Sunday 19th October 2025

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Oxford alumnus Richard Robson awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Brasenose College alumnus Richard Robson has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Robson, now a professor at...

Counterprotesters turn out for trans-exclusionary feminism event

A demonstration organised by the campaign group Let Women Speak (LWS) took place today...

Somerville holds ground-breaking ceremony for new Ratan Tata Building

Somerville College has held a ground-breaking ceremony for the Ratan Tata Building, a new...

Investigation reveals serious asbestos management issues in the University

An investigation by Confront Power has revealed that Oxford University was recently in serious...

T-Bone

Oxford’s Canadian prop Kevin ‘T-Bone’ Tkachuk speaks exclusively to Cherwell about his ambitions for the forthcoming Rugby World Cup… “It is every sportsman’s goal...

Cricketers excel in Varsity

VARSITY CRICKET Oxford 162-1 beat Cambridge 190 by 73 runs on D/L Method A swashbuckling innings from captain Jamie Dalrymple was enough to secure...

Blues kickstart campaign

BLUES HOCKEY Oxford 3 Purley Walcountians 1 The Blues commenced their latest Premiership campaign with a comprehensive 3-1 drubbing of a combative Purley outfit....

Fictional Truths

There can be no doubt that Pascal Khoo Thwe’s From the Land of Green Ghosts (Flamingo, £7.99) is a good read. The plot is...

Dying for Drugs

If you had the power to save someone’s life, would you let them die? The pharmaceutical industry is the most powerful and profitable business...

Plagiarism Plagues Oxford

Students and former tutors from Oxford University are to blame for encouraging essay plagiarism by contributing high-quality material to cheating websites. The revelation comes...

JCRs Unite over Rent Rise

Silent hall’ protests were staged across the University yesterday in response to colleges’ attempts to impose coordinated inflation-busting rent increases. The remarkable act of...

Oxford Prepares for Summers Loving

The opening of an Ann Summers outlet in the centre of Oxford causing excitement among some the more adventurous Oxford students. The sex-based shop...

Tutorials to be History?

Modern history undergraduates have been left stunned after learning that over a fifth of their tutorials are to be axed. No students were consulted...

Value For Money

The JCR President of Pembroke has criticised The Times for its publication of its article, ‘Oxford’s value for money league table points way forward’....

Asthma Gene

Oxford researchers Dr Miriam Moffat and Professor William Cookson have taken a dramatic step towards enhancing our understanding of asthma. The pair, and their...

Fire Fears Again

Only a week after faulty electrics at Mansfield College caused a fire that left undergraduates without access to their computer room, the fire brigade...

OUSU Criticised

Keble MCR has published a report encouraging JCRs and MCRs to revise their financial relationship with the Oxford University Student Union while remaining affiliated...

Oxford "Must Go Private"

Oxford University should cut its ties with UK government to go private “loudly and proudly,” according to a senior research professor at the University,...

Graduate Sets Up Iraqi Paper

An Oxford chemistry graduate planning to launch the first English language newspaper in Iraq for more than a decade. The Baghdad Bulletin, the brainchild...

Ultimate Round Up

On Friday, as copies of this paper are arriving in your college, the deciding match for the title of the Oxford Universities Ultimate Frisbee...

Oxford Threaten County Side

An extraordinary thing happened in Oxford UCCE’s game against Hampshire. Oxford declared on the final afternoon, setting Hampshire a target and giving both sides...

Postgrad Marks

Oxford postgraduates will soon find themselves scouted by exam boards to mark A-level and GCSE scripts matter of months after sitting their own finals,...

Toga Party Flops

There were red faces all round at the Oxford Union last Saturday after an extremely low turnout for the Toga Party. Out of a...

New John’s Quad

St John’s has plans to build a new quad when it resumes control of land on St. Giles. The site, though belonging to the...

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