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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.  

JCRs in favour of NUS referendum

Numerous JCRs have mandated their OUSU reps to vote for the NUS referendum motion being discussed at OUSU Council tonight

EXCLUSIVE: Oxford Union Trinity term-card

Cherwell brings you an exclusive preview of the Union's Trinity term-card

NUS conference debates Holocaust commemoration

The conference also featured debate on Yik Yak and legal highs.

Car crashes into shop in Cowley

Police are searching for those responsible for the accident

Oxford’s future may lie online

Professor says online degrees may solve Oxford's problems

Oxfam sends teams to Ecuador after quake

The Oxford-based charity has dispatched teams of experts to help the survivors of the earthquake

St Johns crushed in University Challenge

St John’s team defeated comfortably by Peterhouse College, Cambridge in the final

LMH launches outreach scheme

Next year 12 students to be welcomed from under-represented backgrounds

Vote Leave hold public meeting at St Hugh’s

Chris Grayling MP and Douglas Carswell MP addressed a Vote Leave rally last week

University officially outlines pro-EU position

Citing numerous benefits to membership, the University Council officially endorsed EU membership Friday morning

Oxford students push for NUS disaffiliation

Oxford NUS delegates and other students call for disaffiliation following Bouattia's victory

Bouattia elected NUS President despite allegations of anti-Semitism

NUS conference elects Malia Bouattia to Presidency despite concerns expressed by Jewish socieities

Wealthy backgrounds lead to higher graduate earnings

Study reveals earning prospects are still determined by background, gender, institution and course of study

Man to be tried for Iffley Road murder

Michael Danaher is accused of having murdered historian Adrian Greenwood

Calls for employers to pay higher living wage

Employers are called to follow the example of the City Council to compensate for high housing costs

Outreach programme launched for ethnic minority applicants

Teddy Hall hosts Target Oxbridge programme for students with African and Caribbean heritage

Claims of anti-semitism hit NUS Presidential race

Oxford JSoc among the 48 student societies asking questions of Malia Bouattia in open letter

Oxford shortlisted for the European Capital of Innovation Award

The small City competed against the likes of Paris and Berlin for the prize

Mary Beard awarded Bodleian Libraries’ highest honour

Well-known Classics scholar awarded the Bodley medal

St John’s through to the final of University Challenge

St John’s College have defeated the University of Liverpool in the semi-final of University Challenge. They will face Peterhouse, Cambridge in the final on...

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