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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...

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.

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...

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.

UKIP Candidate slammed for ‘homophobia’

Oxford University alumnus Dr Julia Gasper has stated that she has received 'death threats' for her comments regarding homosexuality and linking the Koran to Mein Kampf

Origami fairy hits Corpus Christi

Mysterious paper cranes discovered in the Corpus library

Report: Oxford Council Elections

Cherwell reports direct from the council election count in Oxford Town Hall, bringing you coverage of the first results to be announced and the reactions of Oxford students who stood for election.

David Willetts dines at Keble High Table

Students express outrage as Willetts is invited to dinner despite the University's no-confidence vote in him in June 2011

Keble crackdown on library noise

Dean sends strongly worded email to students warning of 'no second offences' and 'no grey areas'

Christ Church statue dressed in Chelsea colours

Students festoon Mercury statue in Christ Church's Tom Quad with Chelsea flag after the London team won their Champion's League semi-final

Don’t apply to Oxbridge, say teachers

60% of teachers at state secondary schools would not advise even their brightest pupils to apply to Oxbridge

Doctoral students set up Brilliant Club

Two doctoral students have set up a company which aims to help students from the most under-privileged background to gain access to the UK's top universities.

OUSU delegates argue for weighted loans

Oxford students at NUS conference in Sheffield propose expanding London specific weighted loans to other parts of the country

Bo Guagua defends lifestyle

Son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai speaks out after media frenzy surrounding his time at Oxford

Oxford’s International Affairs

In the second of two international investigations, Cherwell examines the experience of overseas students at Oxford.

New College anger at JCR student lockout

Students at New express disbelief after being barred from their JCR over the Easter vacation to make room for conference guests

Investigation: British students flock overseas

Recent statistics show a sharp increase in British applications to American and European universities

Oxford club in zebra furore

Carbon club night 'Zoo' have cancelled 'ill-considered' plans to host a zebra at their Mayday party after animal rights groups protested

Public science project aims to understand whales

Researchers at Oxford use crowd-sourcing to help understand the language of whales

Oxford names Shakespeare collaborator

Experts at Oxford have concluded that the play 'All's Well That Ends Well', commonly believed to have been written solely by Shakespeare, was co-written by former Queen's student Thomas Middleton

Students pitch Occupy camp outside Brookes

Occupy movement comes to Oxford Brookes as students make variety of demands, protesting the 'privatisation of education'

Oxford slips behind LSE in rankings table

New figures by Good University Guide place Oxford third under both Cambridge and LSE

Oxford launches Springboard program

Course driven by desire to eliminate lack of women in high-powered positions compared to men

Middle-aged partiers come to St Anne’s bop

St Anne's bop-goers were surprised to find guests from a 40th birthday party still in the club

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