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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.

"Bromance" and "chill pill" included in Oxford Dictionary of English

Latest edition includes 2000 new words and phrases

Classics Faculty Latin GCSE is a "definite success"

Oxford University provides Latin classes to local state school students

Po Na No More

Student is on hunger strike in protest at the popular club's closure

A* offers favour independent school pupils

Oxford's decision to ignore the A* star is likely to have benefitted less well-off potential students

Magdalen top Norrington table for first time

Merton fall to third, as Magdalen take the lead.

University donor’s oil company fined for toxic dump

Oxford University has accepted more than £3m in donations from a co-founder of Trafigura

Oxford student favourite to win Big Brother

Andrew, a St Anne's student, is a hit in the house

Favourite Geoffrey Hill elected Professor of Poetry

"Greatest living poet in the English language" beats nine other candidates in a landslide victory.

US Industrialist funds new Oxford School of Government

Oxford University recieves a £75m donation to help fund a new School of Government

Queen’s College bomber jailed for arson

Animal rights campaigner Mel Broughton found guilty for a second time

Radical revamp approved by Council

Plans include opening up an underground tunnel connecting the Radcliffe Camera and the Old Bodleian

High-earning graduates will pay more, says Cable

Business Secretary's speech backs OUSU proposals for new graduate tax

Corpus Christi rent to rise by 9%

Government maintenance loan will no longer suffice for some as college accommodation fees set to rise

Union President Results

James Langman has been elected President of the Oxford Union for Hilary Term 2011

Presidential candidates in tape leak scandal

Existence of at least two slates confirmed

Oxford sees red over cash for internships

Charity Auction lambasted by OUSU officials as 'utterly wrong' and 'deeply unfair'

Student heckles former Pakistani leader

Pervez Musharraf's high-security talk disrupted amidst complaints about the event

1 in 7 women students assaulted

Oxford students tell of drunken violence going unreported

Tesco goes teetotal in high crime area

Concerns raised over lack of competition for Sainsbury's after new St. Aldates store is refused permit to sell alcohol

Cambridge Greek gaffe

Expensive doors cause queues and embarrassment

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