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Dominic Cummings to speak at the Sheldonian Theatre

Dominic Cummings, former Chief Advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will present a 90-minute lecture at the Sheldonian Theatre on 11th June. Cummings is set to speak about contemporary...

Oxford Bus Company urges County Council to curb ’emergency’ congestion levels

Urgent action by Oxfordshire County Council to alleviate Oxford’s congestion problem has been called...

University launches new online resource for state schools

Oxplore Teach has been launched by the University of Oxford as the an free...

University discipline statute retains ‘problematic clauses’ despite year-long consultation

Proposed changes to Oxford University’s disciplinary code have faced criticism for retaining “problematic clauses”...

Drunk Tory official defaces church

OUCA official tore down papal flag after drinking event, sparking allegations of club's anti-Catholicism

University democracy “hasn’t been working well”, says Louise Richardson

The vice-chancellor criticised University staff for their "self-interest" and for being uninterested in university democracy

Oxford graduates establish black alumni network

The access scheme will encourage more black teenagers to apply to the University

University Press defends ‘sex scenes’ in kids books

Oxford University Press’ children series comes under fire for scenes supposedly depicting dogging

Christian Union banned from Balliol freshers’ fair

A JCR motion has condemned the move as a “violation of free speech”

Christ Church students in uproar over new ‘canteen-style’ informal hall

Students are planning a boycott of hall after controversial plans to change informal hall to a canteen service leaked through an Oxfeud post

Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of ‘Freedom of Oxford’ title

Council removes honour in light of treatment of Rohingya minority in Myanmar

Oxford Union under fire for male-dominated term card

Union told to improve diversity with just 12 of its 61 speakers women

Planning application withdrawn, beloved nightclub Cellar is ‘saved’

The club heralds a "fantastic outcome" after the planning application to turn it into retail space was withdrawn

Tributes paid to Brasenose student found dead at Westgate site

Max Mian was found early on Monday morning in a death that is not currently being treated as suspicious

University leaks names of bursary recipients

Email accidentally reveals names of students receiving hardship fund

Leaked: Bullingdon Club invitation letter

The letter inviting a current senior member of the Bullingdon Club was found under their bed

In full: The Oxford Union’s term card for Michaelmas 2017

Rockstar Jimmy Page will top the bill of speakers at the Oxford Union this term

Marc Jacobs, Sir Ian McKellen and Anthony Scaramucci among this term’s Union speakers

Emeli Sandé and Liv Tyler are also among first names released

Christ Church student who stabbed boyfriend avoids jail

Breaking: Lavinia Woodward, 24, will have her future at the University decided after being spared jail time

Revealed: Oxford Union debates speakers for Michaelmas 2017

Ken Livingstone, Theo Paphitis and Emily Thornberry are among the Union's term card of debates in Michaelmas

Oxford refuses to reconsider Aung San Suu Kyi honorary degree

Exclusive: The University calls on the Myanmar leader to "eliminate discrimination and oppression", but refuses to review her honorary degree awarded in 2012

Wahoo to be turned into University’s ‘Entrepreneurial Hub’

Former nightclub will become “entrepreneurial eco-system” run by the Said Business School

Oxford graduate killed by crocodile in Sri Lanka

Tributes have been paid to "dedicated" young FT journalist Paul McClean, a LMH graduate and former Cherwell deputy editor who was killed in a suspected crocodile attack

Richardson “sorry” for homophobia row

Louise Richardson has offered her first apology for comments suggesting it wasn't her job to combat the homophobic views of university staff

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