Wednesday 27th May 2026

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New College JCR President loses no-confidence motion four weeks before end of term

President of New College JCR Harry Aldridge was removed from office late last night in a motion of no-confidence.

Sheldonian Series concludes for academic year with panel on the power of satire

The 2025-2026 Sheldonian Series ended on Wednesday 20th May with a panel discussion on the power, use, and limits of political satire. Held in the Sheldonian Theatre, the event brought together leading figures from British comedy and public commentary to reflect on satire’s role in the current political moment.

Oxford study warns ‘friendly’ AI chatbots are more likely to mislead users

AI models trained to seem warm and empathetic make significantly more errors, and are far more likely to agree with users even when they're wrong, according to new research published in Nature by Oxford Internet Institute (OII) researchers Lujain Ibrahim and Luc Rocher.

Oxford SU to hold referendum on NUS membership

At a Conference of Commons Room (CCR) vote concluding on 20th May, JCR and MCR presidents voted to hold a referendum on the Student Union’s (SU) membership of the National Union of Students (NUS).

Old School Celebrations

A former Oxford student has written in The Telegraph about his return to Oxford to “put the fizz back into finals”. Despite the new...

Girl falls from Flying Fox

An Oxford backpacker is fighting for her life in hospital after plunging 65 feet in the Australian rainforest. Queensland Police are investigating the accident....

No Cold Turkey

The Prime Minister of Turkey delivered a speech at St John’s College on ‘Why the European Union Needs Turkey’, last Friday. Recep Tayyip...

Search for Samaritan

Police are appealing for information about an Oxford student who was mugged at knifepoint on Friday 26 March. The attack took place after...

Man stabbed at M&S

A man has been stabbed outside the Marks and Spencer store on Banbury Road, Summertown. The man was standing outside the store with...

Terrorists strike Saudi

Saudi Arabia was left reeling this week after Islamist militants stormed a smart residential compound and an oil company headquarters in Khobar, taking more...

Teenager arranges his own murder on net

A 14-year-old boy has appeared in court, charged with plotting his own murder. John, 14, used multiple personalities on the internet to convince...

DRINK: X’ian Bar

X’ian Bar 197 Banbury Rd (01865) 554239 Those of you who are connoisseurs of Chinese cuisine will certainly know of the X’ian restaurant...

EAT: Gino’s Pizzeria

Gino’s Pizzeria 94 Gloucester Green (01865) 794446 Italian food and Italian restaurants have taken Oxford by storm over the last couple of years,...

In the Knit

Knitting has enjoyed a revival over the past few years, as stars like Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Kate Moss and, curiously enough, Russell Crowe...

The Ego has Landed

True confidence, surely, is the ability to dismiss half of your own career as “parasitic” and “imposing” – only an actor, director and playwright...

Lust in Translation

There are two types of travellers: ‘seers’ and ‘doers’. ‘Doers’ travel because they love adventure, they are drawn to a backpack and the outback...

Bored this Summer? Try… Blenheim Palace

Just a twenty minute cycle ride away from central Oxford lies a haven which lacks the bustle of Oxford life. It has been the...

Knowing and seeing

At twenty, stalking has become a past time of mine. Though it started out as inadvertent; a mere raised eyebrow at seeing the name,...

Confidence tricks

It’s something all of us seek to some extent, often agonize about and usually want more of. No I’m not talking about the first...

Gentleman Prefer Blondes

The new celebrity craze for “chestnut” locks isn’t doing anything for me. I mean, who seriously likes the colour brown? It’s the colour of...

Chatting Up… Ben Miller

Which books are currently littering your bedside table at the moment? 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene and Writing a Screenplay by John...

Some productions are born great

Twelfth Night Oriel Gardens Twelve months ago, theatregoers were denied the delights of Oriel quad’s annual allotment of classic drama when Marlowe’s Edward II...

A Message for the Broken Hearted

It’s the ultimate dilemma for the indecisive: two women, attractive, intelligent, devoted. One’s your wife, the other’s your mistress, but really there is little...

The Transit of Venus

Astronomical occurrences have always held a particular fascination for humanity. One such example is the Transit of Venus, when the planet can be seen...

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