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Pro-Palestine march calls for University’s divestment from Israel

Pro-Palestine protesters marched from Cowley to the Weston Library on Saturday 31st October, demanding Oxford University’s divestment from Israel.  Around 120 people attended the protest, including groups such as Oxford...

Oxford Union overhauls voting rules after election scandals

Two forms of identification will be required to vote at the Oxford Union following consecutive instances of electoral fraud involving impersonation.

Proctors’ Office investigations into AI plagiarism rise 46% in a year

Cases are on the rise, whilst the majority of AI plagiarism investigations in the last three years have been in the Social Sciences division, a Cherwell investigation has found.

New scholarship created for Afghan women at Oxford

One scholarship will be awarded to a woman of Afghan descent to study at the University of Oxford each year in a new endowment from the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Trust.

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...

Student runs marathon…on a treadmill

While many were still lying in bed students to sublet their rooms, Unlease is helping students make back looking forward to May Day, Somerville student Tom Dillon ran...

Christ Church rejects Fairtrade

JCR motion set to support Fairtrade fails to pass

University rejects petition to revoke Rhodes scholarship

40,000 sign petition following controversial Facebook post by RMF organiser Ntokozo Qwabe

Brasenose JCR wants honorary membership for Vardy

Members of the college have proposed a motion to name the footballer Ball President

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