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Trade unions and students rally in Oxford to mark General Strike centenary

The march commemorated the anniversary of the 1926 General Strike. Those attending included the Oxford and District Trade Union Council, the University and College Union and students, including a group from the Oxford Labour Club.

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Oxford Mutual Aid re-opens after month-long closure

Oxford Mutual Aid (OMA) has reopened after a month-long closure due to “emergency repairs” at the hall they operate out of, which the charity described as “the longest closure period OMA has ever seen”.

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Local election manifestos published as student candidates contest key wards

The Labour Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats have released their manifestos ahead of the upcoming Oxford City Council elections, as a number of current and recent University of Oxford students contest seats across the city.

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Carl Benjamin disinvited from Oxford Union amid backlash from FemSoc and IHH

On Thursday, the Oxford Union held a debate on the motion ‘This House Believes That Being British is a ‘Birthright’, Not a Choice’. Carl Benjamin, who had been scheduled to speak, was disinvited from the event shortly before it took place.

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Oxford tutors deny that students are academically weaker

Tutors defend students, following claims in national press about students' 'inability to spell.'

RAG’s charity selection process changes

Following an OUSU motion, the charities supported by RAG will now be voted on by the whole student body

Wikipedia founder launches free speech project

Jimmy Wales visits Oxford for the launch of a new website designed to encourage debate

Oxford’s homes increasingly bought by foreign investors

Councillor expresses concern about lack of capacity and uninhabited homes in the city as many of Oxford’s most prestigious properties are being bought by foreign investors.

Oxford introduce new course

Oxford will introduce a new course, which aims to prepare students who are considering undertaking a degree

Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor highest paid in UK

Andrew Hamilton receives Â£424,000 a year, in comparison to Â£258,000 salary of his Cambridge counterpart

Numbers of firsts increase nationally

Number of students gaining Firsts nationally almost doubled in the last decade while some employers say a first from Oxford is no better than a first from another university.