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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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UCU to vote on second set of strikes

The ballot follows the UCEA's final offer of a 2-2.8% pay rise for university staff.

Cellar faces threat of closure after fire safety concerns

The Council have ordered the venue to reduce its maximum capacity to 60 people

Oxford student rents second highest in the UK

London is the only more expensive student city in the UK, with Oxford ranking 8th in the global rankings

Katy Perry visits Oxford

She attended the Oxford Encaenia garden party, mixing with this year's honorary degree recipients such as Mary Beard and Martin Scorsese

Trump to visit Oxford

His three-day visit to the UK is “likely” to include a meal at Winston Churchill’s birthplace, Blenheim Palace, on the 12th of July.

Oxbridge collude on responses to UUK survey

The universities intended to co-ordinate responses to encourage changes to the current USS structure

Somerville all-women panel highlights plight of female refugees

The World Refugee Day discussion comes in a series of panels aiming to give women a greater platform

History faculty U-turns over exam regulations change after student pressure

The faculty wished to change the deadlines for submission of thesis titles and synopses, giving students two days to respond despite most being in the middle of examinations

Protestors stage Oxford anti-Trump rally

The protestors called on Theresa May to cancel Donald Trump's visit

Oxford MP condemns ‘disgraceful’ fake UAE centre

Earlier this month, Cherwell revealed that the 'Mohammed bin Rashid Center [sic] for Future Research' did not actually exist

Council approves New College ‘Ivory Tower’

Baroness Kennedy of Mansfield told the planning committee that New College paid "very little attention to our genuine concerns"

Protestors call for divestment at Clarendon Building rally

Oxford Climate Justice Campaign called on the University and its colleges to divest from the fossil fuel industry

Kofi Annan in Mansfield to open new centre

He was a guest of of honour at the opening ceremony of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights

Wolfson College nursery rated ‘inadequate’

The regulator expressed concerns over children's dignity and safety

St Hilda’s introduce Love Island Rep

They will be responsible for the purchasing of communal snacks for viewers in the college

University slammed for ‘sickening’ trashing statement

In an email sent to students, the University proctors seemed to imply that Oxford's homelessness problem was due to students' "highly developed social conscience"

Activists march down Cowley Road to ‘save NHS’

NHS staff and their supporters called on the government to introduce an 'Oxford weighting' for pay

Wilkinson takes Union presidency

The 'Progress' slate won all four officer positions

Slate debate continues as Union members pass non-binding motion

The motion passed with 49 votes to 40, but did not reach the 150 members required to reach quorum

Emirati press announce fake Oxford centre

UAE state media release doctored images of 'Future Design Center' which doesn't exist

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