Thursday 5th March 2026

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Oxford Union town hall HT26: Meet the candidates

With polls open for the next set of Oxford Union elections on Friday, Cherwell spoke to candidates running to be President in Michaelmas 2026.

Corpus Christi College unveils its first female portrait

Corpus Christi College recently unveiled the first portrait of a woman to hang in...

Rival protests over Iran war at Carfax

An altercation broke out between rival protesters at Carfax Tower on Tuesday evening over...

‘Connivery’ and ‘cheating’: Former officials interfered with Oxford Union tribunals

On 1st February, during a tribunal hearing, Samy Medjdoub – the former Secretary of...

Breaking: Broad Street reopened as bomb scare understood to be false alarm

Police have reopened Broad Street after cordoning off areas of central Oxford in an incident believed to be a bomb scare this morning. The incident...

DJ Cuppy announces £100,000 to support African graduate students

DJ and music producer Florence I. Otedola, professionally known as DJ Cuppy, has donated £100,000 to the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) to support African...

Just Stop Oil protesters march through Oxford

Supporters of environmental activist group Just Stop Oil held a ‘go slow’ march in Oxford yesterday afternoon, blocking traffic in the city centre. The march...

Kebab vans to be banned from Oxford streets after 10pm

It has been announced that Oxford kebab vans will have their operating hours restricted, effective from the 1st April 2023. The surprise policy announcement prohibits...

Oriel College the last in Oxford to end Scholars’ Privilege in room ballot

After years of discussion, Oriel College’s Governing Body has agreed with the JCR to abolish Scholars’ Privilege in the room ballot. It is the...

Dismissed academic visitor ran unofficial “Oxbridge fellowship” scheme for financial associates

Oneyka Nwelue, whose Academic Visitor status at Oxford and Cambridge was terminated last month, used his position at the two universities to set up a fellowship scheme to the benefit of his financial associates.

Oxford University to ban staff-student relationships

The University of Oxford has announced the implementation of a new policy regarding staff-student relationships, to take effect from 17th April 2023. The policy, set...

Cherwell 2023 Politics Poll: 54% of students AREN’T proud to be British

Politics and Oxford are closely assimilated. Of the total 57 prime ministers to date, 30 were educated here at Oxford, and the relevance of...

Oxford researchers predict automisation of nearly half of household chores within next decade

Recent collaborative research from the University of Oxford and Japan’s Ochanomizu University conveys that almost four in ten hours currently devoted to unpaid housework...

Just Stop Oil protestors stage banner drop at Torpids

Student supporters of Just Stop Oil staged a banner drop on the final day of the Torpids boat race to draw attention to the...

Fake professor dismissed from Oxford apologises for misogyny at fraudulent book launch

Nigerian author Onyeka Nwelue has had his Academic Visitor status at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge terminated following complaints.

Meet the candidates! Cherwell Town Hall HT23

Meet the candidates for the presidency of the Oxford Union in Cherwell's Town Hall for Hilary Term 2023.

NUS referendum voting underway as campaigning intensifies

Voting has opened for the referendum on whether Oxford Student Union should remain affiliated with the National Union of Students (NUS). Voting will close...

Hundreds demonstrate in support of Iran’s Reza Pahlavi at Oxford Union

Hundreds demonstrated in support of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as he spoke today at the Oxford Union.

Oxford receives £16.5m for psychosis research

Researchers at Oxford University are to lead a research programme into the antipsychotic properties of cannabidiol (CBD). CBD is one of the chemicals found in...

Oxford Covered Market’s Ben’s Cookies continues full service despite price rise

A regular cookie from Ben’s Cookies, the cookie chain founded in the Covered Market in 1984, now costs £2.20 after a price rise from...

“Strengths, successes and solidarity”: Oxford International Women’s Festival announces 2023 programme

The Oxford International Women’s Festival is set to return for another year of celebrating and uplifting women’s voices from all over the world. It...

Oxford-Ukraine Peace Rally shows university’s continued resistance of Putin’s war

Hundreds gathered in Radcliffe Square this afternoon for the Oxford-Ukraine Peace Rally, marking one year since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The rally included an...

Funding woes: Next year’s maintenance loan worth less

A new report from the Department of Education estimates that the 2023-24 maintenance loan increase will not be enough to restore students' purchasing power. The...

Palestine supporters protest as Union host Israeli ambassador

Pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside the Oxford Union tonight as the Union hosted the Israeli Ambassador to the UK for the second time in a...

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