Tuesday 16th June 2026

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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.

Nine colleges indirectly invest in local Campsfield immigration centre

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

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. 

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...

Duke quizzes his host about suspected bong in the bedroom

The Duke of Edinburgh visited St Catherine’s college last Friday to of­ficially open the new buildings. On his tour, The Duke met groups of...

Animation theatre

HorseheadFaulty Optic Theatre Co.11 NovemberPegasus TheatrePeople would go miles for a theatrical horse once,” an elderly blue puppet sadly remarks in Faulty Optic’s latest...

Students consulted over health scheme

The Oxford City NHS Primary Care Trust(PCT) is looking to create a unified health centre in Oxfordby 2012 to replace GP practices around Oxford.The...

Blissfully blinded by faith

The Well of the Saintsdir Michael Levy22 - 26 NovemberBurton TaylorIn a tableau reminiscent of the plays of a later, bleaker Irish dramatist, two...

Hilda’s hits back

Students from St Hilda’s Collegehave this week reacted angrily after Cherwell’s Passé Notes last week contained irreverent commentsabout the College.The article, written by Simon...

Brookes robbed by dire Oxford

Oxford 1 Oxford Brookes 1Oxford jubilation, Brookes despair. Reactions that tell their own story of a match in which Oxford’s dark blue shirts snatched...

The fight for freedom of speech

Shall we protect our freedom of speech so far as to destroy it? Or shall we destroy our freedom of speech in order to...

Ex-Balliol student in court for post-Finals horseplay

A former Balliol student who wasarrested and detained in custody for a night after calling a police horse “gay”is now to face court. Sam...

Hall scrape past newcomers

St Edmund Hall 27-LMH/Trinity 18: LMH were robbed of a huge upset win late in their opening match, away to champions St Edmund Hall....

‘In theory, it won’t turn over’

Oxforddaredevil David Kirke is planning to fly a giant inflat­able winged horse fromthe base of Mount Olympus in Greece,across the Mediterranean, to Tripoli,Libya.Thefifty-nine year...

Queen’s finally halt the Worcester juggernaut

Worcester’s unshakable domination at the top of the premier division was finally ended by a powerful Queen’s side last Wednesday. In a tightly fought...

Controversy over Catz bar headgear ban

Serious equalopportunities concerns have been raised over the announce­ment of a blanket banon wearing headgear at St Catz’s JCR bar.Thenew rule was communicated to...

Hugh’s consistently inconsistent

St Hugh’s’ up and down season continued as they slumped to a 5-0 defeat to St Catherine’s before bouncing back to edge past Jesus...

All Souls award fellowship to state-school graduate

Fraser Campbell, aformer president of the Oxford Union, has become one of the few students whoattended a state school to be admitted as a...

Cross country Cuppers

Port Meadow saw almost a hundred competitors in the cross country club’s cuppers last weekend, covering a 10km course. in the women’s race, Lucia...

Liberte up in flames

Car on burning car symbolises the razing of French democracy to the ground, as violence flares across the republic. Last weekend saw the introduction...

Women’s rugby scrape past Cardiff

Oxford gave new meaning to the phrase ‘winning ugly’ as they struggled past Cardiff University in the BUSA Women’s Premier Division on Wednesday. The...

Eat: Cafe Opium

Where: Cafe OpiumWhen:Think hungover saturdays, when even after a lie-in toast seems like way too much to handle. it gets to 7pm and you...

Blues shine at Fours Head

Alex Cairns’ women’s squad provided another outstanding performance, winning two pennants in the Women’s Senior 2 and Senior 3 coxed fours, while the lightweights...

The tourist trail

Imagine the smug feeling; you’ve finished your tutorials/essays/labs for the week and you’re sitting in your room basking in well-deserved contentment. Aweekend of debauchery...

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