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Oxford Union election count suspended amid electoral fraud allegations

he Oxford Union’s Trinity Term 2026 election count has been suspended after the Returning Officer identified substantial evidence of interference, before any ballot boxes were opened.

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Mansfield College redevelopment plans approved by Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council unanimously approved Mansfield College’s development plans on Tuesday, 26th May. The project, known as the Estate Transformation Project, will be delivered by architects Feilden Fowles. Mansfield told Cherwell that the development would “provide students and the College with up-to-date facilities they need for generations to come”.

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Oxford Union town hall TT26: Meet the candidates

With polls set to open for Oxford Union elections tomorrow, Friday 12th June, Cherwell spoke to the candidates running to be President in Hilary Term 2027. Milo Donovan and Prajwal Pandey discussed their vision for the society, the challenges facing the Union, and how they would respond to recent controversies surrounding speaker invitations and free speech.

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Oxford law academic cancels lecture series on sex and gender following protests

Dr Michael Foran, Associate Professor of Law and Fellow of Keble College, has cancelled the remaining lectures in a series on sex, gender identity, and the law, following protests at two of the events.

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Congregation dons raise reform concerns

Controversial measures to reform the way the University is run were the subject of a heated discussion at a meeting of Congregation, the University’s...

How would you like to die?

Some go peacefully, some “rage against the dying of the light”, some do it themselves,some let nature take its course, for some it is...

The play’s the thing

This autumn the BBC is laying on a lavish feast. Aas Rradio 3 announces a four year project to dramatise seventeen of the bard’s...

Arms and my childhood

In 1992, a european country was destroyed while the rest of the world watched. Its nucleus,however, resisted, fought back and survived three years of...

Stage

Design for Living,dir Sarah Branthwaite,8 - 12 Nnovember,OFS: Noel Coward’s Design for Living caused a scandal at its 1932 premiere, with its candid view...

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...

Hertford blast past Keble

Keble 0Hertford 1: On the afternoon of Halloween, Keble and Hertford dished up a spectacle of football that was more treat than trick. In...

SJC rusticates student accused of vandalism

A finalist at St John’s has been temporarilyrusticated for vandalising the college squash courts. PeterRogers, a Human Scientist, will be excluded from college for...

The Sun – should we love it?

Against: Paul Sagar, a first year PPEist at BalliolThe Sun is offensive. It offends women, immigrants, asylum seekers and also those whoare simply offended...

Favourites through

Jesus 2-Brasenose 5; Balliol 2-Worcester 3: ‘To err is human; to forgive, divine,’ said Alexander Pope, but Jesus fans will be likely to disagree...

St Catz knock Hall off their throne

St Catherine’s 9St Edmund Hall 3St Catherine’s proved that reputation counts for nothing on the rugby field on Tuesday by deservedly beating Cuppers title...

Somerville/Annes’ crush careless Catz

St Anne’s/Somerville 7St Catherine’s 1 St Anne’s/Somerville proved on Sunday that goalkeepers are not indispensable as the newly promoted side overcame a mysterious case...

Freshers excel at Cuppers

At the start of each year, Blues’ Captains pray, cross their fingers, throw salt over their shoulders, and generally try anything they can think...

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