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Pro-Palestine march calls for University’s divestment from Israel

Pro-Palestine protesters marched from Cowley to the Weston Library on Saturday 31st October, demanding Oxford University’s divestment from Israel.  Around 120 people attended the protest, including groups such as Oxford...
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Oxford Union overhauls voting rules after election scandals

Two forms of identification will be required to vote at the Oxford Union following consecutive instances of electoral fraud involving impersonation.
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Proctors’ Office investigations into AI plagiarism rise 46% in a year

Cases are on the rise, whilst the majority of AI plagiarism investigations in the last three years have been in the Social Sciences division, a Cherwell investigation has found.
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New scholarship created for Afghan women at Oxford

One scholarship will be awarded to a woman of Afghan descent to study at the University of Oxford each year in a new endowment from the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Trust.
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Oxford students attend London XR protest

Oxford students joined thousands of climate protestors by gathering outside the Houses of Parliament last weekend to demand the Government cease all new fossil...

Oxford City Council announces new plans for housing those in need

Oxford City Council is adapting its response to housing those in need. Whilst the annual closure of the city’s emergency winter shelter is expected...

Teachers on strike march through Oxford

Teachers on strike took to Oxford’s streets on Thursday afternoon with drums, whistles and placards in hand. This National Education Union (NEU) strike-day was the...

Astrophoria Foundation Year makes first offers

First offers have been made for Oxford’s Astrophoria Foundation Year, aimed at students who have experienced educational setbacks.

VNI: Oxford’s unique and costly inflation index

The Van Noorden Index, Oxford’s unique inflation index which is often used to inform annual college rent increases, is consistently higher than standard national...

Cherwell’s Official BNOC List 2023

1. Daniel Dipper 3rd Year, MagdalenDan is best known as a DJ and social mobility campaigner; when he’s not behind the decks, he’ll either be...

Oxford online museum project aims to improve mental health

Oxford researchers are leading an "online museum" project, ORIGN, to improve mental health for 16-24 year olds.

Oxford Professors unfairly dismissed for their age, tribunal finds

A tribunal in March ruled that four professors were unfairly dismissed by the University on the grounds of their age. As it stands, the policy...

Oxford professor’s principles recommended for Canadian police reform

An Oxford professor’s policing principles have recently been recommended as a model for reform by Canada’s Mass Casualty Commission’s final report following a public...

Oxford moves towards digital admissions testing

Oxford’s unique admissions tests may be moving online as the University switches providers. Long-time partner Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing (CAAT) has announced its decision to...

Magdalen College sparks controversy with Eid dinner on St George’s Day

Magdalen College’s announcement of an Eid dinner on April 23 has sparked controversy, with multiple news outlets, including The Telegraph, claiming that the college...

Oxford’s diversity deficit

Recent strike action by university staff across the UK has once again highlighted concerns over the wages and working conditions in academia.

McCoys Kebab van returns to Pembroke Square 

Mccoys advertises itself on Facebook as “Oxford’s favourite kebab van.”

Strike action cancels oral language exams for finalists

Oxford University Modern Languages oral exams have been cancelled for final year students due to strike action. Students were informed of this cancellation on...

Exclusive: Oxford Union termcard TT23 highlights

Ambassador John Bolton, European politician Michel Barnier and adult star turned media personality Mia Khalifa are amongst the big names who will come speak...

University Challenge accused of bias towards Oxbridge colleges in selection process

The BBC has denied claims that it is ‘hiding’ the extent of Oxbridge bias on its quiz show University Challenge. This follows accusations of...

Oxford junior doctors join strike over pay dispute

Junior doctors at Oxford’s main hospital are holding a four day walk-out as part of national strike action in response to falling real-wages over...

Oxford professors join Musk and Wozniak in call for six month pause in AI development

At least 13 members of Oxford University’s academic staff have now signed an open letter calling on labs developing artificial intelligence (AI) systems more...

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Breaking: Broad Street reopened as bomb scare understood to be false alarm

Police have reopened Broad Street after cordoning off areas of central Oxford in an incident believed to be a bomb scare this morning. The incident...
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