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Exclusive: Oxford Union announces Michaelmas term card

Cherwell can exclusively reveal that actress Rebel Wilson, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark, Bridgewater Associates CEO Nir Bar Dea, and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao are all set to speak at the Oxford Union this term.
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Oxford partnership allows OpenAI to use rare Bodleian texts to train ChatGPT

A pilot scheme, launched in 2025, allows OpenAI to use materials from the Bodleian Library to train its models, documents obtained by The Guardian and seen by Cherwell show.
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Oxford falls to lowest ever spot in The Times UK University Guide 2027

The University of Oxford has placed fifth in The Times’s 2027 UK university rankings, falling from joint fourth with the University of Cambridge last year. This marks Oxford’s lowest ranking in the guide’s 33 year history and only the second time the University has not been in the top three.
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Protest held outside Town Hall over sale of Council-owned building to St Peter’s

A protest took place today outside Oxford Town Hall against Oxford City Council’s plan to sell 11 New Road to St Peter’s College, which would convert most of the building into student housing.
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University criticised for not crediting Indonesian researchers on rare flower discovery

Oxford University’s recent X (formerly Twitter) post about the discovery of the Rafflesia hasseltii flower in the Sumatran jungle, Indonesia, has sparked online backlash....

Mansfield College unveils plans for major redevelopment

Mansfield College has submitted plans for an extensive redevelopment of the College that would create 174 additional student bedrooms, as well as new teaching...

Hague to confer nine honorary degrees to celebrate first year in office

Lord William Hague has announced the conferral of nine honorary degrees to mark his first year as Chancellor of the University of Oxford. The...

‘Rage bait’ named Oxford Word of the Year

Oxford University Press (OUP) has revealed that “rage bait” is their official Word of the Year for 2025. Over 30,000 votes were cast from...

International student fees increased by 37% since 2022

Overseas student fees have increased more than 37% over the last three years, a Cherwell investigation has found. BA Biomedical Sciences and BA Psychology...

Too hot to handle: Tracking Oxford’s energy efficiency

A Cherwell investigation can reveal that 89% of buildings owned by the University of Oxford do not have valid Display Energy Certificates (DECs). The...

Larry Ellison scales back £10 billion Oxford science initiative

Oracle co-founder and tech billionaire Larry Ellison is scaling back plans for the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), Oxford research institute, following a significant...

Arwa Elrayess elected Oxford Union President for Trinity 2026

Arwa Elrayess running for the #ENGAGE slate has been elected Union President for Trinity Term 2026 with 757 first preferences, by a margin of...

Bloomberg investigation sparks scrutiny over Oxford’s handling of sexual misconduct

CW: Sexual harassment; sexual assault Oxford University is facing mounting media scrutiny after a Bloomberg investigation alleged that the University has consistently mishandled sexual harassment...

Oxford Canals reopen following long drought

The Canal & River Trust has announced that the southern section of the Oxford Canal has been fully reopened for navigation following a long...

Pembroke accommodation ‘Highly Commended’ at Oxford Preservation Trust awards

A renovation project, retrofitting and refurbishing student accommodation at Pembroke College, was “Highly Commended” at the 2025 Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT) awards earlier this...

COP30 sees launch of Oxford TIDE Centre’s Nature’s Intelligence Studio

The COP30 summit, which concluded on 21st November in Brazil, saw the launch of a project from Oxford University’s Technology and Industrialisation for Development...

Derelict Debenhams store to be turned into innovative laboratory space

The former Debenhams department store on the corner of George Street is to be turned into a 9,000m2 laboratory space. Construction will begin next...

Waste mountain discovered near proposed University development site

A mountain of waste described as an “environmental catastrophe” has been dumped by a suspected gang of fly-tippers outside of Kidlington, near the River...

Oxford students queue outside for 48 hours to secure accomodation

Students from the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University queued for over 48 hours this week to secure housing for the next academic...

Students join demonstration to keep Campsfield House immigration detention centre closed

Approximately 50 protesters staged a demonstration outside the Campsfield House immigration detention centre in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, this afternoon. The protest included students from the...

Exeter College unveils plan for supercomputer science park

Exeter College has unveiled its plans for EXOq, a new research and innovation environment to be built near Oxford Parkway Station in north Oxford,...

Sir Nigel Shadbolt appointed Chair of AI@Oxford

Sir Nigel Shadbolt, the Principal of Jesus College and a prominent computer scientist, was appointed by Oxford University to be Chair of AI@Oxford Research....

Local group pushes to preserve historic Corpus Christi barge

The Oxford College Barges Preservation Trust are fighting to save the Corpus Christi barge, one of Oxford University’s last remaining barges, from falling into...

Oxfordshire museum acquires Iron Age hoard after successful fundraiser

Friends of the Oxfordshire Museum have successfully acquired an Iron Age hoard after a crowdfunding campaign which raised £11,725. The hoard includes an enamelled horse...
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