Saturday 14th June 2025

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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...

Underground Bar to open on George Street

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

Oxford Union town hall TT25: Meet the candidates

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

MML Faculty cuts almost half of special subject final options

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

Union announces Hilary term card

Conan O’Brien, Governor Tom Wolfe, Tarana Burke and Paul Krugman are among names released on the Union’s Hilary term card.  Television host and comedian Conan...

BREAKING: Oxford announces record state school offers

Oxford University has announced that more than 69% of undergraduate offers have been made to students attending state schools. The increase of 4.6% is...

Petition launched to protect UK’s role in Erasmus

A petition to put pressure on the government to protect the UK’s role in the EU’s Erasmus scheme has received over 26,000 signatures.  MPs voted...

Moran calls for City Council to “step up”

Layla Moran has called for Oxford City Council to "step up" after an investigation revealed that almost 47,000 homes have been left vacant nationwide,...

1000s attended ‘Uncomfortable Oxford’ history events in 2019

‘Uncomfortable Oxford’, a project encouraging awareness of Oxford’s ‘legacies of inequality and imperialism’, has experienced rapid growth since its creation in 2018. Almost 3000...

Oxford’s Layla Moran becomes first publicly pansexual MP

Layla Moran, the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon, has revealed she identifies as pansexual, announcing she is in a “really committed, loving,...

Oxford divided over trans rights, data suggests

Newly published polling data has indicated that Oxford citizens are divided over issues surrounding trans rights. The data, published by the news website UnHerd...

Oxford Retirement Policy Ruled Discriminatory by Tribunal

An Oxford University don has this week won a claim brought against the University after he was forced to retire aged 68. The controversial policy...

UCU Reopens Pensions Negotiations

A failure to make progress on pay and pensions disputes could result in further strikes in 2020. The University and College Union (UCU) has announced...

Oxford University receives €56 million grant

Oxford University has been awarded a grant of €56 million by the European Research Council (ERC).  The winners of the ERC’s latest Consolidator Grants Competition...

UN climate talks fail to tackle crisis

Emily Passmore This year’s round of UN climate talks has once again ended in disappointment, with UN member states merely acknowledging that current plans for cutting emissions...

Stubbly Saints: Hilda’s raises over £8000 for Movember

Moustaches made a moneymaking come-back for charity last month. St. Hilda’s College, taking part in Movember for the first time, has reportedly raised more...

Stubbly saints: St Hilda’s raises over £8000 for Movember

Moustaches made a moneymaking come-back for charity last month. St. Hilda’s College, taking part in Movember for the first time, has reportedly raised more...

Council makes £19 Million Climate Commitment

Oxford City Council has pledged £19 Million for a Climate Emergency Budget in response to the Assembly on Climate Change. They are working on a number of different initiatives, such as a network of charging ports for electric vehicles in the city and introducing electric busses.

Oxford Students Protest India’s Citizenship Amendment Act

Yesterday students gathered outside the Radcliffe Camera to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act, a bill passed in India’s Parliament which has been widely criticised...

St Anne’s attempts ethical investment, joining Responsible Investment Network

St Anne’s College has joined the Responsible Investment Network (Universities), alongside the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh. The purpose of the Network is to assist educational...

Layla Moran amongst favourites to lead Lib Dems

Layla Moran, newly re-elected MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, is one of the most likely candidates to replace Jo Swinson as leader of...

Onyx Magazine launch celebrates Black voices

Onyx Magazine, which highlights the voices of Black creatives, with a particular emphasis on British Black students, held the launch of its second edition,...

Moran keeps majority in Oxford West

Layla Moran has been re-elected as MP for the marginal Oxford West and Abingdon. Moran, an MP since the 2017 General Election, beat the Conservative...

Labour stays strong in Oxford East

Anneliese Dodds has maintained her seat as Labour MP for Oxford East, winning 57% of the vote. Dodds was first elected in the 2017 general...

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