overall increase in headcount, Oxford University made 519 redundancies in 2023-24, over 100 more than any other Russell Group university. This figure...

Botley Road will not reopen until 2026

Botley Road will continue to be blocked for another 18 months, until August of 2026, according to an announcement this Friday from Network Rail,...

Extinction Rebellion protest as ‘Suffragettes’ protest in Oxford

Extinction Rebellion members, dressed as Suffragettes, took to Cornmarket Street to raise public awareness about the increased number of protesters who face criminal sentences....

Oxford study to pay participants over £5,000 to contract malaria

The Oxford Vaccine Group is paying individuals over £5,000 to contract malaria for seven months in an attempt to develop a vaccine for relapse...

AI’s impact on mental health needs re-evaluation, say researchers

Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) are calling for a structured framework to assess AI's (Artificial Intelligence) impact on young people’s mental health...

Oxford Union believes that liberal democracy has failed the Global South

In Thursday night’s debate, the Oxford Union voted in favour of the motion “This house believes that Liberal Democracy has failed the Global South”,...

Flood prevention plan spurred by wettest month on record

After experiencing the wettest month on record in September of last year, Oxfordshire County Council has set into motion a new Local Flood Risk...

Oxford team unveils AI-powered test to detect cancer early

A team of researchers from Oxford University has used machine learning to develop a new blood test, called TriOx, that can detect 6 forms...

New Oxford study calls for sports-related brain injuries to be taken more seriously

Researchers from Oxford University’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering have recruited their first participants for a new study exploring the impact of head injuries on...

Permanent Private Halls behind closed doors

In its early days, the University of Oxford was largely constituted by private religious halls, which post-reformation provided a space for Catholic and non-conformist...

Abseiling police arrest Radcliffe Camera protesters

Oxford Action for Palestine (OA4P) have established an occupation of the Radcliffe Camera Library, after disbanding it in July of this year.

Government reintroduces university free speech legislation

The government has recently announced the bringing into force of the Higher Education Freedom of Speech Act (HEFSA), after the act’s introduction was suspended...

Oxford professor awarded Royal Astronomical Society’s Highest Honour

Professor James Binney, Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics, has been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal for his...

Magdalen’s new student accommodation plan garners complaints from Oxford residents

Magdalen College’s proposal to redevelop its Waynflete site student accommodation, situated beside the Cowley roundabout on St Clement’s Street, has received complaints from local...

Keble College ball proposal rejected twice

Keble College’s Governing Body has informed students that it will not host a ball in 2025 after a student-run committee submitted two separate and complete ball proposals.

Oxford researcher awarded £2m to build arthritis risk calculator

The five-year award of up to £2 million has been awarded to Professor Laura Coates, Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, as part of a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) research professorship.

Oxford City Council creates 140 new bike spaces across city centre

Oxford City Council is installing 140 new bicycle spaces across the city centre in partnership with Oxford Direct Services in an effort to support...

Hertford and Exeter plan sports grounds refurbishment

Following repeated reports of anti-social behaviour, Hertford and Exeter colleges have submitted a planning proposal to Oxford City Council to revamp their sports grounds

Oxford Union believes multiculturalism does have a future in the UK

The Oxford Union last night voted that multiculturalism does have a future in the UK, the final count seeing 80 votes in proposition and...

Odeon to close to make way for £37m council project

Odeon cinema on Gloucester Green is set to close in January and be replaced by a £37m council project. Oxford City Council will demolish the building, which has operated as a cinema since 1936, to replace it with a hotel and community space

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Varsity Summer Trip: What do we know?

University set to adopt non-binary inclusive Latin in ceremonies

Oxford City Council passes Boycott Divestment and Sanctions motion

Magdalen Tower to close for repairs over May Day, choir set to move location

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