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Oxford Union presidential candidate investigated by police over WhatsApp ‘smear campaign’ allegations

Oxford Union Treasurer and presidential candidate Rosalie Chapman was identified by police as the owner of a WhatsApp number used to send anonymous messages which accused her Michaelmas 2024...

Queen’s and Hilda’s students run 200km for motor neurone disease

Three Oxford University students completed four ultramarathons for charity last week: Thomas Milton (St...

Oxford Union believes no one can be illegal on stolen land

Last night the Oxford Union passed the motion “This House believes that no one...

Dominic Cummings to speak at the Sheldonian Theatre

Dominic Cummings, former Chief Advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will present a 90-minute...

Debating Matters championship held at Oxford Union

Last week the Oxford Union played host to the Oxfordshire finals of the Debating Matters championship. The competition for sixth-form students took place as part of...

Ruskin College accused of “victimisation” of UCU members

The University and College Union (UCU) has accused Ruskin College in Oxford of “victimisation” of its members following several disciplinary and redundancy threats directed at members...

Oxford University leads network to combat global warming with AI

The European Commission has announced the funding of a new Innovative Training Network, which will train PhD students in Machine Learning Skills to address Climate Change....

Cambridge student quits over “structural racism”

A PhD student has withdrawn from her course at Cambridge due to “structural racism” within the university. Indiana Seresin, whose government-funded doctorate focused on contemporary American artists...

University embarks on major new accommodation partnership with Legal and General

At the moment working in Oxford is a bit like working in London in that people have to travel in from all over. We want to do what we can to make life a bit better for our staff

Bishop of Oxford joins call for action on climate change

The Bishop of Oxford, Rt Revd Stephen Croft, joined thousands in Westminster on Wednesday to demand action on climate change. ‘Time Is Now’ saw...

Extinction Rebellion holds parody of University Encaenia ceremony

Last week, on a day reserved for the prestigious Encaenia ceremony, Extinction Rebellion took to the streets of Oxford to raise awareness of climate...

Christ Church JCR position uncontested after hustings ‘challenge’ controversy

Christ Church's Junior Censor criticised hustings challenges which, she said, "in most cases involve men imposing challenges on women, expecting them to go along with them for the fun".

Robot’s art goes on display in St John’s exhibition

The project was created to showcase the potential of artificial intelligence

UNION SCANDAL: Lee disqualified, McGinley elected in recount

The election for Secretary was recounted after Lee Chin Wee was found guilty of electoral malpractice.

Students protest at Oxford Sustainability Awards

The students rose from their seats to display a sign that read “Still investing in fossil fuels??” as Vice-Chancellor Louise Richardson opened the event at the Sheldonian Theatre.

Staff-student relationships: Brasenose community warned of risks

The College has sent out an email advising staff not to enter into personal relationships with any student for whom they have responsibility.

Oxford to receive £150 million donation from former chair of Trump strategy forum

Stephen Schwarzman has been described as "the epitome of American capitalism"

Challenges to Union election results threaten McGrath’s presidency

One allegation could see a tribunal rule that the conduct of Sara Dube’s ‘RISE’ campaign had compromised the integrity of Thursday’s elections. This could lead to a rerun of the entire election.

New College JCR debates gender-neutral bathrooms

An amended motion is expected to be brought to the JCR today.

Dube wins Union Presidency as “Unlock the Union” slate struggles

The three way race ended with RISE taking three senior officer positions and 2020 Vision taking one.

Oxford MP calls for inquiry into voter suppression of EU citizens

Moran wrote: “We find it deeply concerning that the Government appears to have taken no action to stop such serious disenfranchisement from occurring."

Leaked examiners reports shed light on STEM’s gender woes

The documents show the University struggling to tackle a significant performance gap between male and female STEM students.

Tuition fee ‘cut’ to cost grads more in debt repayments

Despite being billed as a cut in fees, the Augar proposals would see students pay far more in the years immediately following graduation, and probably in the long-term.

Oxford hit by mumps outbreak

LMH, Brasenose, and Corpus have all acknowledged outbreaks of the disease. Cases have also been reported at Univ, Oriel, Hertford, and Queen’s.

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