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University Council candidates warn of financial pressures, bureaucracy, and AI disruption at Oxford

Candidates standing in next week’s University of Oxford Council elections have warned of growing financial pressures, rising workloads, governance challenges, and the impact of AI on admissions and assessment.

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Nine colleges indirectly invest in local Campsfield immigration centre

At least nine Oxford colleges invest indirectly in Mitie Group Plc, an outsourcing company...

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Oxford ranks second to Cambridge in Complete University Guide

The University of Oxford has ranked second behind the University of Cambridge in the Complete University Guide’s 2027 league table, marking the second consecutive year that Cambridge has claimed the top spot.

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Bangladesh July Revolution leaders speak at Oxford Union as protesters clash outside

Protesters clashed outside the Oxford Union this evening during a panel discussion organised by...

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Protest without starving yourself

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Oriel JCR Treasurer investigated over confidentiality blunder

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An Oxford pharmacologist has attacked the government’s plans to upgrade cannabis to a class B drug, ignoring directions not to speak to journalists.Professor Les...

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Summoning up the ghosts of Pakistani politics

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Community service for drunk skinny dippers

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Gay students targeted again in attack at Coven

Three Oxford students were victims of what is thought to have been a homophobic attack outside Coven II last Friday. The incident is the...

No Platform referendum stalls

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Concert review: Poems from a foreign land

James Gilchrist, tenor Anna Tilbrook, pianoAs a singer myself, songs in a foreign language always present challenges. Not only are there tricky pronunciations to...

Torch-lit Holocaust Memorial March Through Oxford Scheduled for Sunday

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Tom’s Blog: TV Licence Totalitarian Scam Shame

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University Council candidates warn of financial pressures, bureaucracy, and AI disruption at Oxford

Nine colleges indirectly invest in local Campsfield immigration centre

Oxford ranks second to Cambridge in Complete University Guide

Bangladesh July Revolution leaders speak at Oxford Union as protesters clash outside

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