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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.  

An open letter to OULC

A coalition of students and public figures urges OULC to reconsider.

Cross-party coalition slams OULC in open letter

Signatories from different political groups attack OULC's "poorly-considered" vote endorsing Israel Apartheid Week following club Co-Chair's resignation

Ed Miliband pulls out of OULC talk amid antisemitism row

Reacting to allegations of antisemitism in OULC, the former Labour leader changed plans to address the club on March 4

Israeli embassy “appalled” by alleged OULC antisemitism

The Embassy wrote it is "appalled" by reports of "support for terrorism against Israel"

OULC Co-Chair resigns, citing antisemitism within club

Co-Chair Alex Chalmers claims 'a large proportion of OULC...have some kind of problem with Jews'

Junior doctors strike in Oxford

Protests take place outside Radcliffe Hospital and on Broad Street

Puppy therapy for ‘fifth week blues’

Oxford LawSoc offer stressed students eight hours of puppy play

Oxford twentieth for student sugar babies

World’s largest ‘sugar daddy’ dating site reveals 136 Oxford students registered

LMH flirts with the famous

Emma Watson, Benedict Cumberbatch and Neil Tennant welcomed to LMH

St Hilda’s JCR tries to prevent ‘Prevent’

The College’s JCR passed a motion mandating that JCR offi cers should “boycott” Prevent

Oxford City Council rejects housing benefit cap

Council opposes government proposal unanimously, fearing it will hit vulnerable groups the hardest

Noam Chomsky expresses support for RMFO

The linguistics scholar and public intellectual said he is "glad to learn" what the movement is doing

Summer school scandal

Tutors deny involvement with rebranded Oxford Summer school

Christian Union photo causes stir

'Everything in Colour' photo accidentally of Hindu religious holiday

Oxford “animal experiment capital" of the UK

Figures reveal that the University carries out more animal testing than any other institute in the country

Flags galore for LGBTQ February

Christ Church and Regent’s celebrate LBGTQ history with liberation flags

Cambridge to introduce entrance tests

Cambridge applicants will have to sit exams before or at interview following the abolition of AS exams

Merton JCR to keep Yorkshire ties

JCR rejects ‘pretentious’ Latin motion to disaffiliate from Sheffield SU

Taking Somerville to the bank

Nineteenth-century scientist shortlisted to appear on RBS banknote

OUSU condemns Oriel College

At Wednesday council meeting, OUSU overwhelmingly endorse motion against Oriel College

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