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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 University’s divestment from Israel. Around 120 people attended the protest, including groups such as Oxford...

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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.

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Proctors’ Office investigations into AI plagiarism rise 46% in a year

Cases are on the rise, whilst the majority of AI plagiarism investigations in the last three years have been in the Social Sciences division, a Cherwell investigation has found.

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New scholarship created for Afghan women at Oxford

One scholarship will be awarded to a woman of Afghan descent to study at the University of Oxford each year in a new endowment from the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Trust.

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Ghost forest exhibit hits Denmark

Oxford alumna Angela Palmer's exhibition goes to Copenhagen.

College welfare lottery continues

Welfare provision at Oxford suffers from cross-college inconsistency and low levels of awareness, according to a Cherwell survey.

Protesters up in arms

80 students gathered in Oxford to campaign against arms investment.

Gryffindor? They can’t be Sirius…

Other Oxford colleges respond to Magdalen JCR's challenge after renaming itself Gryffindor.

Union Treasurer-Elect resigns

Treasurer-Elect resigns after three missed meetings.

Public to help puzzle over cosmic car crash

Scientists from Oxford are aiming to use human talent to match up images of colliding galaxies.

Drug users found outside Univ accommodation

Addicts found on college property on Sunday night.

Oxford’s first pop-up restaurant

A student is pioneering what is believed to be Oxford's first pop-up restaurant.

Varsity renamed The Xchanging Boat Race

Xchanging PLC, a global business re-invention company, is to become the first title sponsor of the 156th annual Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race next April.

Jaffaholic wins OxPrentice ice cream competition

Jaffaholic flavour emerges victorious in OxPrentice G&Ds challenge.

Dementia sufferers receive dehumanising treatment

A lack of advice and service for dementia sufferers and the people who care for them has been condemned by Tony Hope, a Professor of Medical Ethics at Oxford University.

Oxford scientists examine face processing abilities of the brain

Oxford University scientists are using brain scanning technology to investigate how we learn to recognize and comprehend the facial expressions of others.