Tuesday 5th May 2026

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University announces new Centre for Korean Studies at Schwarzman Centre opening

The University of Oxford announced plans to establish the Oxford Centre for Korean Studies, at the official opening of the Schwarzman Centre over the weekend. 

Student societies condemn reports of Oxford Union invite to Tommy Robinson

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who self-identifies as Tommy Robinson, has reportedly been invited to speak at the Union's Week 5 debate on Islam.

Oxford University to make changes to consent training modules

The University of Oxford has reported that 38% of new students completed its online consent training in the 2024-25 academic year, according to the latest Student Welfare and Support Services (SWSS) report.

Oxford MP takes Ultimate Picture Palace Campaign to Parliament

The MP for Oxford East, Dame Anneliese Dodds, raised the ongoing campaign to save the Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP) on Jeune Street in parliament last Monday, urging the government to “go further” to protect “community assets like the UPP”.  

Oxford fourth for student experience

Oxford rises one place in the Times Higher Education Student Experience rankings

Vincent’s Club ends gender exclusivity

The 153-year-old sports club for Oxford Blues voted last week to remove the word 'male' from its constitution

Saïd blacklisted by Barclays bank

The founding benefactor of the Saïd Business School and his associated charity, The Saïd Foundation, have been blacklisted by Barclays

Corbyn coming to Oxford

Oxford Labour announces rally with Labour Party leader at the end of March

Cambridge college criticised for Japan-themed ball

Criticism of Trinity Hall's 'Tokyo to Kyoto' ball follows controversy over college ball themes in Oxford

Oxford professor wins Abel Prize for Fermat’s Last Theorem

Mathematics fellow Sir Andrew Wiles wins Abel Prize after solving 300-year-old mystery

The end of Roppongi

"The ultimate destination for Oxford's exclusive highly effervescent and au fait crowd" is to close next Friday

The Oxford Guild responds to last week’s resignations

Following 16 resignations from the Oxford Guild committee last week, the Guild responds

Cambridge’s Cecil falls

Jesus College has agreed to remove a bronze cockerel statue students said ought be repatriated to Nigeria

RMFO march takes to the streets

The group headed to five locations which they have deemed "linked to colonialism and racism"

OULC: “ugly, intimidating and vaguely cultish”

OULC embroiled in new row following passage of motion to make members of multiple political groups ineligible for voting rights at TGMs

RMF all over again?

Harvard Law School scraps official crest over links to slavery

Lachs defeats Dattani to win Union presidency

The #19ideas slate was broadly successful in Friday's vote but unable to replicate Stuart Webber's or Robert Harris's dominance

Uber revving up to enter Oxford

Taxi firm filing application to expand online service

Maintain patient privacy or save a life?

New guidelines advise university doctors to contact parents if concerned for students’ mental health

OUSU: #ShutDownYarlsWood

Latest motion to condemn immigration centre

Oxford at centre of new STEM funding

Government announces new funding for DPhils as well as quantum technology programme

Patten goes international

Chancellor in spat with Hong Kong authorities

“Cold as Balls not gunna lie”

Ball-goers left cold by the Mansfield Ball

Universities not to be exempted from FoI requests

Claim that FOI act expensive and time-consuming fails to persuade Commission

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