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Oxford partnership allows OpenAI to use rare Bodleian texts to train ChatGPT

A pilot scheme, launched in 2025, allows OpenAI to use materials from the Bodleian Library to train its models, documents obtained by The Guardian and seen by Cherwell show.

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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.

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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.

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Oxford Reform Society registers for Michaelmas

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

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Oxford register impressive victory away

After a disappointing 1-0 loss to Oxford Hawks, Oxford were looking to get back to the form they had showed before Christmas with a...

Teddy Hall continue to push for the top

St Edmund Hall 5 - 0 BrasenoseBrasenose and Teddy Hall lined up on Uni Parks for this Premier League encounter each with something to...

WARNING: Oxford can seriously harm your health

Health Survey by Caroline Crampton Last term, Cherwell reported the results of a study into eating disorders amongst Oxford students, and quite frankly, the...

Blues need to improve before Varsity

Defeated, but not disheartened, the Blues Lacrosse team returned home from Cambridge with only one thing on their minds: vengeance at Varsity. After a...

Fit College: Hertford or Teddy Hall?

See pictures here!Hertford... ...or Teddy Hall?

If I were Vice Chancellor for a day…I’d make Oxford a flower city

Stress, pressure, frenzy - who needs them? It’s time that Oxford entered the hippy-happy chillout zone...man. So grow out your beard, put on your...

Interview: Dakota Blue Richards

Nowadays celebrity does not start with talent, it does not start with charisma and it does not start with looks. Celebrity starts with a...

Surge in essay buying led by Oxford students

Oxford students are among the worst offenders for buying essays from an online company, a survey has shown.UKEssays.com revealed that 180 model essays were...

Second-degree funding plans ‘inadaquate’ says University

Oxford University has labelled government concessions over cuts to the funding of second degrees as “window-dressing” and “inadequate”. Dr Philip Healy, Director of Public Programmes...

Christ Church calls fowl on chicken cruelty

JCR declares opposition to battery farming Christ Church JCR has shown its support for serving free range food in Hall. Last Sunday the JCR...

Oxford courts Indian economic boom

Vice-Chancellor John Hood has announced an educational collaboration between India and Britain, to be centred at Oxford’s Saïd Business School.The Saïd Business School is...

Oriel barman removed over college feud

Oriel’s barman has been removed by the college, provoking an outcry from the student body, writes Andrea Televantos.Chris Howells, whose contract was ended last...

The Great Jericho House Hunt

Longest ever queue for exclusive student housesMichael Osborne from Perth, Australia stood on Walton Street at 8.45 in the morning looking slightly bemused. “What’s...

The Magic of the Cup

This coming weekend sees the fourth round of the FA Cup, and the same old names will be battling it out for this year’s...

Bouncer and lie detector called into Queen’s JCR

The new Chair of Queen’s College JCR has introduced a bouncer and a lie-detector to common room meetings in an attempt to increase attendance...

Protest without starving yourself

The sounds of protest are familiar to Oxford students; blessed indeed are those who have never woken to the sounds of animal-rights activists making...

Oriel JCR Treasurer investigated over confidentiality blunder

Oriel has launched an investigation following news that the JCR Treasurer revealed the name of a student receiving money through the College Hardship fund.The...

Don rejects PM’s stance on cannabis

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...

Entrapment cannot stop rape

Oxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre (OSARCC) welcomes any move to open the debate on improving the ways in which the police investigate...

Omkar makes last-ditch bid for Presidency

Krishna Omkar has proposed a change to Union rules that would see his lifetime ban from running in elections lifted, allowing him to run...

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