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Council rejects Regent Park’s plan to convert Oxfam into MCR

Oxford City Council has rejected an application by Regent’s Park College to convert the Oxfam Bookshop on St Giles’ Street into its Middle Common Room (MCR), citing local regulations.

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Magdalen College Choir to admit girls for first time in 500-year history

Magdalen College has announced that girls will be admitted as choristers for the first time in the Choir’s history, marking a momentous change for one of the University of Oxford’s longest-standing choral traditions.

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Exclusive: Oxford Union announces Trinity term card

Cherwell can exclusively reveal that former Home Secretary Sir James Cleverley, President of Goldman...

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Oxford University Press and University of Pennsylvania Press announce open access agreement

Oxford University Press (OUP) and University of Pennsylvania Press (Penn Press) have struck a two-year agreement granting University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) students open access to hundreds of OUP journals.

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BREAKING: University releases new guidance for exams and the upcoming term

"For finalists, the University will instead be introducing a rescaling policy across courses, comparing cohort achievement to marks in pre-pandemic years and scaling where necessary."

Union speaker described as denying “autistic trans people – and autistic people as a whole – agency over their lives”

LGBTQ+ Campaign says "her positions are unequivocally transphobic" and "the point in inviting her is for the Union to excite controversy" .

Tuition fees to be temporarily frozen prior to review

University tuition fees for UK residents will be temporarily frozen before the government comes to a decision about whether to cut them, according to...

Editorial: Russell Group Student Newspapers for No-Detriment Policy

As the editors of Russell Group student newspapers, we are writing collectively to request a reversal of the Russell Group’s statement, 7 January 2020,...

EXCLUSIVE: Oxford Union Hilary 2021 Termcard

Psychologist Steven Pinker, Extinction Rebellion co-founder Roger Hallam, actress Elizabeth McGovern, and YouTube workout star Joe Wicks are among the speakers for the Oxford...

Oxford professor claims NHS could vaccinate Britain in 5 days

The professor also calls for authorities to start treating the pandemic like a war, and that they should drop everything to contain the virus spread.

Covered Market remains open despite lockdown

Traders such as Bonners Oxford grocery, Cardew's coffee and tea shop, the Oxford Sandwich co. and Ben's Cookies are remaining open for in-person shopping or providing takeaway food.

Emergency accommodation for rough sleepers in Oxford open for 19 consecutive days

In view of the ongoing pandemic, rough sleepers in SWEP accommodation are now offered their own room for the night, while in previous years they would sleep in shared spaces.

Thames Valley Police will fine those who “wilfully and blatantly” break lockdown rules

Home Secretary Priti Patel defended police presence in a press conference on Tuesday (12 January), where she confirmed 45,000 fixed fine notices have been handed out across England for lockdown breaches to date.

BREAKING: University confirms 45 positive cases this week

"The University has confirmed 45 cases of Covid-19 amongst staff and students from Early Alert Service tests for the 9th-15th January, with a positivity rate of 20.3%."

PresCom write open letter after University pays £20k to WPUK

PresCom has released a letter stating its condemnation of “the University and History Faculty for supporting transphobia” and that they “are extremely disappointed that...

Covid-19 hospital admissions in Oxford have increased steeply in the last month

“Our hospitals are fuller than they were in March and April last year. We are doing all that we can to care for our patients with COVID but, if people do not stick to the national lockdown rules, we are likely to see cases rise even more and the pressure on our hospitals and our staff will increase further.”

Extinction Rebellion parade a white elephant through the city to protest HS2

"Members of the environmental group Extinction Rebellion dressed up as a white elephant and walked through the city centre in protest of HS2. "

University funds hip hop classes for teens

The classes will form part of a study on the effects of exercise on wellbeing

Healthy heart may help prevent dementia, Oxford study claims

“Dementia devastates lives, and with the number of people with dementia set to rise to 1 million by 2025 and more families affected than ever before, reducing our risk has never been more important"

Oxford school becomes first vaccination centre in the city

"We want to help the Government and the people of the UK beat COVID-19 because the quicker we’re vaccinated, the more lives we save, the more jobs we save, the more businesses we save, and we’re prepared to do whatever it takes to see that happen.”

COVID vaccine can adapt to combat new mutations, says Oxford professor

Brendan Wren, professor of vaccinology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine, said modifying the vaccines would be relatively easy. It would involve making small changes to the genetic material they contain and would only take a matter of days to incorporate.

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Council rejects Regent Park’s plan to convert Oxfam into MCR

Magdalen College Choir to admit girls for first time in 500-year history

Exclusive: Oxford Union announces Trinity term card

Oxford University Press and University of Pennsylvania Press announce open access agreement

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