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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.

Castle Mill: Grad accommodation under siege

Continued controversy over campaign to remove top floor of Castle Mill student housing

Protests at Exeter over OSFL abortion panel event

Exeter College goes ahead with the discussion despite protesters from across the University

Marine Le Pen protest divides Oxford

Demonstrators clash amongst each other as they rally against French nationalist leader Marine Le Pen

Academics condemn "repressive" Counter-Terrorism Bill

Oxford professors denounce Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill in open letter

Marine Le Pen Protest: Live Blog

Cherwell brings you its coverage of the protests against Marine Le Pen

Iffley Road sports hall named after Olympian Acer Nethercott

A new University of Oxford sports hall will be named after former student who died at the age of 35

Earache for Keble undergraduate

Pliers end up stuck to student’s ear as he tries to remove earring

Gender-specific toilets flushed away at Regent’s Park

JCR passes a motion to convert toilets back to gender-neutral after holiday conversion

Oxford Students inspire #SmearForSmear campaign

Students 'spark imagination' of Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust

LMH bop theme accused of cultural insensitivity

The 'Arabian Nights' themed bop sparks controversy amongst students

Hertford College create Women’s Officer position in JCR

The JCR Committee has re-instated the role of Women’s Officer with nearly 80 per cent majority vote

College JCRs overspend in Michaelmas 2014

Budgets shows that several Colleges' JCRs spent more than anticipated last term

Oxford Union Debate Committee in women’s quota controversy

The Oxford Union Debate Selection Committee is planning to send a fixed number of women to the European University Debating Championships

Al Sharpton avoids engaging in Union debate

Last Friday American baptist minister Al Sharpton gave a speech at the Union, instead of participating in the planned debate

Still no answers on rigged NUS referendum

The six month deadline for punishment passes with no new information

Exeter votes to update harassment policy

Exeter JCR has voted to update its harassment policy in line with the university's

Investigation: Private Student Housing

In C+'s investigation on private student housing, students claim that landlords 'patronised them', failed to repair essential damage and put their safety at risk

Pub closes after attracting far from a maddening crowd

'Far from the Madding Crowd' told to vacate premises by 31st January

Classics Faculty relaunch Latin outreach

Oxford University programme aims to help 17 local state schools teach Latin

Oxford Nexus Email System Disrupted

Oxford email system disrupted by expired security certificate

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