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Oxford partnership allows OpenAI to use rare Bodleian texts to train ChatGPT

A pilot project, launched in 2025, allows OpenAI to use obscure Bodleian library material, including a collection of Tudor ballads, to train its models, as shown in documents seen by Cherwell.

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Oxford falls to lowest ever spot in The Times UK University Guide 2027

The University of Oxford has placed fifth in The Times’s 2027 UK university rankings, falling from joint fourth with the University of Cambridge last year. This marks Oxford’s lowest ranking in the guide’s 33 year history and only the second time the University has not been in the top three.

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Protest held outside Town Hall over sale of Council-owned building to St Peter’s

A protest took place today outside Oxford Town Hall against Oxford City Council’s plan to sell 11 New Road to St Peter’s College, which would convert most of the building into student housing.

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Oxford Reform Society registers for Michaelmas

The University of Oxford has a Reform UK society for the first time, after...

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Merton JCR bans The Sun from common room

Britain’s most popular newspaper will be removed from Merton’s common room, as voted for by a majority

Magdalen bed bugs cause chaos

Bed bug infestation requires evacuation of a whole floor of first year accommodation

Reclaim the Night march again

Women in Oxford to march against sexual violence

Exeter students launch hall boycott

JCR votes to stop attending hall in protest against high living costs

Osborne’s cuts challenged by Oxford consultancy

Oxford Economics says further spending cuts are unnecessary

Hertford’s Principal spotted on BBC programme

Will Hutton in spoof interview on Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe

Oxford Students Blogging Brazil for the BBC

Oxford students’ blog about Brazilian society and culture hosted by BBC Online

Gove blames “Blob” for declining school standards

The Secretary of State for Education criticises the effect of union bureaucracy on state schools

JCRs campaign to fly rainbow flag

Students show support for LGBTQ history month

Bomb scare hits St Giles

Suspect package shuts down part of central Oxford for four hours, as seven bomb threats affect the UK

Bomb scare on St Giles: Live

A suspicious package was sent to the army recruitment offices on St. Giles'. The New IRA has now claimed responsibility

Continued Foul Weather: Live Blog!

Cherwell Weather guides you through the latest of the floods, rain, wind and other less sexy weather types

Vodka a major cause of death in Russia

Oxford researchers have produced a study showing vodka to be a major cause of early death in Russia

Oxford English Dictionary’s 130th anniversary

Last week marked 130 years since the first publication of a comprehensive English dictionary

FarmVille games giant purchases Oxford gaming company

Former Oxford University spin-out company NaturalMotion purchased for Â£320 million

Birmingham students may face eight years in prison

Students may face jail time following the demonstration over the Living Wage and tuition fees

Brasenose students protest for LGTBQ flag

50 rainbow flags flown around college as the college refuses to fly one for LGBTQ History Month.

Oxford academic condemns growing social injustice

Halfour Mackinder Professor of Human Geography denounces widening class division

NUS accused of left wing bias

OUCA President criticizes 'insular' and 'vitriolic' atmosphere at NUS conference

College GP’s contract in question

NHS objects to doctor’s stance on patient data sharing

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