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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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Oxford Reform Society registers for Michaelmas

The University of Oxford has a Reform UK society for the first time, after...

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Cambridge joins UCAS ‘adjustment’ scheme

The plan will see Cambridge offer up to 100 undergraduate places to disadvantaged A-level students who get unexpectedly good results.

JCR Presidents brand University’s mental health provisions “completely unsustainable”

The letter claimed that "There has been a severe lack of public leadership on this issue from the University governance".

Indian and Pakistani students unite for anti-war protest

In an open letter, the students write: “We refuse to succumb to this environment of fear and suspicion. We refuse to see our friends as enemies. We refuse to hate those we hold dear. This is not our war.”

Lord Adonis: I “can’t wait” to debate Nigel Farage at the Oxford Union

Cherwell can reveal that Nigel Farage is expected to speak at the Oxford Union on Thursday's eighth week debate on Brexit. The announcement of Farage's...

Wilberforce Academy set to return

An Honorary Fellow at St Edmund’s Hall is listed among the 'faculty' of the group, which has links to the far-right Tennessee Freedom Coalition.

Oxford interns paid below minimum wage

Undergraduates interning in the University of Oxford’s Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division last summer were paid below the minimum wage, Cherwell has learnt....

Colleges back proposal to include PPHs in CCS

Four colleges have passed the motions, with ten more due to vote on the issue

Police expose counterfeit cigarette shop on Cowley Road

Cowley Road Department Store near St Hilda’s was found in possession of approximately £5,000 worth of illegal tobacco products.

Colleges back proposal to include PPHs in College Contribution Scheme

A group of colleges are passing a motion to mandate JCR presidents to lobby their governing bodies to include PPHs in the College Contribution...

Controversy over Pride flag at Queen’s College

The Provost ruled against a majority vote to fly the flag for the entire month, before reversing his decision.

MEP writes to Vice-Chancellor after disinvitation

Bearder was disinvited after referring to her opponent’s opinions as “little unicorn” which she hoped to “put back in their stables”

McGrath and ‘Together’ slate sweep Michaelmas 2019 Union election

Brendan McGrath will be Union President next Michaelmas after receiving 84 more first preferences than rival James Lamming. Candidates on McGrath's 'Together' slate also secured...

Catz mourns Master’s passing

Master of St Catherine's College, Professor Roger Ainsworth, has passed away following what the College called "a short battle with cancer." The College will...

‘Together’ Treasurer barred from standing in Union election

An anonymous letter to the RO described the reasons for Lee's ineligibility

OULC condemns protesters’ “abuse” of police

Co-chair elect Grace Davis, who submitted the motion, said: "You can believe that there are institutional problems with the police whilst still condemning the abuse of individual police officers"

OULC to disaffiliate from Labour Students

Oxford University Labour Club has voted to disaffiliate from Labour Students, the body which formally links student clubs to the national party. The decision comes as controversial elections...

Academics’ Wage Outrage

Tutorial Fellows at some colleges could face a £20,000 difference in their annual pay compared to other colleges, with the discrepancy being described as...

New data reveals suspension gender gap among postgrads

New data shows that 8.7% of female postgraduates suspended their studies in 2016/17, one-third higher than the rate for men (6.5%). The gender discrepancy...

Oxford Students join local schools in Climate strike

Students of all ages from Oxford’s primary and secondary schools will be joining a nationwide strike today in an attempt to put pressure on...

Hilda’s JCR to become carbon-neutral

St. Hilda’s College have become the first college to pass a motion to reduce its emissions to net-zero by 2040. Rupert Stuart-Smith, a Geography...

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