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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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Finance workers strike at Oxford University Press

Finance workers are on strike at Oxford University Press (OUP) over plans to offshore jobs to India, with trade union officials warning that “before long this great British institution will exist in the UK in name only."
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University reviews policy on social events

The new advice tells staff not to "disregard the preferences of other cultures"

One Pret too many?

The opening of Westgate will bring a third Pret a Manger and 3,400 jobs to Oxford.

Oxford hospitals amongst the worst for delays and cancellations

510 delays and cancellations are highlighted by watchdog's report

Sample Oxford interview questions released to applicants

A set of sample interview questions covering a range of subjects has been released by Oxford University this week. They come with detailed commentary...

Artisan vodka distillery to open near South Park

It will use pre-1940s distillation methods and sell in local farmers' markets

Four in ten state school teachers rarely or never recommend Oxbridge

Over 40 per cent of state secondary school teachers rarely or never advise their academically gifted students to apply to Oxford or Cambridge, according...

Wok & Roll slammed for poor hygiene

The popular crewdate venue Wok & Roll has been subject to heavy criticism from the Food Standards Agency, over its cleanliness and contamination risk. In...

Funding for EU Students guaranteed for courses starting next year

EU students who begin courses in England in 2017 will have the same funding and have their fees capped at £9,250, the government has pledged

Merton declares war on Corpus

Merton JCR has passed a war motion against Corpus Christi, shortly after Oriel voted to refer to it as "0th Quad"

Popular principal of Somerville to retire

Alice Prochaska will leave the college in July to continue her academic career

St Benet’s welcomes female undergraduates for the first time

There are nine female freshers in the PPH, in an undergraduate body of 50

Mortar found in Christ Church meadow

The unexploded mortar, found by two boys fishing in the Cherwell river, was disposed of in a controlled explosion this afternoon

Oxford grant funding falls more than a third

Oxford remain first for second year running in grant income despite a drop of nearly £40 million in income from the previous year

Tories to slash student visas

In at the Conservative Party Conference, Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced a framework for new restrictions on entry for overseas students, including ‘two-tier visa...

Exeter students moved into hotel rooms

Exeter students are spending the first month of Michaelmas in a four-star hotel in Wolvercote as planned accommodation in Cohen Quad remains incomplete. 86 students...

Laura Trott and Jeremy Irons among speakers at Oxford Union

Cherwell guides you through the need-to-know names speaking at the Oxford Union this term.

University Challenge edited when students can’t answer questions

Jeremy Paxman has disclosed that viewers are not shown questions that neither team can answer

UK universities to be ranked ‘gold,’ ‘silver’ or ‘bronze’

The new rankings, introduced next year, will be made available to prospective students

THE: Oxford best in UK for medicine, humanities, and social sciences

The Times Higher Education World University rankings have released rankings by subject group, with Oxford’s medical sciences department winning first place globally

Teenage girl abducted in Oxford

Anyone who has any information is asked to call police on 101 and quote reference number URN 1631 28/09/16
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