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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.  

E. coli outbreak scare at Maths Faculty

Water supply shut off to Maths and Philosophy departments

Magdalen retracts outright ball ban for intermitted students

Magdalen JCR passes motion in solidarity with suspended students after error in the terms and conditions

Trinity anger at Meat-Free Thursdays

Referendum to follow as JCR trial measure passed by 26 students at GM

OUSU backs decriminalisation of sex work

Critics say that the move favours more privileged, white sex workers

Greer Union debate provokes protest

Oxford Union courts controversy with Germaine Greer and Peter Hitchens debate invitations

Union leaves members out in the cold awaiting EU debate

Union members have expressed anger over five-hour queues and an alleged disregard for ordinary members

Students to take aid to Calais

Wadham among colleges playing key role in relief initiative

FOI requests uncover Oxford pay

TaxPayer’s Alliance reveals six-fi gure university salaries

Children’s services cuts planned

Oxfordshire Council proposes closing 44 children centres

Pembroke concerns over security

Students complain about security at Pembroke’s off -site accomodation

Race-related criticism of ball themes

Lincoln and Magdalen’s 2016 balls considered ‘problematic’

Oxford students in Paris believed to be safe after attack

A 400-person strong peaceful march for Paris has also taken place, with services and vigils at various colleges

Andy Warhol at the Ashmolean

Private Warhol collection to be shown in Spring 2016

JCRs urge students to register to vote

Boundary reform and government measures mean students should re-register by 22nd November.

Oxford hits the Jackpot

Jack Hampton wins OUSU presidency, with BackJack slate taking other major positions

Student anger at straight-up ‘appropriation’ of Queerfest

Oxford LGBTQ Society members furious at treatment of the ‘celebration of queer culture’ as a ‘party’

OUSU 2015 election: results in full

Full breakdown of OUSU election results by candidate, courtesy of OUSU

The Long Campaign: the experience of an OUSU candidate

As polls close one OUSU candidate looks back at the past week of campaigning

Jack Hampton wins OUSU Presidency

Cherwell brings you live coverage of OUSU's 2015 elections

Farage, Clegg & Barroso at EU debate

On Monday 23rd November, leading figures will take part in an Oxford Union debate on EU membership

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