Thursday 5th June 2025

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Oxford Bus Company urges County Council to curb ’emergency’ congestion levels

Urgent action by Oxfordshire County Council to alleviate Oxford’s congestion problem has been called for by managing director of the Oxford Bus Company, Luke Marion.  Marion called for “urgent measures”...

University launches new online resource for state schools

Oxplore Teach has been launched by the University of Oxford as the an free...

University discipline statute retains ‘problematic clauses’ despite year-long consultation

Proposed changes to Oxford University’s disciplinary code have faced criticism for retaining “problematic clauses”...

Council installs first canal eco moorings to reduce air pollution

Oxford City Council have installed the city’s first eco moorings in an attempt to...

Teenage girl raped on way to school

A teenage girl has been savagely raped while walking to school in Oxford. Thames Valley Police have appealed for witnesses and urged all women...

Celebrities amongst the spires

The rich, famous and powerful descended on Oxford last week. The Prime Minister of China, Wen Jiabao, took tea in Christ Church as part...

Mast debate grips LMH

LMH’s JCR is to hold a referendum on whether to allow a mobile phone mast to be built in the College. The proposal...

Election’s confusing pro-life choice

Yesterday’s OUSU VP Women byelection was mired in controversy as it emerged that one of the two candidates had not mentioned her anti-abortion links...

Rent rise concerns rehashed

The front page of The OxStu last week dramatically revealed plans by various colleges to raise rents, almost six months after Cherwell first broke...

Student tramps to bed

A Christ Church student who woke up next to a middle-aged homeless person after a night out has vowed never to drink again. Adam...

Tab stabber on the loose

Cambridge students are "living in fear” after four people have been stabbed in apparently motiveless attacks in the city centre. Police believe the attacks...

Bog standard

Pun writers had a field day this week as it was announced that an Oxford public lavatory might be converted into student living quarters....

Chicken chow main-road

A New college student was arrested for running out in front of a car which was part of the Chinese Prime Minister’s convey. Second...

Attacker strikes in Lincoln

A man assaulted two Lincoln students last week, one of them inside the College grounds. Police were called shortly after 1am on Saturday morning,...

Union theft confusion

Both The OxStu and The Times reported last week that two pictures were stolen from the Oxford Union Society, but it would appear as...

Celebrity chancellors under threat

Government ministers have been urged to encourage the replacement of celebrity university chancellors with professional fundraisers. The initiative is a result of new...

Balloon festival lights up the skies

30,000 people turned up to watch the sixth annual Oxford Balloon Festival last weekend although strong winds hampered the performance of the balloons, a...

Candlelit asylum vigil

More that 200 protesters took part in a candlelit vigil last Saturday in opposition to the proposal for a new asylum centre near Oxford....

Conflict on Future

Oxford University could soon be in serious conflict with the colleges over its future. University authorities are planning radical changes to ensure that Oxford’s...

Balliol drops black tie

The Balliol Summer Event took place last Saturday, but the traditional Oxford black tie was conspicuously lacking. Balliol’s answer to the college ball...

Yet more post chaos

Oxford’s postal workers are to vote on Sunday whether or not to enact another series of walkouts which will paralyse the mail network in...

Chechen President assasinated

The pro-Moscow President of Chechnya, Akhmad Kadyrov, has been killed in a bomb explosion. The President was attending a ceremony commemorating Russian victory...

Indian election produces shock results

After a month of polling, voting has finally closed in India’s general election. It was predicted that the Prime Minister’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

Thoughts of the Week

Give George Bush credit. You might think the day he acknowledges environmental and climate change will be the day he can heat up one...

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