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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.

Global politicians wade into RMF debate

Australia’s Tony Abbott and South Africa's de Klerk speak out against RMF's aims as campaigner Ntokozo Qwabe compares France to the Nazis

Oxford Rhodes scholar attacked for "hypocrisy"

Ntokozo Qwabe, South African Rhodes Scholar and key member of RMF, has been criticised both online and in national media following the recent publicity of RMF nationwide

Star Wars screening false alarm

Midnight viewers of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' at George Street's Odeon Cinema had to be evacuated after a false fire alarm

Oriel releases RMF statement

Oriel College has released a statement in response to the Rhodes Must Fall Campaign, planning to remove a plaque and start a listening exercise regarding the statue

Oxbridge condemned over state-school access failure

A report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission will criticise Oxford for failing to improve state-school intake as expected, naming the worst-performing colleges

Rhodes House unveils portrait of Lucy Banda Sichone

A portrait of influential Zambian campaigner and activist Lucy Banda Sichone was unveiled at Rhodes House last week

Taylor Swift transforms taste buds

A study from Oxford suggests music can enhance particular cuisines

“Discriminatory” bank shuts Palestine Society’s account

PalSoc to join legal action against Co-op bank after it claims the society "no longer fits within [the Bank's] risk appetite"

Internet down across uni after cyber-attack

Cyber-attack brings eduroam down across Oxford and other universities across the UK

Early nights for Merton interviewees

Merton enforces curfew on candidates and students

Students hold vigil in response to Syria air strike decision

Groups including Rhodes Must Fall and CRAE collaborate to organise vigil in solidarity with Syrian and Iraqi citizens on Cornmarket

Yazoo shake-up Eighth Week

Thousands of milkshakes are to be distributed around Oxford

Robert Harris elected Union President for Trinity 2016

Cherwell brings you the full results of the Oxford Union elections Michaelmas 2015

OUWRC drops kit for eating disorders charity

Uni Women’s rugby team bares all for charity calendar

Security Services distribute terrorist warning posters

Posters explaining how to respond to an “incident” distributed across a number of colleges and faculties

Students to protest airstrikes on Syria

Stop the War Coalition march planned for Saturday in Oxford

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

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