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Oxford Union believes no one can be illegal on stolen land

Last night the Oxford Union passed the motion “This House believes that no one can be illegal on stolen land”, with 98 members voting in favour and 82 members...

Dominic Cummings to speak at the Sheldonian Theatre

Dominic Cummings, former Chief Advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will present a 90-minute...

Oxford Bus Company urges County Council to curb ’emergency’ congestion levels

Urgent action by Oxfordshire County Council to alleviate Oxford’s congestion problem has been called...

University launches new online resource for state schools

Oxplore Teach has been launched by the University of Oxford as the an free...

Mumps cases in colleges

Oxford University is seeing an increase in the incidence of mumps.

OUSU election difficulties continue

OUSU has come under criticism for incompetence and inefficiency this week following the delay of the presidential elections.

Tony Benn joins animal lab protest

Former Labour politician Tony Benn has spoken out this week against the new animal laboratory in Oxford.

Bagpipe busker silenced by ban

Cornmarket's bagpiping busker is flying back to his native Australia after the council banned him from playing in Oxford City centre.

Queen to visit Magdalen College

Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh are to visit Magdalen College to mark the 550th anniversary of the foundation of the college.

Oxford dropout wins literary award

An author who was thrown out of Oxford University has won a prestigious award for children's writing.

Pensioner dies after city centre row

A pensioner has died after being knocked to the ground in Oxford city centre.

Undergrads shunted to bottom of room ballot

Brasenose students on four-year courses have been told they may not be eligible for college accommodation next year.

Israeli president shouted down by students

Shimon Peres was heckled by Palestine supporters during his Sheldonian talk last night.

OUSU election delayed in manifesto blunder

OUSU have had to delay their presidential election by one week because a candidate's manifesto wasn't published.

University to investigate uni rugby ‘Jew party’

A "bring a fit Jew" party organised by the Under 21's squad of the Oxford University Rugby Club has sparked an investigation by the University.

Student’s ceiling collapses

A student has narrowly avoided severe injuries after their bedroom ceiling collapsed.

Arrested student receives £1,500 compensation

A St Anne's student has been awarded £1,500 following his "humiliating" arrest for throwing a bottle of water to a protester.

Brookes students in rugby rampage

Members of Oxford Brookes' University Rugby Club paraded in hunting uniforms, wore sex toys and attacked a woman's car.

Ashmolean Museum to close till August

The Ashmolean Museum is due to close for a year while major redevelopment takes place.

Mice arrive at biomedical laboratory

The first mice have arrived for testing at Oxford's new biomedical sciences research laboratory.

MCR poach JCR housing

Students at New College have expressed anger following an MCR decision to swap popular undergraduate housing with their own.

Students oblivious to OUSU election

Over 82% students are unaware of this week's OUSU election, a Cherwell poll finds.

Exquisite Sheldonian ceiling back in place

The Sheldonian Theatre ceiling has been repaired following four years of restoration work.

Obama impacts UK student recruitment

UK students are more likely to look for American jobs following Obama's election victory.

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