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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.

Anger at police response to Warwick student protests

Hundreds of students gather at Warwick University to protest police use of force on protesters

Detainees protest at Campsfield House

Home Office denies the maltreatment of immigrants at the centre

St Cross students petition to debate holding abortion debate

Petitioners would invite OSFL to hold the controversial cancelled debate under a new title, “Is there an ‘Abortion Culture’?”

UCU marking boycott cancelled

Lecturers’ marking boycott suspended during pension talks

Trinity JCR’s college marriage changes passed second time round

Trinity JCR has finally voted to change its heteronormative ballot system

Anti-slavery protests held on Cornmarket

Students protest in campaign to strengthen legislation against modern slavery

New report puts OUSU under scrutiny

Report on performance of OUSU officers finds improvements still needed for some.

Many JCR Elections left uncontested

Following Teddy Hall’s lack of election candidates, Trinity, Oriel, St Anne’s and Pembroke have struggled to fill positions

Protests held against Tommy Robinson’s Union speech

Oxford Unite Against Facism protest Tommy Robinson’s speech at the Oxford Union

Oxford students rally for Ferguson

Hundreds of Oxford students join international demonstrations against racism and police brutality

John’s forced to change XXXmas-themed bop

Controversial bop discussed in John’s JCR meeting after Junior Dean changes event title

Students respond to Wilson verdict

'Black Lives Matter' Cornmarket protest planned for Saturday noon

Jesus celebrates 40 years of women

Students and alumni look back on the “Jesus Experiment”

Banerjee U-turn on resignation

Union President standing by electoral changes after RO declares them invalid.

Union rules changes overturned a week before elections

The Oxford Union’s Returning Officer calls President's rule interpretations 'false' and 'misleading' as electoral rules changes are annulled

RAG’s 2015 naked calendar goes on sale

This year's theme is 'action shots', which sees athletes pose nude in some of Oxford's most iconic locations

"Promising" results in Oxford trials of Hepatitis C vaccine

Oxford team develop first hepatitis C vaccine to be trialled on human volunteers

Oxford researchers trial drugs against Ebola

Trials for a new vaccine against Ebola are underway in Oxford

Oxford Academics pressure PM to close Campsfield

Nine college heads and 61 academics sign open letter condemning immigration removal centre

Calls for Cornmarket Street to be re-opened to buses

Oxford Bus Company Director speaks out about plan to relieve traffic chaos in Oxford city centre

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