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

A pilot project, launched in 2025, allows OpenAI to use obscure Bodleian library material, including a collection of Tudor ballads, to train its models, as shown in documents seen by Cherwell.
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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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Music Review: Sirens

by Tom Sandeman Sirens: The Seductive Lure of the Female Voice. How could such a title fail to entice a curious audience, despite any...

How to be: A Student Gourmet

By Kamini Manick Cooking. One of the many responsibilities thrust upon students as a result of venturing out into the big, wide world. After 18...

Cowley Road to Get CCTV

Activists have won the battle to get CCTV installed on the most dangerous road in Oxford.Four wireless cameras are to be installed along Cowley...

Father Christmases will be hitting the streets of Oxford this Christmas

Father Christmases will be hitting the streets of Oxford this Christmas. On December 2nd, hundreds of Santas will be turning up en-masse a month ahead of schedule to raise...

Firework Alert in City Centre Proves False Alarm

Oxford Fire Crews were called to Carfax last night after a box of fireworks caught fire.The incident, which occured at around 2:15am, did not cause...

Book Review: Mister B Gone, Clive Barker

by Theodore Peterson“Burn this book.” So begins Mister B. Gone, the latest novel from Clive Barker. We find ourselves being addressed by a...

Why Germany’s recycling obsession just stinks

The vogue topic in Germany is the environment. You never stop hearing about it. You can't even get a plastic bag in the supermarket...

Do you know your Bremens from your Dellstedts?

One for the anoraks this. The Sueddeutsche are running a taxing (geddit?) German number plates quiz and even have a contraption to produce a...

Album Review: Napoleon IIIrd, In Debt To

by James Pickering** Probably the first thing to strike you about Napoleon IIIrd is the sheer uniqueness of his musical style. The Wakefield-based musician...

Peterhouse ball cancelled after poor academic results

Students at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, have been made to cancel their famous May Ball this year due to concerns over academic performance. The...

Paranormal Activities in Oxford

A ten-day-long ghost festival has just begun in Oxford, in an attempt to find out if it is one of the most haunted cities...

Exclusive Interview: Albanian Author Fatos Kongoli at the Maison Francaise 31/10/07

by Emily Packer With thanks to Miranda Dawkins for interpreting the interview. Though his name may not yet be familiar to...

The Week in Singles

The Dirty - Why, I Think It’s Love (Daniel Rawnsley) **** It’s like Karen O grew a penis and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs fused...

The Greatest Show on Middle-Earth

The production team of the Lord of the Rings stage show come to the Union next week. Rob Morgan talks to the director, designer...

Big Breath In

By Elena Lynch Big Breath In is a vivid portrayal of a child’s magical adventure through physical theatre. Having never been to see a piece...

Rabbit

By Sam Pritchard Bella is celebrating her 29th birthday with a badly-judged collection of friends. As they get embroiled in arguments about sex and careers,...

Look Back in Anger

By Max Seddon Once upon a time, this was a very important play. Not anymore. Gone are the days when the mere presence of an...

Stage Whispers: The Set designer

The role of a set designer is simple – create an environment where the searing soul of the play can be acted out, where...

Angels in America

By Ben Lafferty Perhaps no play has ever dramatised the panic, the uncomprehending abhorrence, of the AIDS epidemic better than Angels in America. It does...

The Enemies of Reason?

Heard the one about the healers who can perform internal surgery on you with their bare hands – leaving not a mark behind? Or...
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