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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.

Oxford University may win FOI exemption

Change proposed in governement green paper could see universities nationwide exempted after consultation

Oxford in the red in free speech ranking

Spiked magazine’s Free Speech University Ranking deems that Oxford frequently censors its students’ speech

Anti-RMF motion proposed at St. Anne’s

St Anne's JCR to debate motion mandating Common Room to announce opposition to RMF

Oxford Students to protest proposed housing cuts

Oxford student groups mobilise against proposed country council cuts to housing services

RMF win Union debate by slim margin

An acerbic debate brings out varied arguments from both camps' representatives

#MustRhodesFall Live

Live reporting from tonight's Oxford Union panel discussion: Must Rhodes Fall?

YouGov survey supports Cherwell’s findings

A recent YouGov survey found that by a preference of three to one, the British think the statue of Cecil Rhodes should stay up

Exclusive: Oxford Union Hilary Termcard

Cherwell brings you the official list of all the famous faces at the Union this term

Oxford Union sets out to improve its queues

The Oxford Union is reforming its queueing system after the issues with Michaelmas' EU debate

Vice-Chancellor Richardson Criticises RMF, Prevent

Professor Richardson says that the statue of Rhodes should stand and that Prevent program could be perceived as anti-Islamic

Patrick Moore makes Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Eric Hobsbawm and others amongst those added to new ODNB

Oxford academics receive Royal Honours

Five Oxford academics given awards in New Year Honours

More cheating at Oxford than Cambridge

Study finds over 20 times more cheating incidents in Oxford, with 50,000 students caught offending nationwide

Junior doctors’ strike comes to Oxford

Protesters gather outside Broad Street to protest proposed changes

Disadvantaged applicants more likely to be given interviews

Oxford Director of Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach claims applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to be interviewed

Dons salute free speech in Hebdo anniversary e-book

Oxford academics and students pool efforts to translate anthology of Enlightenment essays into English

Break-in at St Catherine’s College

'Questionable' man purportedly on the loose at St Catherine's Thursday evening

Majority of Oxford students: Rhodes should stay

In one of Cherwell's largest ever student surveys, 54 per cent of respondents say that Oriel should not remove Cecil Rhodes' statue

Chancellor Patten implies not fighting RMF "a treason"

The University of Oxford's Chancellor, Lord Patten of Barnes, seemed to criticize the RMF movement at Professor Louise Richardson's Installation Tuesday morning

Professor Louise Richardson Installed as Vice-Chancellor

New Vice-Chancellor of Oxford formally installed Tuesday morning

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