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University announces new Centre for Korean Studies at Schwarzman Centre opening

The University of Oxford announced plans to establish the Oxford Centre for Korean Studies, at the official opening of the Schwarzman Centre over the weekend. 
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Student societies condemn reports of Oxford Union invite to Tommy Robinson

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who self-identifies as Tommy Robinson, has reportedly been invited to speak at the Union's Week 5 debate on Islam.
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Oxford University to make changes to consent training modules

The University of Oxford has reported that 38% of new students completed its online consent training in the 2024-25 academic year, according to the latest Student Welfare and Support Services (SWSS) report.
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Oxford MP takes Ultimate Picture Palace Campaign to Parliament

The MP for Oxford East, Dame Anneliese Dodds, raised the ongoing campaign to save the Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP) on Jeune Street in parliament last Monday, urging the government to “go further” to protect “community assets like the UPP”.  
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Sunday Times ends Oxford Literary Festival sponsorship

The Sunday Times has opted not to continued with its ten-year sponsorship of the Oxford Literary Festival

Landslide victory for Louis Trup

L J Trup wins the OUSU presidency with a total of 1685 first preference votes

OUSU electoral candidate asked to stand down

In a last minute development in this year’s OUSU election campaign, a visiting student has been asked by OUSU Returning Officer Nick Cooper to step down from running for the role of International Student Officer

Democracy to remain intact at Teddy Hall

JCR presidential candidate who proposed declaring himself ‘Lord Marshal' and deleting the constitution is defeated

Bartram slate accepts complaint over "misleading voters"

Student politicians forced to revoke claim that 'we're not student politicians'

Novice pentathletes put on a good show

Anna Murphy relays the details of last weekend's Novices Modern Pentathlon varsity match.

"Sexist embarrassment" condemned

A St Hugh's drinking society has apologised for invites it sent to a 'fox hunt' in the wake of widespread criticism

OUSU candidates in website controversy

Jane4Change is revealed to have 'stolen' its website from another company whilst Alex Bartram comes under fire for his use of NationBuilder

Languages in decline

The number of students studying modern foreign languages has dropped significantly in the last few years

Kebab van owner Ali becomes JCR honorary member

St. Anne's votes to make Ali the second honorary member of their JCR

Wadham tortoise survives fire

A blaze started by the tortoise's UV lamp prompted a visit from the Oxford Fire Service

Magdalen plans library renovation

Students will be unable to access college library during building work to expand the space available

New votes against gambling JCR funds

A motion to give a member of the JCR gambling money to increase the budget fails

Social sciences most employable

Students of social science are most likely to be in a job after they graduate, according to a new study

Advert calls for €146,700 private tutor

An advert placed in the Times Education Supplement offers a €146,700 salary for a tutor to get a businessman into Oxford

Wadham in games theft controversy

Wadham SU experiences a string of thefts of its games

Donations boom for Oxbridge

Oxford and Cambridge private funding increases in the wake of government cuts to universities

Fire at Regent’s

Blaze started by fresher's cooking spreads into multiple rooms at the college

Profile: Noam Chomsky

The world's most influential academic talks American politics, radical Islam and Julian Assange

Academics to strike again

University staff at Oxford and across the country are to conduct another walkout on 3 December
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