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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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Jacinda Ardern to join Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern will take up a role at...

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Waterstones to relocate from Broad Street site

Waterstones' Oxford branch on Broad Street is set to close this summer and relocate...

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Jesus JCR calls for reversal of College’s lease agreement with Barclays

Jesus JCR have released a statement calling for the “immediate reversal of Jesus College’s...

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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.

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.

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...

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

One-fifth of Gen Z embarrassed to consume non-alcoholic drinks

Young people are still held back by fear of “social judgement” from drinking low or non-alcoholic beer according to research by Heineken and the University of Oxford’s Professor Charles Spence.

Rishi Sunak to join Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is taking a job at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government as a member of the World Leaders Circle and Distinguished Fellow after he resigned as Conservative Party’s leader last July.

New Years Honours include seven Oxford academics

Seven researchers and academics from the University of Oxford were recognised in the 2025 New Years Honours List, with one being awarded a DBE, another made a life peer in the House of Lords, and five others given OBEs

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

Jacinda Ardern to join Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government

Waterstones to relocate from Broad Street site

Jesus JCR calls for reversal of College’s lease agreement with Barclays

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