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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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Honorary Degree recipients announced for 2026

The University of Oxford has announced its 2026 honorary degree recipients, with seven individuals to be conferred with degrees at the Encaenia ceremony on 24th June.

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Wadham student injured in leap from College buildings

A male first year student from Wadham is being treated in hospital after falling from the roofof his College. Paramedics were called to Wadham...

Gallic farce amidst golf’s gender battle

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s decision to allow women to enter the Open Championship will provide the likes of Michelle Wie, teeing off...

Opera

Don GiovanniCarte Blanche Opera Co.25 - 29 OctoberJacqueline du Pré Music Building, St Hilda’s CollegeIt is a sad fact that the general attitude towards...

Majority of posts uncontested in OUSU elections

Five out of sixpositions for this year’s OUSU executive elections will be uncontested. Onlyone candidate was nominated for each of the Vice Presidential positions:Finance,...

Oxford come from behind to crush tired Cambridge

Oxford beat Cambridge 22-25 18-25 25-12 25-22 15-7Oxford’s volleyball team went from hell to heaven last Wednesday as they turned around what was looking...

Marriage in miniature

A Doll’s Housedir Tom Littler15 - 18 NovemberThe MoserYou are requested not to mention Ibsen’s Doll’s House!” - such was the cry of many...

OxStu ‘slammed’ as Turl Street colleges hit back

The JCRs of Exeter, Lincoln and Jesus have united in retaliation against an article printed last week in The Oxford Student entitled “What’s the...

College sport

BNC maintain 100% hockey record at New’s expense: Brasenose confirmed their status as favourites for the college hockey Championship with a 4-1 win over...

Darfur is now a second Bosnia

"…As we utterly condemn those responsible for the slaughter, we recall the chilling words of edmund Burke that ‘the only thing that is necessary...

OUSU President accused of obstructing referendum

Emma Norris, Presidentof the University’s Student Union (OUSU), has been accused of abusing herposition to prevent the forthcoming “Students for Students” referendum. AlexYoung, an...

Blues sport

Oxford fencer makes top ten at European Championships Sophie Troiano of Christ Church also represented Great Britain, fencing in the women’s foil. Ken OkamuraFirst half Oxford...

Decanal wisdom

It is not an enviable task to keep order in an Oxford college. Accordingly, persons of a decanal persuasion must be accorded great respect...

Longbridges reopens

The Longbridges boathouse, whichwas destroyed by fire after an attack claimed to be by the Aanimal Liberation Front, has re-opened. In July, theboathouse which...

Scouting for students

was six months old when my father started working at St John’s. That was in 1946, and heworked here thirty odd years, into his...

Out-thought and out-fought

Oxford 20Les Blues, on Monday by following a great performance from last week with a disappointing effort this week. against Wasps, the Blues were...

Cowley Road double abduction leads to sexual assault

On Saturday, 29thOctober, two twenty year-old women got into a car with a man, were taken fromoutside Kebab Kid on Cowley Roadto a car...

Society’s gossip columnist

Tatler sits somewhere between House and Gardens and Vogue. Geographically at least:its offices occupy the third floor of Condénast’s headquarters in London, sandwichedbetween the...

Peter’s cruise past careless Catz

St Peter’s 30St Catherine’s 13"Back with the old" was the St Peter’s cry as they crushed St Catherine’s, the new kids on the block...

Petition targets OUSU student vote

A petition put to OUSUto hold a referendum to limit its input in non-directly student relatedmatters, has failed. a motion was also been put...

Create your own soundscape

Humans share ninety eight per cent of their genes with chimpanzees,but according to researchers at Keele University, the latter show no preferencefor music over...

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