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Oxford spinout OrganOx acquired by Terumo in record $1.5 billion deal

OrganOx, a University of Oxford spinout specialising in organ preservation technology, has been acquired by Japanese healthcare company Terumo Corporation for £1.18 billion. The deal announced this week marks...

Your Party society launched as ‘union of the left’ at Oxford

A new political society promising to “facilitate the discussion of left-wing ideas” has been...

Oxford colleges take Aviva to High Court in COVID-19 insurance case

Twenty-nine Oxford colleges have launched High Court proceedings against insurance firm Aviva. The case,...

Oxford Union sued for editing Susan Abulhawa’s speech

The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) has filed a discrimination claim against the Oxford...

Oxford’s right royal parties

Tortoise weddings, royalist bops and an anti-royal street party: Oxford celebrates the royal marriage in style

Clegg under fire over unpaid internships

Clegg promises to end informal internships in Whitehall, while the University speaks out against the 'exploitation' of students in unpaid internships.

University fee rises reviewed by UK government

The government begins assessing tuition fee rises, as three-quarters of universities opt to charge the maximimum fees of £9000 per year

Oxford stands proud

Oxford gears up for LGBTQ Pride Festival which will take place throughout Trinity term. Students and academics in Oxford have been expressing their support for this increasingly popular celebration of diversity

Former Oxford student dies in Libya

LMH alumnus and photo-journalist Tim Hetherington dies while covering Libya conflict for Vanity Fair magazine

Cameron standoff over branding Oxford as disgraceful

Downing Street continue to defend Cameron's comments based on 'one black student' statistic, despite University's claim that this is incorrect

Oxford supports alumni career changes

OUCS host a variety of initiatives to support alumni who have had a change of heart

The university’s £11.5m health care plans under fire

Criticism from both town and gown over plans to build a new healthcare centre complex in Walton Street

Privacy concerns over new student database

Oxford students given until 4th May to opt out of database

Aloha Lola Lo!

After the closure of Po Na Na last August, Oxford's students, residents and cheese-loving-clubbers alike will be thrilled to hear that the club is re-opening this week

Law firms pledge cash for trainees in triple debt

City law firms announce intentions to increase financial support for graduates as tuition fees rise

Kafka letters bought by Bodleian

Important collection of Kafka\'s personal correspondence jointly bought by Bodelian Libraries

Magdalen victorious in University Challenge

Magdalen College triumph over York University in University Challenge

New Brookes housing threatens locals’ quiet

Local residents despair as new Brookes accommodation threatens a \"clash of lifestyles\"

Cyclists buck trend

As speed cameras are turned back on across Oxfordshire, the police reveal that there were fewer cyclist casualties when they were off

Ex-Iranian President’s son faces University investigation

Complaint alleges that doctoral thesis proposal of Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani was plagiarised

Gove scraps EMA bursary scheme

NUS Vice President slates government proposals to scrap EMA

Fukushima radiation detected in Oxford

Experts reassure there is no need to overreact as nuclear radiation from the Fukushima plant reaches the UK

Cuts cause controversy

1% cut to Oxford\'s funding leads some to question necessity of charging £9,000 fees

Increasing tuition fees could cause £1bn funding gap

Government funding could be threatened as yet more universities announce maximum fees

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