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EDI report reveals only one in three Oxford academics are women
The new University equality and diversity report shows women make up only one in three Oxford academics. The workforce is significantly more diverse in the younger age groups, with...
Biology department equality displays repeatedly defaced
The Biology department’s EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) noticeboard and flags have been repeatedly...
Oxford Union believes populism is a threat to democracy
On Thursday night, the Oxford Union voted in favour of the motion “This House...
‘Rally for Gaza’ protest at Oxford Union talk featuring Nancy Pelosi
"A protest organised by student solidarity campaigns Oxford Palestine Society and Youth Demand has broken out in front of the Oxford Union where Nancy Pelosi is speaking."
Amal and George Clooney speak at Oxford’s New Theatre
Amal and George Clooney made an appearance at New Theatre in Oxford as part...
SU candidates express concern over alleged secret slate
Cherwell has investigated allegations that a secret slate coordinated endorsements across various SU campaigns – a tactic that is strictly forbidden by the SU....
BREAKING: Addi Haran elected SU President
Addi Haran has been elected as President of the Student Union for the academic year 2024.
The results for the remaining five sabbatical positions were...
Jacob Rees-Mogg, Madeline Argy, and Philip Wang to speak at Oxford Union
Cherwell can exclusively reveal three new speakers for the Oxford Union this term. Addressing the Union this month will be politician Jacob Rees-Mogg, internet personality Madeline Argy, and comedian Phil Wang.
Ethics concerns over Oxford University Press journal study based on Uyghur DNA
Oxford University Press (OUP), a department of the University of Oxford, is facing scrutiny after a study published by one of its journals was flagged for using DNA collected from the Uyghur population in Xinjiang. Two further studies by Chinese researchers, published by the same journal under OUP, are also suspected of violating ethics standards.
Pink Week 2024
Since 2016, Oxford Pink Week has taken place every year during the last week of January. A student-run initiative supporting breast cancer charities, it raised over £25,000 in 2023 and is expected to do so again this year.
New Kazakh language program to be offered at the University of Oxford
On 26 January, the University of Oxford signed an agreement with the Kazakh Ministry of Science and Higher Education with plans to launch a...
Ticket reselling attracts controversy as college balls sell out in seconds
As ball season approaches, the popularity of several commemoration balls has skyrocketed since previous years, leaving hundreds of would-be attendees scrambling for tickets and causing controversy over ticket reselling on online platforms like Oxtickets.
Plans approved for new student accommodation on Magdalen Street
The Oxford City Planning Committee has approved a proposal to partially convert the iconic Oxenford House building on Magdalen Street, directly above the burger chain Five Guys, into a student accommodation block.
New exhibition reinterpreting colonial records from Bodleian archive opens in Weston Library
A new exhibition has opened in Weston Library’s Blackwell Hall as part of a collaboration between the Bodleian Libraries and British opera singer Peter...
Eggs of butterfly thought to be almost extinct found in Oxfordshire
On 16 January, staff and volunteers from the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) discovered approximately two hundred brown hairstreak butterfly eggs. The...
Oxfordshire County Council to decide on expansion of Zero Emission Zone
A decision on the expansion of the Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) is expected in the Spring at a meeting of the county council’s cabinet....
Oxford Literary Festival returns as it launches 2024 programme
The Oxford Literary Festival is returning this year with events aimed at attracting younger festival goers and addressing the global issue of food insecurity....
UCAS data reveals Oxbridge to have fewest applicants among UK Russell Group
The publication of UCAS’s 2023 end-of-cycle data showed that Oxford and Cambridge are the least popular among the UK’s 24 Russell Group universities.
Cambridge had...
University Chancellor Lord Patten announces retirement
University of Oxford Chancellor Lord Christopher Patten has publicly announced his wish to retire at the end of the 2023-24 academic year, ending his...
