Saturday 13th June 2026

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Oxford Union election count suspended amid electoral fraud allegations

he Oxford Union’s Trinity Term 2026 election count has been suspended after the Returning Officer identified substantial evidence of interference, before any ballot boxes were opened. 

Mansfield College redevelopment plans approved by Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council unanimously approved Mansfield College’s development plans on Tuesday, 26th May. The project, known as the Estate Transformation Project, will be delivered by architects Feilden Fowles. Mansfield told Cherwell that the development would “provide students and the College with up-to-date facilities they need for generations to come”.

Oxford Union town hall TT26: Meet the candidates 

With polls set to open for Oxford Union elections tomorrow, Friday 12th June, Cherwell spoke to the candidates running to be President in Hilary Term 2027. Milo Donovan and Prajwal Pandey discussed their vision for the society, the challenges facing the Union, and how they would respond to recent controversies surrounding speaker invitations and free speech.

Oxford law academic cancels lecture series on sex and gender following protests

Dr Michael Foran, Associate Professor of Law and Fellow of Keble College, has cancelled the remaining lectures in a series on sex, gender identity, and the law, following protests at two of the events.

Students Bail-iol their college out

Balliol students are facing £500 charges in an annual levy set to be introduced next year

Please don’t tell anyone!

Union hack caught breaking the rules

Guardian awards Turner prize

St Catz student Camilla Turner has won Reporter of the Year at Guardian Student Media awards 2010. Turner, a second year History student, was...

V&A Director to be St Cross Master

Sir Mark Ellis Powell Jones, the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, has been chosen as the new Master of St Cross College....

Fine by me, say students

Students have been discovered dodging police fines handed out in a bike light safety scheme. As part of the Lights on Bikes campaign,...

Jericompetition all over again

Students queue for 50 hours for head-start in housing race

MTV elects Oxford students rebels-in-chief

Oxonians votes themselves to the top of ‘worst behaved’ survey

Magdalen back Barclay

Students vote against proposals to condemn OUSU and NUS Presidents for “misinformation”

Occupation over

Students escorted off the premises by police as protest finishes

Yours isn’t the only sweat in your stash

OUSU fight for transparency over origin of Oxford-branded clothing

‘Martha4OUSU’ sweep the board

Martha Mackenzie will be OUSU President next year; only 14% of students vote in elections

Catz grad leads protests

Former English student revealed as mastermind behind high street demonstrations

Faux po and charity cons

Bogus charity collectors and pretend policemen have been operating in Oxford. Collectors posing as representatives from well known charities have been asking for donations...

Refudiate this

Oxford University Press has named "refudiate" Word of the Year 2010, a spelling blunder made by Sarah Palin on her Twitter profile earlier this...

All our Cleggs in one basket

Clegg called to “justify to students in person”, Lib Dem leader criticised in chicken flashmob

University refuses to reveal investments

University says investments now “exempt from disclosure”

Turl hurled out by Lincoln

Closure imminent as Turl Bar lease is not renewed

Lecturers speak out for students

Students arrested at protests receive support from UCU President

Fitties on the Radar

Fitties make a come back as new “microblogging” website Fitradar replaces FitFinder

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