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Former Oxford professor convicted of rape by French court

The prominent Oxford academic and Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has been sentenced by a Paris criminal court to an 18-year jail term for rape offences.
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St Anne’s announces the Jane Schulz-Hood Travel and Research Scholarship

St Anne’s College has recently launched the Jane Schulz-Hood Travel and Research Scholarship Fund in memory of alumna Jane E. Hood. The initiative will provide travel and research grants to support students undertaking field work.
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Oxford-led study develops calculator to predict long-term cognitive impact of strokes

A new predictive tool has been developed by a team of researchers to help clinicians identify which stroke patients are most likely to experience long-term cognitive difficulties.
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Chewe Munkonge due to become Oxford’s first Black Lord Mayor

Councillor Chewe Munkonge has been announced as Oxford’s next Lord Mayor, becoming the first...
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The Lion, the Witch and the Controversy over C.S. Lewis nature reserve building

Campaigners protest planned apartments near nature reserve

Brookes to sell campus to create new housing

Oxford Brookes submit plan to sell 52.7 acre Wheatley campus

Fundraising for Matt Greenwood passes £40,000

Fundraising for Oxford student given six months to live far exceeds initial target

Oxford students only second most employable in UK

Oxford three spots below Cambridge in Times Higher Education's 2016 University Employability Report

Protests outside Oxford Union as Corey Lewandowski speaks

Protesters gathered outside the Oxford Union as Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, arrived to speak tonight. The protest, which was organised by Oxford...

‘Post-truth’ named Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year

Chosen ahead of "Brexiteer", "coulrophobia" and "hygge", Oxford Dictionaries suggests the term may become "one of the defining words of our time"

No more scholars’ gowns at viva exams

Candidates of oral exams for undergraduate and postgraduate science degrees are now required to wear commoner’s gowns to avoid bias

Oxford’s Chancellor says “Trump poses an existential threat”

Lord Christopher Patten, the Chancellor of Oxford University, has branded Donald Trump’s election as President “an existential threat” in an article published on Project...

Magdalen Tower lit blue for World Diabetes Day

Magdalen's iconic tower turned blue yesterday in honour of World Diabetes Day, the first time an Oxford landmark has done so

Oxford to launch first Mooc

Oxford has announced that it will release its first of the free online courses in February 2017

St Hilda’s JCR establishes Class Liberation Officer

The JCR voted last night for the existence of a position to equalise opportunity for students from working-class and socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds

Hundreds rally for post-election unity at Broad Street demonstration

Yesterday afternoon, hundreds gathered outside the Clarendon Building for a 'Love Rally', in response to recent political events

Christ Church hall catches fire

Four fire engines put out a fire at Christ Church this afternoon after black smoke billowed from its iconic dining hall

Pembroke, Balliol and St John’s condemn High Education reforms

Balliol criticise TEF while Pembroke and St John's vote in support of protest against proposed bill

Students condemn failure to launch Orgreave inquiry

The Wadham SU, OUSU, and OULC encourage the Home Secretary to launch an official inquiry after Rudd declares intention not to do so

Government’s new benefit cap to affect a thousand Oxford families

A new payment cap will reduce welfare by £6,000, with an estimated cumulative cut in benefits of £1.1 million

College heads condemn Trump victory

College principals and influential university voices react to the United States' shock election result

Mansfield location for ‘On Chesil Beach’ film

A student protest scene for the film adoption of the Ian McEwan novel was filmed at the college on Monday

Oxford reacts as Trump elected President

The latest updates from across Oxford on Trump's shock victory

St Anne’s responds to Teddy Hall rugby team smashing toilet and holding “topless brawl”

The email demands an apology and damages "as a minimum" from the rugby team members that caused damage to the bar
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