Saturday 5th July 2025

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Students frustrated over filming at Brasenose College during exam season

Students at Brasenose College expressed their frustration last week after scenes for a forthcoming sequel to My Fault: London were shot on the College’s grounds. At the time of...

Hertford College faces student criticism for limiting display of Pride flag

Hertford College is facing backlash from students following a request that the Middle Common...

Encaenia in photos: Oxford’s honorary degree award ceremony

The University of Oxford awarded eight honorary degrees at its annual Encaenia awards ceremony...

Oxford admissions report reveals significant college and subject disparities

Oxford University has released its Annual Admissions Statistical Report, providing information about undergraduate applications,...

Olympic Torch passes through Oxford

Olympic Torch procession arrives in city before start of London 2012 Games

University unveils £300m Moritz-Heyman Scholarship

Oxford alumnus pledges scholarship fund to help disadvantaged students with the cost of university

Oxford-developed bionic eye restores sight

Oxford researchers help blind patients regain sight with implantation of electronic retinas

Environmentalism conference brings big names to Oxford

Bill Clinton, James Cameron and Sir David Attenborough to speak at Oxford forum on resource scarcity

Campaign to save All Souls’ owned library continues

Local community determined to save Kensal Rise Library

University publishers fined over bribery scandal

Oxford University Press charged following discovery of corrupt activity

Oxford researchers win ovarian cancer funding

Oxford University scientists receive funding for research into drugs used to treat ovarian cancer

East End Classics Centre to launch

Oxford and Birkbeck help found Classics Centre in Hackney for local students

Oxford research predicts most expensive Olympics ever

Research from the Saïd Business School suggests that this summer's Games will be the most expensive in history

Oxford unveils plaque for cricket star

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who played for the Blues while at Balliol and captained the Indian national side, was honoured by a plaque at the Oxford University Pavilion

Oxford extends support to all UK students

Oxford University is to extend its UK financial support package to Scottish and Northern Irish undergraduate students, with a potential £7,470 of bursaries and fee waivers on offer per year.

Scientists claim to find bones of John the Baptist

Bones which Bulgarian scientists argued are those of John the Baptist have been dated to the first century AD

Oxford scientists help with malaria breakthrough

Researchers discover a more direct way of analysing the DNA of malaria parasites

Radiation link to childhood leukaemia discovered

Oxford University researchers have shown that low amounts of gamma radiation can increase the risk of childhood leukaemia, contrary to former scientific consensus

Aung San Suu Kyi collects honorary degree

Burmese Opposition Leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner speaks to an audience in the Sheldonian about her happy days as a student at St Hugh's College

Outrage over Bod lending proposals

Academics angry at proposals that would see Bod break its historic oath, while Bodleian Libraries and OUSU defend the move

Hospital plans unveiled

Oxford University show plans at public exhibition for integration of the Park Hospital in Headington and Old Road Campus

Tutor cycling from Glasgow to Oxford in memory of scholar

Dr Ian Finlay will be making the 300 mile journey on 25th August from Glasgow, hoping to arrive in Oxford for 3rd September

UK children using more Hollywood lingo

Study conducted by Oxford University Press reveals changes in language and increasing presence of American English amongst British youth

New College students to buy cut-out of second year

Friends of Medhi Badali-Magtalo propose motion to buy cut out of 'Mef' because 'freshers must know who he is' and eventually try to raise money through Facebook

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