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Oxford Union votes against flying LGBTQ+ flag for Pride Month

The Oxford Union has rejected a proposal to fly an LGBTQ+ flag for Pride Month every year. President Anita Okunde had put forward the Standing Order change but the...

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VE Day celebrations to take place across Oxfordshire

Street parties are being planned across Oxfordshire as part of a national programme of...

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University Welfare Services release annual reports

The 2023/24 reports from Student Welfare and Support Services (SWSS) were published last week....

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Liberal Democrat victory in last County Council election

Oxfordshire residents voted in what was expected to be Oxfordshire County Council’s last election...

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Oxford researcher awarded £2m to build arthritis risk calculator

The five-year award of up to £2 million has been awarded to Professor Laura Coates, Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, as part of a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) research professorship.

Oxford City Council creates 140 new bike spaces across city centre

Oxford City Council is installing 140 new bicycle spaces across the city centre in partnership with Oxford Direct Services in an effort to support...

Hertford and Exeter plan sports grounds refurbishment

Following repeated reports of anti-social behaviour, Hertford and Exeter colleges have submitted a planning proposal to Oxford City Council to revamp their sports grounds

Oxford Union believes multiculturalism does have a future in the UK

The Oxford Union last night voted that multiculturalism does have a future in the UK, the final count seeing 80 votes in proposition and...

Odeon to close to make way for £37m council project

Odeon cinema on Gloucester Green is set to close in January and be replaced by a £37m council project. Oxford City Council will demolish the building, which has operated as a cinema since 1936, to replace it with a hotel and community space

One-fifth of Gen Z embarrassed to consume non-alcoholic drinks

Young people are still held back by fear of “social judgement” from drinking low or non-alcoholic beer according to research by Heineken and the University of Oxford’s Professor Charles Spence.

Rishi Sunak to join Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is taking a job at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government as a member of the World Leaders Circle and Distinguished Fellow after he resigned as Conservative Party’s leader last July.

New Years Honours include seven Oxford academics

Seven researchers and academics from the University of Oxford were recognised in the 2025 New Years Honours List, with one being awarded a DBE, another made a life peer in the House of Lords, and five others given OBEs

116 million year-old ‘dinosaur highway’ uncovered in Oxfordshire

Researchers from the University of Oxford and University of Birmingham have discovered a “dinosaur highway” in North Oxfordshire, one of the most significant paleontological...

Oxford University study calls for a serious rethink of mental health services

A new study by researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge has found that only 55.5% of surveyed young people...

Medieval kitchen discovered during Oriel renovations

A once-in-a-century excavation of Oriel College has led to the discovery of the remains of a medieval kitchen and part of the city’s Saxon-era walls

St Hilda’s to plant over 5000 trees to protect woodland area

St Hilda’s College is set to plant 5000 trees in Radley Large Wood over the next three years to help protect and diversify the...

‘Look away’: Animal experiments at Oxford

Home Office rejected the University’s licence to use live animals in classes that had left students ‘‘visibly disturbed and distraught”.

SU abolishes the role of president

Oxford University Student Union's board of trustees has abolished the role of president, opting for a ‘flat structure’ of four officer roles.

SU President resigns to speak out against ‘institutional malpractice’

Dr Addi Haran has resigned from her position as president of Oxford University’s Student Union in order to speak out against what she described as “institutional malpractice” she experienced during her time in the role.

Exclusive: Romesh Ranganathan, Brian Cox, Suella Braverman, and Ron DeSantis to speak at Oxford Union

Cherwell can exclusively reveal the Oxford Union's speakers for the upcoming term.

38% of students report decline in mental health since joining Oxford

Nearly one in five women reported unwanted sexual behaviour, whilst one in five BAME students reported bullying and harassment.

Kiss Bar Oxford permanently closed by landlords after 23 years

Kiss Bar, a late-night venue on Park End Street, has been permanently closed just months after ATIK Oxford was shut down in the same building

Blackfriars Fellow created a Cardinal by Pope Francis

Timothy Radcliffe, a Fellow of Blackfriars Hall, was created a Cardinal by Pope Francis at a ceremony at the Vatican on 7th December, making him one of four current English Cardinals.

Oxford state school offer rate has decreased over the last five years

Oxford's state-school admissions fall short despite outreach attempts The University of Oxford undoubtedly has a reputation of elitism and yet more recently a focus has...

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Oxford Union votes against flying LGBTQ+ flag for Pride Month

VE Day celebrations to take place across Oxfordshire

University Welfare Services release annual reports

Liberal Democrat victory in last County Council election

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