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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.

Hugh’s in booze walkout

St Hugh's JCR vote unanimously to boycott formal hall in protest at new alcohol restrictions

Varsity Trip sold out in record time

3,200 places sold in less than six hours on biggest university ski trip to date

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

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