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Oxford City Council announces new cabinet for 2026/27

Oxford City Council leader Susan Brown has announced her new cabinet for the 2026/2027 year. Brown, who also leads the Labour group on the Council, has appointed seven Labour councillors to the cabinet following local elections on 7th May in which Labour lost its overall majority but remained the largest party on the Council.

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka delivers annual lecture at Oxford School of Global and Area Studies

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr Harini Amarasuriya, delivered the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OGSA) Annual Lecture at St. Antony’s College on 19th May.

Oxford researchers collaborate to release open data to accelerate AI drug discovery

University of Oxford researchers have released a new open data set and AI model to accelerate drug discovery.

Rare Oxford University photo of Oscar Wilde sells at auction

A newly-discovered photograph of Oscar Wilde at the University of Oxford was recently sold for more than £5,300 at an auction.  

"Transphobic" zine article leads to Magdalen resignation

After the St John's Gender Equality Festival committee apologised for the inclusion of a controversial article in zine, the writer has resigned as Magdalen JCR LGBTQ rep

Union Secretary resigns

Dom Merchant, Secretary of the Oxford Union Society, has resigned over health concerns

Morgan Freeman to speak at the Oxford Union

The 77 year old Shawshank star will be here on Tuesday of 5th week

Oriel head porter resigns to stand as MP for UKIP

Dicky Bird resigns in order to run as a UKIP MP for Banbury in next year’s General Election

Exeter appeals for return of boycott cartoon  

A cartoon created during Hilary's hall boycott was stolen and replaced with a newspaper page on 26th September

Pupils to start at 10am thanks to Oxford research

Study will investigate whether a late start impacts pupils’ exam results

Oxford tour guide hopping mad at City Council

Mad Hatter claims that Oxford City Council is corrupt and biased against independent tour guides

Old members out of order at Keble bop

Keble officials react to complaints about inappropriate and sexist behaviour at Entz event

Activists’ conference deemed success despite eviction

“House of the Commons” conference continues after activists forced to leave Old Power Station

Confusion at OUSU over Free Education vote

OUSU Council commits £200 to subsidise transportation to London Free Education demonstration

The week ahead — 1st Week preview

Cherwell looks at a selection of events happening in Oxford during 1st week (12th October to 18th October inclusive)

Controversy over Christ Church GCR consent workshop comments

Comments made in a newsletter to graduate students at Christ Church have been criticized for trivialising consent workshops

Attacker to stand trial for nightclub assault

A man who sexually assaulted and punched an Oxford student in March has been released on bail

Consent top of OUSU’s agenda for freshers’ week

Student response is mixed as OUSU orders 2000 'Got Consent?' condoms

Hamilton: visa controls ‘harmful’

VC criticizes the effect of new immigration policy on international students

Activists occupy University buildings

Squatters have occupied the Old Power Station in Osney in order to hold a housing 'conference'

Parish Councillor and Old Oxonian faces legal action

PinkNews await response from Julia Gasper’s solicitors after she lashes out at “queer mafia”

Union considers rule change on complaints

Proposed changes include automatically suspending officers arrested on criminal charges and removing criminal conduct as grounds for impeachment

Gender-neutral title thrown into the Mx

Gender-neutral title ‘Mx’ now an option for staff and students on University records

Oxford researchers discover origins of HIV/AIDS epidemic

According to research by Oxford academics the HIV/AIDS epidemic almost certainly originated in 1920s Congo and was spread by the help of railways

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