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Oxford Labour defies national trends at city council elections

The Labour Party defied national trends in the Oxford local elections yesterday, with their seat count in the City Council dropping slightly from 21 to 20, against a national backdrop of major losses for the party.

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Plans for new Oxford graduate college approved

Oxford City Council has approved plans for a new postgraduate medical college in Headington. The plans also include a mental health hospital and a modern facility for brain sciences research, forming a new Warneford Park development centred on mental health and brain research.

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Union President-Elect found guilty of electoral fraud by Tribunal

Catherine Xu, the Oxford Union’s President-Elect for Michaelmas 2026, has been permanently barred from holding office at the Society after an Election Tribunal found that she orchestrated a scheme to impersonate legitimate voters at the Hilary Term 2026 election.

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Oxford research changes scientists’ understanding of the development of complex life

A collaborative study by researchers from the University of Oxford’s Museum of Natural History and Oxford’s Department of Earth Science, alongside experts from Yunnan University in China, has shown that complex animal life developed earlier than previously thought.

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On the Road With the Beat Generation

In 1964, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters arrived in New York City. Travelling with them was Neal Cassady, Denver-born street kid, petty criminal...

Diary of an Oxford Scuzz

Term off to a bad start, as whilst diving into the porter’s lodge, bod card in teeth and skirting parents clutching fresher offspring to...

Risk of Cancer Reduced by Healthy Lifestyle

More exercise, weight control, and reduced alcohol intake can significantly reduce a woman's risk of breast cancer, according to leading Oxford researcher Professor Max...

Oxford to London in 57 Minutes

From December 9th, travel time between Oxford and London will rapidly fall as commuters find themselves with a new, high-speed route.The service will come as a welcome...

Oxford’s dreaming bank balance

Oxford University's clearly got its business plan well sorted. Keen Germans have been telling the Süddeutsche Zeitung how much they've being enjoying their pointless,...

Pullman Speaks Out Over Changing Landscape

Author and local-resident Philip Pullman expressed his concern over the way Oxford was changing, warning that it threatened the unique nature of the city.Pullman raised his...

Bodleian-on-Thames to Go Ahead

A new £29 million development for the Bodleian Library has been approved by Oxford City Council. The extension, at Osney Meads, will hold an estimated eight million...

Oxford: Hitler’s Choice

Oxford was to be the capital of Hitler's new kingdom, according to invasion plans unearthed at the Bodleian Library, announce staff earlier this week....

Cowley Road Most Dangerous in Oxford

Cowley Road, known for its eclectic nightlife and many student houses, is statistically the most dangerous street in Oxford. Last year, more than 900...

Johnson wins Tory Mayoral Candidate Election

Oxford alumnus Boris Johnson has won the election to become the Tory Candidate for next year's London Mayoral race. The popular MP won the...

OxGoss Replaced by TSR

Rumour-mill Oxford Gossip was deleted earlier this week, with the URL directing viewers to The Student Rooms's Oxbridge forums.In the last fortnight the forums...

Don’t mention the w-word

Mixed messages for the grim North from the Munich-based Süddeutsche Zeitung. A travel piece on the east coast of England from the Wash upwards...

You started it… You invented printing

It’s some 600 years since Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was born in the historic German city of Mainz. After moving to...

Review: Norman Lovett

Familiar to many as “Holly” from the BBC sitcom Red Dwarf, Norman Lovett will be coming to St Hilda’s Jacqueline du Pré Building on...

Sir Victor Blank bows to pressure to quit University Council

A senior businessman who sits on the highest executive body in the University has stepped down after a group of dons launched an offensive...

Sizing Up the Internet

While the editors here at 24 have been updating our archives, I have been somewhat off-duty in my coverage of the Internet and student...

University Trials Free Cycle Service

Staff at Oxford University will soon be able to use a free ‘pick up and pedal’ cycling scheme, inspired by those set up in London and...

Seasick Steve at the Edinburgh Fringe

'Got any spare change, Stevie?' yells a Scot from the back of the sell-out crowd. 'I do now, brother,' replies Steve. 'An' it's mostly...

Online UCAS delays

UCAS’ move to scrap traditional paper applications in favour of the online system has caused problems in the efficiency of this year’s Oxford admissions...

A Victorian invasion

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Hollywood studio in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a Victorian novel...

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