Saturday 2nd May 2026

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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”.

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.

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. 

Second Oxfordshire Patriots protest this term met with counterprotesters

The Oxfordshire Patriots held a demonstration last Saturday in the city centre outside the Oxfordshire County Council offices. They were met by counter-protestors from Oxford Stand Up To Racism (OSUTR).

Union angered by Hitler parody

Youtube video of 'Downfall' contained subtitles parodying Union members

Keble’s Big Fat Gypsy spat

Controversy over Keble Bop theme which Entz Officers describe as 'a celebration of cultural diversity'

Oxford Internet Institute creates zombie awareness map

Zombie-related internet activity surveyed across the world

AQA proposes to rank pupils by school

Exam results could be adjusted according to overall school performance

Corpus computer removed after porn found

The JCR computer has been removed for cleaning

Alcohol could be restricted at Hugh’s formal hall

The College wishes to avoid issues of excessive drinking

Union entice Katie Price

Katie Price will be speaking at the Union in 1st week

Queen’s JCR VP and Social Sec banned from College

The two committee members were denied vac res after being caught on the roof

OUP to hold book fair in Pakistan

Oxford University Press will be offering discounts to promote literacy skills and creativity

Oxford releases interview questions

Example questions revealed by undergraduate admissions at University

Oxford don claims to discover new Da Vinci

Professor Martin Kemp 'confident' that an apparently insignificant work was Leonardo's

Bod unearths Treasures

A new Bodleian exhibit opens this week including Austen originals and Owen’s poems

OUSU blacklists White Paper

OUSU response to the government's White Paper on Higher Education to be brought before Council

Rowers show off their bumps

Oxford Blues rower and cancer survivor Simon Hislop poses naked for charity

Racist mail and Hotmail fail

'Misconfigured' mailing-list generates over a million spam messages and circulates racist and abusive emails from prospective students

Postgrad jogger mistaken for terrorist

Iranian student at Univ, suspected of being a suicide bomber, was stopped by police while wearing a weight vest for running

New Hub for Oxford Volunteering

The Oxford Hub has opened a new base in the centre of Oxford which houses offices for the charity and the Turl Street Kitchen

Union Secretary off the hook

Miles Coates cleared of electoral malpractice after complaint against him judged as ‘complete abuse’ of rules

Camerons’ Bullingdon days compared with London riots

Behaviour of members of the Bullingdon Club compared to that of rioters in London

UCAS changes could threaten Oxford admissions

A proposal by UCAS that pupils apply to universities after receiving A level results could have implications for Oxford's admissions process.

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