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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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Fast food now even faster

Fast-food giants, Subway and KFC, can now deliver to your doorstep

Hillary Clinton becomes Mansfield fellow

The former Secretary of State unveiled a statue of Eleanor Roosevelt at the Monday evening event

Push for estranged student policy reform begins

The SU estimate that there are at least 200 Oxford students who are have no family support

Uni to publish vice chancellor expenses online

Oxford University has committed to publishing the expense claims of vice chancellor Louise Richardson on its website, following calls for transparency over her and...

Glitterball abandons ‘hideous’ theme

Historical theme accused of "tokenising" LGBT+ liberation movements and Stonewall Riots

Uni harassment cases rise as new support centre opened

There were more complaints of bullying and harassment in the last academic year than in the last five combined

Oxford City Council calls for divestment

Oxford climate groups have renewed calls on the University to fully divest from fossil fuels, after Oxford City Council voted overwhelmingly to disinvest their...

In full: Union term card released for Michaelmas

Just over 35% of speakers openly identify as women* whilst 9% openly identify as LGBTQ+

Oxford launch new sexual harassment and violence service

Students will now have free access to trained specialist advisors

Oxford ranked world’s best university for third year running

Oxford pipped Cambridge to the title in the newly-released rankings

Exclusive: Union open period events announced

All University and Brookes students can attend Open Period events

Imperial grads earn a fifth more than those from Oxbridge

Cambridge ranked fifth in the study, earning on average £1000 less.

Oxford launches new social enterprise support scheme

Oxford University has launched a new social enterprise support scheme in order to enable academics the opportunity to create new “spinout companies” based on...

History theses will be examined by supervisors in new trial

The changes are to ensure thesis examiners are "most appropriately qualified"

Magdalen imposes new alcohol restrictions

The new restrictions on alcohol purchases by the JCR bring the rules in line with those of other Oxford colleges.

Graduations delayed as women told to cover up

At one single graduation ceremony, ten women were turned away for not wearing socks

Keble students stranded after accommodation cock-up

Undergraduates have been ordered to postpone their arrival due to new graduate accommodation awaiting completion

70% of students only drink to fit in, says NUS survey

Almost half of the survey’s participants claimed that prior to starting university they had a perception that students spent most of their time getting drunk.

Oxford ranked as Britain’s least socially inclusive university

Just one in ten students at Oxford view themselves as working class while over 60% of students went to a private or grammar school.

Tolkien fans visit Oxford to celebrate author

The four-day event will include a Hobbit bake-off

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