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Oxford City Council announces new cabinet for 2026/27

Oxford City Council leader Susan Brown has announced her new cabinet for the 2026/2027 year. Brown, who also leads the Labour group on the Council, has appointed seven Labour councillors to the cabinet following local elections on 7th May in which Labour lost its overall majority but remained the largest party on the Council.

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka delivers annual lecture at Oxford School of Global and Area Studies

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr Harini Amarasuriya, delivered the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OGSA) Annual Lecture at St. Antony’s College on 19th May.

Oxford researchers collaborate to release open data to accelerate AI drug discovery

University of Oxford researchers have released a new open data set and AI model to accelerate drug discovery.

Rare Oxford University photo of Oscar Wilde sells at auction

A newly-discovered photograph of Oscar Wilde at the University of Oxford was recently sold for more than £5,300 at an auction.  

No evidence of “institutional antisemitism” in Labour Club

Details of alleged individual instances of antisemitism in OULC controversially witheld from publication in Baroness Royall's report

Brexit would leave universities financially vulnerable

Loss of funding from the EU could hurt Oxford’s financial future

University tuition fees set to rise under new reforms

A White Paper was published revealing the possibility of another rise in tuition fees in the UK

Rees-Mogg debates EU at Trinity, doesn’t change minds

The MP participated in a debate at Trinity College to little avail against an overwhelmingly pro-EU audience

Qatar funds new scholarship

High level dignitaries from Qatar visited Somerville College to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to provide funding for at least four new Qatar Thatcher Scholarships. The guests were greeted...

Mann, MP, confronts anti-Semitism in Labour

John Mann MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism, addressed OULC on Monday. He stressed the need for OULC to accept the Macpherson definition of...

Oxford research attacks evidence behind ‘weekend effect’ in NHS

Research suggests NHS surgeries at the weekend are not riskier, contradicting Jeremy Hunt’s claims

Latest admissions data only reinforces stereotypes

2015 statistics continue to indicate Oxford demographics not representative of the UK

Jamie Vardy made honorary member of Brasenose JCR

The JCR voted to invite the Leicester star to run for Ball President

Keble makes meat-free move

Keble decides to follow current trend for meat-free Mondays

Revealed: Oxford’s addiction to study drugs

15 per cent of students have knowingly taken a ‘study drug’, according to a Cherwell recent survey

Oxford research group to develop universal flu vaccine

Oxford spinout company given £10 million in funding

Protests greet future King

Acitivists demand more due diligence processes on Blavatnik’s donation

Prince William visits Oxford

The Royal toured Oxford this morning and spoke to students on his way

John Mann MP addresses Antisemitism with OULC

John Mann MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism, addressed OULC on Monday. He stressed the need of OULC to accept the...

Local teenager in critical condition after being stabbed on Cowley

Hilda's students see suspected assailants being chased by Police through their back garden

Seven Oxford fellows elected to Royal Society

The professors join a long line of Oxford-affiliated academics in the prestigious group

Labour Club to debate women empowerment

The Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group against anti-Semitism will address OULC before motions on empowering women and condemning the new NUS President are debated

Leicester fever hits Pembroke

A group of Pembrokians spontaneously made a trip to Leicester after hearing the results

Oxford researchers look into cure for blindness

Clinical trials of gene therapy for inherited blindness have shown promising results. Research from the Oxford University, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has shown promising results...

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