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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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‘Culture of arrogance’ says Union Tribunal

UPDATED Thursday 6th December A report issued by the tribunal investigating last term’s Union Presidential election is highly critical of key figures involved in...

A week in pictures: MT 2007, 8th week

Pictures from the protests outside the Oxford Union debate, Monday 26th November: Send us yours! [email protected]

Smile! You’re live on German TV

You don’t need to know German to get this. I’ve already complained about the blogs on N24 before, but here’s a new irritation. Michaela...

Union election result overturned

Following a tribunal concerning the result of Michaelmas term's Union elections Krishna Omkar's Presidency was overturned on Sunday night. In an official statement, the...

And I leave you with news that…

Michaelmas officially ends at midnight tonight, so I thought I should finish the term with a piece of good news featured in Die Welt....

Foreigners

I like Belgium and I like Belgians. Not like-like, I mean, I don’t love any of them, but they are genuinely nice people, and...

So, what’s the plan now?

By Hannah Nepil It is unfortunate that the most antagonistic of questions are amongst the most frequently asked. Given the long list of tacit diplomatic...

Christine O’Sullivan City Limits, O3 Gallery, 24.11.07-23.12.07

The O3 Gallery is a tiny place at the back of Oxford Castle’s miniature restaurant plaza. Through a few gravelled puddles and around a...

Drama Review: Macbeth

By Lewis Goodall One and all, welcome to Macbeth - Cluedo style. Yes indeed, when watching this Macbeth I could never quite escape...

Golden Compass to bring more tourists to Oxford

Oxford's chief tourism officer has claimed that the release of the film, 'The Golden Compass' will generate an extra £15 million for Oxford from...

Drama Review: Humphrey’s Unpleasantness

by Frankie Parham How can blood on a wheelchair be funny? You only have to get down to the BT for this all...

Protestors targeted by fascist website

A number of people who took part in Monday’s protest outside the union debate have been pictured on fascist website Red Watch. More than...

Podcast: Galloway Interview

Rhiannon Nicolson interviews George Galloway on his presence at the Union protests.Listen here

OUTRG merges with OUCA

The Oxford University Tory Reform Group is to merge with the Oxford University Conservative Association, in a surprising move announced yesterday.An emergency meeting was...

Mysterious fire in Primark

Spontaneous Combustion? A careless cigarette? Or something more sinister…… A whodunit by Jamie Wolstenhulme and Charlotte King (Based on an actual incident last week in the...

Playing word association with free speech

A number of German news sources, including the leading newspapers Die Zeit and Der Tagesspiegel, have been reporting last night’s Union forum as a...

Comment: Free Speech at the Union?

“The Oxford Union believes first and foremost in freedom of speech: nothing more, nothing less.” This assertion, from the Union’s own website, serves to...

Video: Oxford Union Protests

Cherwell reports from outside and around the Union on the protests surrounding the free speech forum. On the scene: Selena Wisnom, Tom Carpenter, Dan Millichip...

Have yourself an over-hyped Christmas

Sam Harding says bah humbug to the shops that think Christmas begins in October From October, the tinny strains of carols start to echo...

Video interview – Luke Tryl

Rhiannon Nicholson and Daniel Millichip interview Union President Luke Tryl about his term in office. See also: Protests at Union over free speech...

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