Friday 1st May 2026

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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.

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).

University of Oxford paid private firm for ‘intelligence’ on student protest

The University of Oxford has been named as one of twelve UK universities that paid a private intelligence consultancy run by former military intelligence officials to monitor student activism.

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

Will Hutton named as Hertford’s new Principal

Public intellectual to lead Hertford through "impending storms"

International students’ visa regulations revised

Coalition offers 'compromises' on visa proposals

Students among ”anarchist” breakaways from TUC march

Protestors say official march had \"lack of energy\" compared to previous student protests against the raise in tuition fees

Kellogg comes of age

Kellogg College turns 21 and celebrates its continuing success as a graduate college

Oxford to host New Zealand students affected by earthquake

Free places at Oxford for 42 University of Canterbury students during Trinity

New kids on the block

Goat race butts in on weekend\'s sporting action

University warns against use of Spotify

University fears that Spotify is to blame for increase in computer viruses

Academics go on strike

Academics from universities across the country go on strike over pay and pensions

Dons defy Clegg

Oxford rejects Clegg's call to increase state school entrants by lowering academic requirements as "nonsense"

Bollywood and the Bodleian

Bollywood comes to Oxford

Law college wins case against Oriel graduate

Oriel graduate\'s attempt to sue law college thrown out by High Court

African scholarships announced

Eight new scholarships available at Oxford for African graduates

MPs criticise "flawed" student visa proposals

Parliamentary report warns government about restrictions on foreign students

Thirst Lodge loses license

Lap dancing venue next to church has its licence removed

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