Saturday 13th June 2026

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Oxford Union election count suspended amid electoral fraud allegations

he Oxford Union’s Trinity Term 2026 election count has been suspended after the Returning Officer identified substantial evidence of interference, before any ballot boxes were opened. 

Mansfield College redevelopment plans approved by Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council unanimously approved Mansfield College’s development plans on Tuesday, 26th May. The project, known as the Estate Transformation Project, will be delivered by architects Feilden Fowles. Mansfield told Cherwell that the development would “provide students and the College with up-to-date facilities they need for generations to come”.

Oxford Union town hall TT26: Meet the candidates 

With polls set to open for Oxford Union elections tomorrow, Friday 12th June, Cherwell spoke to the candidates running to be President in Hilary Term 2027. Milo Donovan and Prajwal Pandey discussed their vision for the society, the challenges facing the Union, and how they would respond to recent controversies surrounding speaker invitations and free speech.

Oxford law academic cancels lecture series on sex and gender following protests

Dr Michael Foran, Associate Professor of Law and Fellow of Keble College, has cancelled the remaining lectures in a series on sex, gender identity, and the law, following protests at two of the events.

PPEist becomes PM

General Election pits Corpus Christi against Brasenose in Britain’s closest election in decades

Oxford Candidates in Pieces

Hertford College bursar recreates MP candidates from Lego

Controversial ‘joke’ in The Newt

‘Joke’ published in New College paper branded as “inappropriate”

Trinity JCR to Support Divestment

College joins divestment campaign two years after its inception

Ex-Green candidate endorses Lib Dem

Chris Goodall, the 2010 Green candidate, throws his support behind Layla Moran, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon

Tory outrage at Lib Dem claims

Oxford West & Abingdon Lib Dem candidate alleges 'links' between Conservatives and 'toxic' campaign

Powercuts cause chaos for Merton students

Students forced to revise by torchlight, eduroam goes down University-wide

Network Rail cancels NUS ‘Liar Liar’ posters

Network Rail takes down NUS posters aimed at Lib Dem 'pledge breakers'

Oxford students back Labour ahead of election

C+ survey finds Labour to be the most popular party amongst Oxford students

Record number of female speakers at Union

Union reveals 40 per cent of speakers this term are women, more speakers named

Mindfulness vindicated

Oxford study finds mindfulness could rival antidepressants

Dementia research breakthrough

B vitamins could slow dementia, says new Oxford study

“Troll the NUS” campaign launched

Students protesting against £40k NUS advert donate to Lib Dems

Blackwell’s attacked for hosting ‘sexist’ Bond villain

OUSU Women’s Campaign objects to platform for Bond villain and author of ‘sustained rant against women’

Morris community responds to criticism over ‘blackface’

Morris dancers defend use of black face paint amid debate following appearance at Folk Weekend Oxford

No full time Trans Officer for NUS

A motion to create paid role fails to get necessary two-thirds majority at this year’s Conference

Students and faculty members attack Bodleian "secrecy"

Bodleian comes under fire for handling of Oriental Institute library relocation

Union tarred by Imperial Tobacco sponsorship dealings

Academics criticise the Oxford Union for considering Imperial Tobacco sponsorship for debate on the morality of the tobacco industry

Official: Oxford Union Trinity Termcard

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

Brian Lara to speak at the Oxford Union

Cherwell reveals some of the big names speaking at the Union in the upcoming term

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