Friday 9th January 2026

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Farmers block traffic outside Exam Schools to protest minister’s visit

Farmers have staged a protest action on the High street slowing down the traffic with tractors. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs secretary Emma Reynolds was giving a speech...

£17,000 on grass, redacted files, and 250,000 parcels: Cherwell’s 2025 FOI review

As the Cherwell Investigations team, we take our job very seriously. A big part...

Vice-Chancellor’s pay package rises to £666,000, among highest paid in Russell Group

The University of Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Irene Tracey, received a total pay package of...

Oxford Town Hall flies Palestine flag for Ramallah Mayor visit

Oxford City Council flew the flag of Palestine from the Town Hall last week...

No respite from rent rises

Student rent charges are likely to soar even higher as the Estate Bursars’ Committee yet again places accommodation subsidies in the spotlight. An independent...

Law dons to replace Law Lords in academic cases

Law academics at Oxford and Cambridge are to launch a national mediation service to solve clashes between students and staff. The new service will...

Tony Martin to speak at Union

Tony Martin will make his first public appearance since release from prison at the Oxford Union. Union authorities hope Martin’s appearance will encourage informed...

Aqua-mac

University of Warwick Freshers in Warwick were conned into paying £400 this week for briefcases filled with bottled water. In four separate incidents, the...

Lech-urer

Jesus College, Cambridge A fellow of Jesus resigned over the summer after allegations of ‘extra-curricular activities’ in his college rooms with local prostitutes. Punternet,...

Gold Thongs

Imperial College, London A guide entitled “how to play responsibly with freshers” advocates locking them in a lecture theatre and drenching them with beer...

Nessun grazie

Un iversity of Milan, Italy An Italian student was given the cold shoulder last month after hitchhiking 1,250 miles to see the Swedish girl...

Norrington: no change at the top

Merton fought off competitors and retained its position as Oxford’s topranking college in the Norrington Table. Matching its 2002 score, it sailed ahead to...

Hood to join Patten in change of heads

New Chancellor Chris Patten is to be joined by Dr John Hood, who has been nominated as the next Vice Chancellor, making him the...

Entrance tests feared

Plans for admissions tests to scoop the cream of Oxford applicants have sparked fears that students from non-traditional backgrounds will be deterred. With growing...

Stolen book sparks international dispute

A book worth £15 000 stolen from Christ Church Library has been found in Japan. The 1552 pocket edition of De Humani Corporis Fabrica...

Obituaries – Hugo Young

Hugo Young 1938-2003 Hugo Young, one of Oxford’s most prominent alumni, was described on his death as “for 20 years - the Guardian”. Graduating...

Obituaries – Lord Blake

Lord Blake of Braydeston 1916-2003 Lord Blake was best known as a historian of the Tory Party, and was described as judicious in his...

Archer at New

Jeffrey Archer chose Oxford University as the venue for the relaunch of his political career. The peer and convicted perjurer addressed a meeting of...

Catapult death

Two men charged with the manslaughter of a Wadham student have both pleaded not guilty in the latest judicial hearing regarding the tragic event....

Oxford-on-Sea

University academics are to lecture on board the Queen Mary 2, the largest liner ever built, in an attempt to educate her largely North...

Vaccine research

The University will remain at the forefront of British vaccine innovation due to the recent launch of a Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical...

Media Awards

Ryan Li, Cherwell photo editor, Torsten Henricson-Bell, Cherwell editor, and Clare Bevis, Isis former editor and feature writer, have been shortlisted for the Guardian...

Cowboy landlords cheating students

Sarah McWhinney names the winners and losers in tenancy deposit disputes… Edd Southerden was in his second year and living out along the Cowley...

ticker.ticker.ticker.ticker.

Cherwell brings you headlines from the past week… George Bush has refused to criticise Israel’s air strike on Syria in response to a...

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