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Oxford Town Hall flies Palestine flag for Ramallah Mayor visit

Oxford City Council flew the flag of Palestine from the Town Hall last week to mark an official visit from the Mayor of Ramallah Issa Kassis. During the visit...

Worcester College Provost made Labour peer in the House of Lords

Worcester College Provost David Isaac has been appointed to the House of Lords as...

Oxford appoints Professor Mark E. Smith as next Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Planning and Resources

The University of Oxford has confirmed that Professor Mark E. Smith will become its next Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resources).

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Oxford University

The Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Oxford on Friday during a state...

Solid gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace

An 18-carat gold toilet was stolen from Blenheim Palace in an overnight burglary. The toilet entitled ‘America’, worth £1 million, was part of an exhibition...

Christ Church blasted by former minister

The college has been criticised by Jonathan Aitken for the misuse of funds.

Oxford University tops global rankings for fourth year running

The University of Oxford ranked first in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for the fourth year running. According to the data provider,...

Million-pound bid to transform Oxford’s Covered Market

Oxford City Council have submitted a £2 million funding bid as part of a larger plan that would transform the Covered Market. A successful...

Balliol students launch petition to bar PM from college premises

The petition, which has received 150 signatures, accuses the PM of "seriously undermining democracy", and also calls for a ban on the college displaying images of the former student.

Counter homelessness initiative launched in South Oxfordshire

Soha House are jointly funding the ‘Housing First’ project with South Oxford District Council, which focuses on providing housing for homeless people with complex...

Fresh sexual assault allegations against Oxford professor

Tariq Ramadan, Oxford Professor of Contemporary Islam, is facing fresh accusations of sexual assault.  A woman, as yet unnamed, came forward and gave a report...

“Absolute shambles”: students prepared to take Ruskin College to court

Students are prepared to take Ruskin College court over the difficulties many faced in trying to obtain their degree results.   The latest in a series...

UCAS promotes high-interest loans to desperate students

Future Finance loans can result in students repaying more than three times the original amount of their loan over a decade, regardless of their earnings.

Damian Collins: emergency legislation needed for a snap general election

Calls for reform to rules on election campaigning have been made following the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal in 2018.

Oxford ramps up protest against no-deal Brexit

Amidst national uproar, protestors who oppose Boris Johnson’s shutdown of parliament gathered in Bonn Square, Oxford, before marching to the Town Hall last night....

Oxford climate protest drops banner from Carfax tower

At midday last Friday, climate protesters dropped a banner from the top of the Carfax tower. The banner drop, claimed to be a joint effort...

Christ Church Dean Reinstated After Tribunal Case

Following a prolonged dispute, Martyn Percy has been cleared to return to his work as Dean of Christ Church.  The tribunal, chaired by a High...

Balliol Boris celebration on hold

Balliol College have few plans to celebrate Boris Johnson, who read Classics as an undergraduate at the college, moving into Downing Street. The college’s July newsletter...

Interview: Humza Yousaf MSP

The Scottish Justice Secretary discusses second referendums, social media and supporting Corbyn

“Queering Spires”: Museum’s appeal for queer history exhibition

The curators of an upcoming exhibition celebrating Oxford’s everyday queer history are appealing for local people to loan memorabilia. “Queering Spires” is a collaboration between...

Success for Oxford University’s first postgraduate access programme

Oxford’s postgraduate UNIQ experience finished this week with positive reviews. The graduate access programme launched this year, following the success of the recently expanded undergraduate equivalent. UNIQ+...

Cybersecurity risk posed to incoming students

A recent report by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has revealed that the vast majority of the UK’s universities, including Oxford, have failed to take recommended...

Plan to save Lawrence of Arabia’s Oxford home

BBC world affairs editor John Simpson and Rory Stewart, Secretary of State for International Development, have put forward a plan to save the childhood home of...

First black head of an Oxford college appointed

Baroness Valerie Amos is set to become the first black head of an Oxford college, following her appointment as Master of University College. The former...

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