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Facial recognition cameras deployed in Oxford

Thames Valley Police (TVP) deployed live facial recognition cameras on Cornmarket Street last Tuesday, 19th May. 
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Transgender rights protest in central Oxford following updated EHRC guidance

A march took place this afternoon in central Oxford in support of transgender rights, after new Code of Practice introduced by the UK’s Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). 
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Oxford launches initiative to measure national cohesion and belonging

The University of Oxford has launched ‘The National Conversation’, a new initiative to understand the public attitudes towards community, division, and Britain at large.
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Physics teaching to relocate amid asbestos concerns

The University of Oxford is relocating its undergraduate physics practical teaching from the Denys Wilkinson Building amid concerns about the presence of asbestos at the ageing site.
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Worcester academics drank from a human skull in formals until 2015

A drinking vessel made from a human skull was used by academics at Worcester College during formal meals until 2015, a new book by...

Mind the attainment gap: Finals disparities based on ethnicity, gender, and school background have increased since 2017

Cherwell has broken down the number of firsts (and distinctions, where appropriate) awarded by the University of Oxford in Preliminary Exams (prelims) and Final...

Council threatens legal action against ‘erratic’ paragliders after foal death

A foal died of its injuries last month after being distressed by a powered paraglider flying low over Port Meadow. Oxford City Council has...

Hundreds protest Supreme Court trans ruling in Oxford

Several hundred protestors took to the streets of Oxford today in response to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the legal definition of a...

New rail service to link Oxford and Cowley

A new campaign group has been established aiming to restore a passenger rail service from central Oxford to Cowley. The Cowley Branch Line has been...

Oxford scientists receive £1 million for motor neurone disease research

My Name’5 Doddie Foundation announced the launch of a multimillion-pound Discovery Network on 31 March to accelerate the search for effective motor neurone disease...

Exclusive: Nayib Bukele, Harry and Jamie Redknapp, John Legend, Mary Robinson, and Javed Akhtar to speak at Oxford Union

Cherwell can exclusively reveal that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, footballing duo Harry and Jamie Redknapp, singer John Legend, Ireland’s first female president...

New medieval manuscripts to be digitised by Jesus College

Jesus College has announced plans to release a digital version of Jesus College MS 94, the oldest known set of Oxford lecture notes.  An article...

Appeal launched to fund improvements to women’s homelessness services

Homeless Oxfordshire has announced an appeal for donations to improve its provisions for women experiencing homelessness. The Her Way Home appeal hopes to expand...

Queen’s to add names of German soldiers to WWI memorial

The memorial, carved into the outer wall of the college’s library, currently only recognises the college members who fought for the British side. 

St Hilda’s opens May Morning event to public

St Hilda’s College will host a May Morning celebration on the Regina Pisa Rooftop. Tickets cost £90 and include a performance from Hilda’s music...

Number of Oxford students declines for first time in a decade

Fewer undergraduates enrolled at Oxford University in 2023-24 than in the previous reporting year, new data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) reveals....

EDI report reveals less than one in ten Oxford professors are BME

Just 9% of professors at the University of Oxford identify as BME (Black and Minority Ethnic), according to a recent report. The Equality, Diversity...

Fences surrounding Radcliffe Camera removed

Fencing on the lawns of the Radcliffe Camera has been removed nearly nine months after it was initially put in place. The lawn areas...

Varsity Summer Trip: What do we know?

The inaugural Varsity Summer Trip, a five-day trip for Oxford University and Cambridge University students to Malta in early July 2025, will be launching...

University set to adopt non-binary inclusive Latin in ceremonies

Oxford University is set to adopt gender-inclusive Latin in its official ceremonies. The move has been described as “necessary” to better represent those who...

Oxford City Council passes Boycott Divestment and Sanctions motion

Oxford City Council passed a motion on 24th March in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The motion, which...

Magdalen Tower to close for repairs over May Day, choir set to move location

Cherwell has obtained documents that detail three alternatives currently under consideration: the Radcliffe Camera, the Merton Tower, and the Carfax Tower.

Jacinda Ardern to join Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern will take up a role at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government as a Distinguished Fellow...

Waterstones to relocate from Broad Street site 

Waterstones' Oxford branch on Broad Street is set to close this summer and relocate to new premises on Queen Street. The new store will...
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