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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.  
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Student outcry over Immigration Removal Centre expansion

Campsfield House announces plans to expand from 276 to around 600 beds

Hong Kong students unite behind pro-democracy protesters

Students release ‘Who has yet to speak’ music video, shot in both Oxford and Hong Kong

Oxford study finds best way to treat social anxiety

Research by University academics has found that psychological intervention is more effective for treating social anxiety disorders than drug treatments

The week ahead – 0th Week preview

Cherwell looks at a selection of events happening in Oxford during 0th week. (5th October to 11th October)

Amelia Hamer removed as Oxford Student Editor

Amelia Hamer, Editor of the Oxford Student, has been fired by the OUSU OSSL board

University and OUSU move to tackle sexual harassment

20 colleges will run compulsory workshops in freshers’ week, while a revised harassment policy will make “more explicit its inclusion of all aspects of harassment”.

Hertford hall now decorated solely by portraits of women

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of co-education, Hertford College will hang women's portraits for one year

Oxford City Council divests from fossil fuels

Council prompted to action by a powerful online campaign

Oxford medics question proposed bus link

New connection will run between South Parks Road and the John Radcliffe hospital

Oxford film wins big at Portobello festival

Alexander Darby’s The Wishing Horse scoops £1,000 prize for Best London Film

‘A third of young women have been groped,’ finds NUS study

An NUS study into sexual harassment has found it to be pervasive throughout British universities

Oxford tweeters third politest in UK

Tweeters from Oxford are the third politest in the UK, based on the percentage of tweets containing swearing

Prince William opens new China Centre building at St Hugh’s

Duchess of Cambridge forced to cancel visit after pregnancy announcement

Labour hold Carfax ward in controversial by-election

Labour hold the student-dominated ward, but opponents say election was 'against spirit of democracy'

"Tolkien’s Tree" removed from Botanic Garden

The removal of a 215 year-old tree that may have inspired Tolkien's 'ents' nears completion in Oxford's famous Botanic Garden

Ebola vaccine to be trialled in Oxford

Oxford Academic is looking for volunteers to try a vaccine against Ebola

OUSU gets Living Wage accreditation

The Student Union has been officially recognized as a Living Wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation

Merton top 2013/14 Norrington Table

The University advises colleges to treat the new rankings with “caution” as Pembroke slip 17 places to bottom

Oxford places ninth in global uni rankings

The University moves up one place from last year, although finds itself four places behind the Tabs, according to the so-called 'Shanghai rankings'

Pembroke tutor returns to work following death of student

A tutor has successfully appealed against his suspension from work following the death of a student last year
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