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Council rejects Regent Park’s plan to convert Oxfam into MCR

Oxford City Council has rejected an application by Regent’s Park College to convert the Oxfam Bookshop on St Giles’ Street into its Middle Common Room (MCR), citing local regulations.

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Magdalen College Choir to admit girls for first time in 500-year history

Magdalen College has announced that girls will be admitted as choristers for the first time in the Choir’s history, marking a momentous change for one of the University of Oxford’s longest-standing choral traditions.

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Exclusive: Oxford Union announces Trinity term card

Cherwell can exclusively reveal that former Home Secretary Sir James Cleverley, President of Goldman...

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Oxford University Press and University of Pennsylvania Press announce open access agreement

Oxford University Press (OUP) and University of Pennsylvania Press (Penn Press) have struck a two-year agreement granting University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) students open access to hundreds of OUP journals.

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Council rejects Regent Park’s plan to convert Oxfam into MCR

Magdalen College Choir to admit girls for first time in 500-year history

Exclusive: Oxford Union announces Trinity term card

Oxford University Press and University of Pennsylvania Press announce open access agreement

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