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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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New ranking criteria for Universities

A report by a government-backed body has recommended that universities are ranked according to new criteria.

Brookes students to be Union members

A student Brookes is putting forward a proposal to allow students to become life members of the Union.

Keeping Tabs

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Oxford to divulge finalists’ personal data to pollsters

Oxford University is considering passing finalists' information on to pollsters in a bid to improve feedback on student satisfaction.

Balliol gets hairy for charity

A group of men in Balliol College are taking part in a moustache-growing competition for charity.

Academic freedom under threat as funding structure changes

Oxford academics protest against changing the research funding structure.

LMH pipe bursts

The entire water supply to LMH was cut off on Friday morning following a burst pipe which threatened to flood the college.

OCA reform promises under fire

The society has been criticised after it emerged that affiliation may have been unconstitutional.

Gender equality week raises questions about feminism

Students express mixed views on the word 'feminist'.

Access to emergency contraception limited

OUSU passes a motion on emergency contraceptives.

Oxford welcomes scholars from down under

Oxford is soon set to welcome two indigenous post-graduates as part of the new Charlie Perkins scholarship program.

OUP publishes largest thesaurus in the world

This week sees the long-awaited publication of The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Facebook-lawsuit twins make blues rowers

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, two twins that sued the founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, are part of Oxford's squad for the 2010 Boat Race.

OULC and Union in conflict

Oxford University Labour Club in row over speakers with Union.

House auctioned for Oxfordshire animals

A house on Walton Well Road in North Oxford is being auctioned to raise funds for the Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary.

Oxford research to help diabetics

Recently published research from the University of Oxford will help in planning treatment regimes for diabetes.

Tutor’s outrage at BNP misrepresentation

Claims made by BNP leader on Question Time have been rejected by academic

University mobile service gets 200 hits an hour

The University has launched a new mobile service that enables students, tourists, and the wider public of Oxfordshire to see what the city has to offer.

Oxford is the brainiest place in Britain

Oxford is the brainiest place in Britain according to research by the Office of National Statistics.

Protests and arrests over climate change

Students arrested after scaling power station.
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