Friday 8th May 2026

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Access to Canvas temporarily suspended by University following cyberattack

Access to Canva has been temporarily suspended by the University today as a precautionary measure following an external breach of Instructure, the third-party supplier of Canvas.

Oxford Union town hall HT26 re-run: Meet the candidates

A re-poll for the Oxford Union Presidency for Michaelmas 2026 is set to take place on Monday. Cherwell spoke to the candidates running about the state of the Union and their vision for the society.

Oxford Labour defies national trends at city council elections

The Labour Party defied national trends in the Oxford local elections yesterday, with their seat count in the City Council dropping slightly from 21 to 20, against a national backdrop of major losses for the party.

Plans for new Oxford graduate college approved

Oxford City Council has approved plans for a new postgraduate medical college in Headington. The plans also include a mental health hospital and a modern facility for brain sciences research, forming a new Warneford Park development centred on mental health and brain research. 

Room with a viewer

Panic Room Odeon George St. Friday 17 – Thursday 23 October It’s always worth watching the opening credit sequence in a David Fincher film....

Bring back the passion to politics

If you’d been born in France in the late 1700’s, would you have stood up to be counted in the French Revolution? Back then,...

Chuckle Decision

Rohan Unni, Rob Stone, and Tim Vogel get their wits tickled by the Chuckle Brothers Much like Marmite, the Brothers Chuckle are entertainers you...

Towering ambition

Silaja Suntharalingam and Christopher Whalen meet the man behind Oxford’s bid to become the 2008 European Capital of Culture “I’ve never had an aspiration...

You rock my world

James Kettle’s imaginary friends “Scaramouche, scaramouche, can you do the fandango” are words we don’t hear enough of in this fair city. Everyone’s looking...

Walker’s crisp 89 feeds hungry Hertford

Hertford record large victory over Lincoln in coppers first round There is something peaceful about cricket. The game leaves one predisposed to thought,...

Blues show St Mary’s no mercy

Thanks to truly top–class performances from Tom Hicks and Huw Jones Oxford crushed a good St. Mary’s side that ran them close last year....

Where were you while we were getting high?

On the rebound from Varsity defeat, Dan James and Hertford soar to new heights Early on Saturday morning is perhaps the least likely time...

Oxford welcomes kidnap hero

Runaway hostage braves media storm to start term at TrinityMatthew Scott, the student who so dramatically escaped from kidnappers in the Columbian jungle last...

Race row don may face dismissal

Race row don may face dismissal A professor’s job hangs in the balance after an investigation into his rejection of a student solely on...

Untitled Archive Article

New balls pleaseA St. Anne’s fresher reduced his chances of achieving fatherhood during an animated game of pool. Following the first few pints in...

Fees battle continues

Helena Puig Larrauri, student union President, followed a defiant stand against top-up fees at last week’s Labour Party Conference by working towards the creation...

University rejects state school bias

Oxford University looks likely to reject government plans which urge top universities to lower offers made to applicants from state schools with low university...

Another term of Cornmarket chaos

The work on Cornmarket which began in 2001 is set to continue long into the New Year. There will, however, be respite for beleaguered...

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...

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