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George Abaraonye wins Oxford Union presidency

George Abaraonye has been elected Oxford Union President for Hilary Term 2026 with 611 first preferences against opponent Rosalie Chapman’s 416 first preferences. Turnout was 1208, which falls significantly...

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Underground Bar to open on George Street

Underground Bar, a “grassroots alternative music venue” is set to open in the basement...

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Oxford Union town hall TT25: Meet the candidates

With polls open for the next set of Oxford Union elections on Friday, Cherwell...

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MML Faculty cuts almost half of special subject final options

Over 40% of Modern Languages Special Subjects have been cut for those sitting finals...

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ONS survey finds students’ mental health has worsened since autumn 2020

Average life satisfaction, measured out of 10, has fallen by 9% to 4.8 compared to 5.3 in November. Self-reported anxiety levels remained unchanged for students, but at 5.2 out of 10 students report a statistically significantly higher level of anxiety than the general population

Local jeweller asks for lockdown love stories

A local jewellery shop is offering a prize for the "most romantic" lockdown love stories.

Oxford scientists prepare to edit vaccine to combat new variants

Initial laboratory tests indicate that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is effective against the B117 variant which emerged in Kent. However, there are concerns that variants which emerged in Brazil and South Africa may be resistant to the vaccines being rolled out worldwide.

Covid-19 case numbers continue to drop in Oxfordshire

"Oxfordshire has seen a decrease in new coronavirus cases in the week ending January 20th as compared to the previous week."

Oxford SU respond to exam policy changes

"Oxford SU have released a statement responding to the University’s new exams policy, announced last Friday."

INEOS’ £100m donation to University criticised by climate groups

There are concerns that in accepting the donation from INEOS, Oxford University is helping ‘clear’ the company’s name, as it is increasingly scrutinised in climate terms.

PhysPhil students receive results 101 days after exams end

Since their last exam on October 16, it took until this Monday for Physics and Philosophy (commonly abbreviated to PhysPhil) students to receive results....

Dire wolves: not just in the fantasy world of Game of Thrones

"Professor Larson said “We can get DNA from dire wolves and we now know how closely they are related to modern canids so if cloning becomes a thing, maybe we can resurrect dire wolves.”

New ICU unit planned for the John Radcliffe Hospital

"The OUH NHS Trust have said they are facing double the number of patients ill with Covid-19 than in the country’s first wave."

BREAKING: University confirms record-low 7 positive cases this week

"The University has confirmed a record-low 7 cases of Covid-19 amongst staff and students from Early Alert Service tests for the 16th-22nd January, with a positivity rate of 6.8%."

Oxford study finds social media manipulation in all 81 countries surveyed

Facebook and Twitter revealed that they removed more than 317,000 accounts and pages from their platforms in a 22-month period, but they are up against an industry that has become “professionalised, with private firms offering disinformation-for-hire services,” says Dr Samantha Bradshaw, a researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII).

Oxford researchers accurately trace Covid-19 transmission through genomic epidemiology

Before the March 2020 lockdown, high travel volumes and lax restrictions on international travel led to the circulation of more than 1,000 identifiable UK transmission lineages which had persisted into the summer of the same year.

Students unhappy with college isolation provision

A Cherwell survey has found that 57% of respondents were not satisfied with their college’s handling of self-isolation last term. One student commented that...

Covid-19 case numbers drop in Oxfordshire

"Oxfordshire has observed a decrease in new coronavirus cases in the week ending January 14th as compared to the previous week."

Oxford UK’s least survivable city during zombie apocalypse

It may distress some of our readers that Cambridge ranks first with a score of 348 out of a possible 700. However, Cherwell would like to remind any concerned citizens that it would hardly be sporting if Oxford was better at everything.

Current UK lockdown has ⅓ less impact on population movement than March lockdown, Oxford study finds

"The University’s Covid-19 impact monitor shows that the January lockdown has so far had “one third less impact on movement” than the initial national lockdown last March, and that some areas are still moving at above 50% of pre-pandemic levels."

Cambridge University launches foundation year program for disadvantaged students

"Cambridge University has announced a new foundation year program for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The program has 50 places available across 13 pilot colleges, and will have an offer of BBB rather than the university’s standard A*AA."

Supporting right-wing populists linked with climate scepticism, says Oxford study

The study combined the internet browsing history of over 9,000 participants in six countries including the USA and UK with survey data to establish whether there was a link between support for populist parties and climate scepticism.

Russell Group’s student newspapers call for safety net

"It seems the Russell Group not only consider teaching to not have been disrupted, despite having almost a year of remote or blended learning, but also that the general distress caused by living in a pandemic is not enough to require special circumstances."

City Council suspends non-essential services

Non-essential services such as grass cutting will be suspended but emergency repairs will continue.

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George Abaraonye wins Oxford Union presidency

Underground Bar to open on George Street

Oxford Union town hall TT25: Meet the candidates

MML Faculty cuts almost half of special subject final options

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