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Oxford Chancellor delivers lecture on  Britain’s relationship with Europe

Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Lord William Hague, delivered the 2026 Europaeum Annual Lecture at the Sheldonian Theatre on 4th November. Hague called for closer UK-EU ties as...
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Plans for new public square at Oxford’s Clarendon Centre approved

Oxford City Council has approved plans to transform Oxford's Clarendon Centre into a new public square, with trees, seating, and a water feature.
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Pro-Palestine march calls for University’s divestment from Israel

Pro-Palestine protesters marched from Cowley to the Weston Library on Saturday 31st October, demanding...
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Oxford Union overhauls voting rules after election scandals

Two forms of identification will be required to vote at the Oxford Union following consecutive instances of electoral fraud involving impersonation.
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Iain Banks to attend Charity Literary Festival at LMH

Five writers will take part in the '5 x 15' festival at Lady Margaret Hall

Medical science facilities to be extended

Oxford University will purchase the site of Headington Park Hospital and use it to expand its medical science facilities on the Old Road campus

New Oxford school of government opens

The Blavatnik School of Government has admitted its first cohort of 39 students today, hoping to become 'the world’s leading centre for the training of future leaders in government.'

Pembroke’s New Build is still too ‘new’ for some students

Pembroke students express concerns as new accommodation won't be completed until after they move in.

Ebdon: Oxbridge application process a “potential barrier”

Minister for Fair Access criticizes Oxford and Cambridge's admissions systems.

Immigration figures are incorrect, warn Oxford analysts

Analysts at Oxford University claim that figures released by the Office of National Statistics are inexact by a margin of up to 35,000

Dossier discloses drunken behaviour of Oxbridge students

Information obtained by The Daily Telegraph reveals hundreds of incidents of drunken bad behaviour at Oxford and Cambridge

Magdalen expands library onto old quad

Magdalen College will extend its library on to an historic quad, also undertaking archaeological investigations

Criminal disguised as policeman robs student

Confiscation of belongings by police officer turns out to be a scam.

Tuition fees increase applications to ‘elite’ universities

The recent hike in tuition fees has made applicants more ambitious with their higher education choices, a recent survey shows

Special Oxford funding criticised

A recent report by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has indicated that a number of higher education institutions are sceptical of special arrangements which help fund the Oxbridge tutorial system and its individual interview process.

University receives government funding for life sciences

Significant funding enables Oxford University to take new discoveries towards clinical testing and development

Bodleian campaigns to digitise Shakespeare’s First Folio

Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Fry and Sir Peter Hall support the Bodleian’s public appeal to make the first volume of Shakespeare’s plays accessible to all

Housing levy challenged by Oxford colleges

A student housing levy imposed by Oxford City Council last year is being challenged in the courts by a group of Oxford colleges and the Estate Bursars' Committee

Students demand more contact time with tutors

The National Union of Students calls for more face-to-face time with tutors in seminars and tutorials

‘Fuzzy Ducks’ club night to close

The infamous Oxford Brookes club night 'Fuzzy Ducks' is to close after more than a decade to the delight of local residents

Subfusc gender restrictions removed

Academic dress code is altered to accommodate the needs of transgender students

Oxonian’s Olympic Ode a success

Ode written by Oxford Professor and read by Boris Johnson received enthusiastically

Flotilla commemorates Alice in Wonderland

Celebrations on the river commemorate the 150th anniversary of Carroll's classic story

65% of state schools send no students to Oxbridge

Newly available data reveals low Oxbridge intake for the majority of UK state schools
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