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Oxford falls to lowest ever spot in The Times UK University Guide 2027

The University of Oxford has placed fifth in The Times’s 2027 UK university rankings, falling from joint fourth with the University of Cambridge last year. This marks Oxford’s lowest ranking in the guide’s 33 year history and only the second time the University has not been in the top three.

Protest held outside Town Hall over sale of Council-owned building to St Peter’s

A protest took place today outside Oxford Town Hall against Oxford City Council’s plan to sell 11 New Road to St Peter’s College, which would convert most of the building into student housing.

Oxford Reform Society registers for Michaelmas

The University of Oxford has a Reform UK society for the first time, after...

Finance workers strike at Oxford University Press

Finance workers are on strike at Oxford University Press (OUP) over plans to offshore jobs to India, with trade union officials warning that “before long this great British institution will exist in the UK in name only."

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

Russell Howard crashes comedy night

Comedian tests new jokes on students

"Unrealistic" to compare degrees

Higher Education Policy Institute recommends changes to grading system

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