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Oxford Union sued for editing Susan Abulhawa’s speech

The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) has filed a discrimination claim against the Oxford Union on behalf of Susan Abulhawa, Palestinian-American writer and activist. According to ELSC, the Union...

Protests outside Oxford asylum hotel as campaigners call for unity and compassion

Around 50 protesters from Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) and other local groups gathered...

Gazan offer holders ‘relieved’ as government approves visas

Oxford University offer holders living in Gaza have told Cherwell that they feel “a...

SU launches new community fund for society events

The Oxford University Student Union (SU) is launching a new community fund to support...

UKIP hopeful clashes with Oxford students online

The former UKIP leadership candidate called students "inbred" on the Facebook group Open Oxford

Wahoo opens and closes for the last time

Students rush to Wahoo for the last hurrah before club shutters its doors once and for all

University commemorates 75th anniversary of first use of Penicillin

The University commemorated the first use of penicillin by Oxford scientists on a human patient earlier this afternoon

OUSU domestic abuse policies praised by national report

A report released by Universities UK (UUK) last Friday on university abuse and violence praised OUSU’s eff orts to combat domestic abuse. It recommended...

Balliol joins protest against Yarl’s Wood

JCR pass a motion against immigrant detention centre

Teddy Hall rugby team in“topless brawl”

Players “smashed up” a toilet and fought on the quad, after Teddy Hall’s 10-2 loss to Anne’s at darts

Ashmolean opens new Islamic Art exhibition

"Power and Protection" features artefacts revealing the diverse history of Islamic culture

Pembroke JCR passes anti-Brexit motion

Pembroke College's JCR have passed a motion that stated its “disapproval” of the current government and its support for an “open and tolerant Britain”. The...

Balliol JCR donates to ‘Toilet Twinning’ charity

Balliol college JCR passed a motion on Sunday pledging to twin one of their loos with another block of toilets in a developing country....

Academics need freedom of movement post-Brexit, former minister says

Former Universities Minister Lord David Willetts proposed that the UK government ought to fi ght for academics and students to be given freedom of...

Marco Pierre White to open restaurant in Oxford

The luxury steakhouse will open in 2017, Oxford's second from the Michelin-starred chef

Lightsaber battles come to Oxford

Lightsaber training lessons arrived in Oxford earlier this month, based on the lightsaber battles of the Star Wars film franchise universe. Jordan Court has practiced...

Sir Tim Berners-Lee to join Oxford computer science department

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, is joining Christ Church as a computer science professor, the University announced Thursday

Cherwell Careers Guide 2016

Check out the 2016 version of the Cherwell Careers Guide

St Anne’s name new principal

Helen King is an alumna of St Anne's and the first police officer to be appointed head of an Oxbridge college

Oxford placed top in UK by US ranking

Oxford University has been ranked the top institution of its kind in Europe and sixth in the world by American media company US News...

Merton votes to leave Sheffield SU

In a JCR motion on Sunday night, the undergraduate body voted not renew its affiliation to Sheffield Student Union

Self-harm prevention app launched by Oxford students

Self-Heal offers support for self-harmers through the use of positive images

Hash-up breakfast at the Randolph

Top food critic outraged at poor quality of luxury hotel’s overpriced breakfast

New College’s new quad

Plans by David Khon Architects include 70 new student rooms and new facilities

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