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University Council candidates warn of financial pressures, bureaucracy, and AI disruption at Oxford

Candidates standing in next week’s University of Oxford Council elections have warned of growing financial pressures, rising workloads, governance challenges, and the impact of AI on admissions and assessment.

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Nine colleges indirectly invest in local Campsfield immigration centre

At least nine Oxford colleges invest indirectly in Mitie Group Plc, an outsourcing company...

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Oxford ranks second to Cambridge in Complete University Guide

The University of Oxford has ranked second behind the University of Cambridge in the Complete University Guide’s 2027 league table, marking the second consecutive year that Cambridge has claimed the top spot.

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Bangladesh July Revolution leaders speak at Oxford Union as protesters clash outside

Protesters clashed outside the Oxford Union this evening during a panel discussion organised by...

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Don: state schools fail brightest

THE WARDEN of New College has accused state schools of jeopardising bright pupils’ chances of gaining places at Oxford by encouraging them to do...

Vicious abuse in Pembroke feud

Pembroke JCR is being driven apart by in-fighting following the collapse of a JCR meeting described as "abusive" and "out of control".The JCR Committee...

Â£500,000 revamp for beleaguered Park End

Oxford club Park End is to reopen later this month after half a million pounds of refurbishment in an attempt to reverse declining attendances.Park...

‘Green Norrington’ scrutinises colleges

COLLEGES’ green credentials have come under scrutiny following the release of a new environment survey, carried out by OUSU.Graduate college Linacre came out top...

Reptilian comrade for Wadham Students’ Union

Wadham Students’ Union is to become the fourth Oxford college to acquire a tortoise after the SU passed a motion on Sunday.Students hope to...

Outcry at Exeter for larger OUSU condoms

Exeter students are demanding larger condoms after complaints that condoms provided by OUSU are too tight, uncomfortable and have even snapped on some occasions.The...

US judge reviews Muslim don’s ban

A US judge has heard arguments regarding the case of prominent Oxford Muslim academic Tariq Ramadan about whether he should be granted permission to...

Green light for controversial Middle East Centre project

THE UNIVERSITY has given the go-ahead to plans to build a new Middle East Centre at St Anthony’s College after positive feedback from local...

Through the grapevine

Have you ever heard someone compare a wine’s aroma to "cat’s pee on a gooseberry bush" or a pile of grey flint? Wine buffs...

Liasons

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

The Lord is my light

Is religion obsolete in Oxford? Freddie Parton investigates the two poles of apathy and evangelism Your average student at Oxford probably views Christianity with...

What do dreams mean?

Questioning the meaning of dreams tends to make us think of colourful ‘dream symbolism’ dictionaries, which list reams of everyday items and detail the...

Flip Side: Drugs

Victor Petrov questions the validity of anti-drug attitudesRcreational drugs legalised? A novel concept for Britain, where magic mushrooms were banned in 2005 and cannabis...

Poetry in Exile

Henry Oliver snuggles down in Blackwell's with the Ambit Poets Fewer than twenty of us gather on the first floor of Blackwell’s on a chilly...

Micheal Winner

On the surface, it is very easy to dislike Michael Winner. He is a man whose career in film revolves around violence and smut,...

The Tain-by Ciaran Carson

The Tain is one of 80 tales making up the Ulster Cycle, which tells the story of the Ulaid, the prehistoric inhabitants of Northern...

The Ingenious Edgar Jones-by Liz Garner

While essentially a children’s book, The Ingenious Edgar Jones will delight children and adults alike with its quirky tale of a porter’s son in...

Found in translation

When I left Oxford for my year out at the end of my second year, I headed for Scotland thinking that I was going...

How to be an academic

television programmes such as Inspector Morse are to be believed, as they always should be, then the majority of the real world thinks that...

My Life-by Fidel Castro

The dictator meets his match in the shape of Thomas CorcoranAs time draws the twilight of his days into the realms of dusk, Fidel...

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University Council candidates warn of financial pressures, bureaucracy, and AI disruption at Oxford

Nine colleges indirectly invest in local Campsfield immigration centre

Oxford ranks second to Cambridge in Complete University Guide

Bangladesh July Revolution leaders speak at Oxford Union as protesters clash outside

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