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King Charles opens new wing at Centre for Islamic Studies

His Majesty King Charles III visited the University of Oxford last week to open a new wing and education programme at the Centre for Islamic Studies, both of which...

Extinction Rebellion protests the opening of Barclays on Cornmarket Street

Extinction Rebellion Oxford (XR Oxford) organised a protest in front of Barclays Bank on...

Oxford and Cambridge receive £6.25 million joint donation to improve STEM access

Oxford University has received £6.25 million to improve access to STEM degrees in a...

Students frustrated over filming at Brasenose College during exam season

Students at Brasenose College expressed their frustration last week after scenes for a forthcoming...

Oxford announces plans for new postgraduate college

The college hopes to be up and running by September 2020

Oxford announces demolition of Tinbergen Building

A new life sciences building is due to take its place in 2022

Saïd announce “sustainable” re-development

The £60 million expansion will aim to provide sustainable high-class accommodation

Somerville Choir to tour India

Somerville's College Choir to tour India on a charitable trip later this month

Nigel Owens to referee upcoming Varsity match

Nigel Owens has been confirmed to referee the 138th Varsity match

Minority groups feel the most excluded at the Union, report reveals

The lowest accessibility ratings came from members who “identify as coming from a socioeconomically disadvantaged background” and “disabled members”.

OUCA elects first female president since 2015

The new President hopes to make OUCA "more inclusive and welcoming"

Oxford hospitals introduce new app driven system

University medical courses will need to "adapt and change" to the greater integration of technology

Plush to replace Purple Turtle at Union venue

New Year's Eve will be their final night at Park End St

Uni has ‘systematically failed to listen’ to trans students

The report found that 65% of transgender students believed the University had a “negative” or “very negative” effect on their mental health

Major Oxford donors face imminent criminal investigation

Oxford has received over £11 million in donations from the Sackler family and their trusts

Celebrations set to close after 25 years

“I do want to thank customers for their loyalty and support over the years and for their sympathy and kindness”

Greasy surfaces, raw meat, and mice droppings: dirty college kitchens exposed

There was a "potential mouse infestation” at one college, with droppings being found in the kitchen

Oxford’s accessibility crisis

With University departments failing to comply with disabilities policy, Cherwell speaks to the students the Oxford system is forgetting

Athis takes Union presidency

The Empower slate won all four officer positions, and the majority in both committees

Students hold consent protest following Irish rape trial

About 100 people gathered in protest of the recent trial, in which the alleged victim’s underwear was used as evidence against her in court

Revealed: the “hidden casualisation” of University staff

55.3% of staff held fixed-term contracts in July 2017

Cellar reaches £80k crowdfunding target

The nightclub has raised enough money to undertake building renovations needed to prevent its closure

Students protest colleges’ ‘unethical’ investments

Protesters called on specific colleges to divest millions of pounds from fossil fuels, arms and tobacco companies

Christ Church dean suspended over salary row

The temporary suspension is pending the outcome of a tribunal reviewing a formal complaint concerning the process by which the Dean’s salary is set

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