Friday 12th June 2026

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Mansfield College redevelopment plans approved by Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council unanimously approved Mansfield College’s development plans on Tuesday, 26th May. The project, known as the Estate Transformation Project, will be delivered by architects Feilden Fowles. Mansfield told Cherwell that the development would “provide students and the College with up-to-date facilities they need for generations to come”.
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Oxford Union town hall TT26: Meet the candidates 

With polls set to open for Oxford Union elections tomorrow, Friday 12th June, Cherwell spoke to the candidates running to be President in Hilary Term 2027. Milo Donovan and Prajwal Pandey discussed their vision for the society, the challenges facing the Union, and how they would respond to recent controversies surrounding speaker invitations and free speech.
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Oxford law academic cancels lecture series on sex and gender following protests

Dr Michael Foran, Associate Professor of Law and Fellow of Keble College, has cancelled the remaining lectures in a series on sex, gender identity, and the law, following protests at two of the events.
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Oxford City Council announces new cabinet for 2026/27

Oxford City Council leader Susan Brown has announced her new cabinet for the 2026/2027 year. Brown, who also leads the Labour group on the Council, has appointed seven Labour councillors to the cabinet following local elections on 7th May in which Labour lost its overall majority but remained the largest party on the Council.
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NEW win landslide Union election victory, all officers elected

Charlie Mackintosh has been elected President of the Oxford Union for Hilary Term 2023. Mackintosh was the Union’s Librarian for Trinity Term 2022, and...

(Endowment) Size Matters: Examining College disparities

A Cherwell investigation reveals the vast disparities in rent prices across Oxford colleges, with a 50% difference in modal weekly rent between Keble, the...

Cherwell Town Hall: Anvee Bhutani and Charlie Mackintosh in their own words

With Union members going to the polls tomorrow, Cherwell speaks with the candidates for the presidency. They were given the opportunity to comment on...

President Zelensky to address Oxford students

Students at Oxford University will be among those able to attend a virtual address by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on June 10th.

Outcry over Law Foundation Year cancellation

Conflicting accounts from LMH and an applicant over the Law Foundation Year cancellation have led to public outcry. A Facebook post from Monday, June 6...

President and Treasurer attempt to oust each other as Magdalen JCR goes to double no-confidence vote

Turmoil has descended on the Magdalen College JCR, as drama over the weekend culminated in two no-confidence votes being brought against leading members of...

Further Delays to Reuben College After Asbestos Discovery

The project to build the new Reuben College now faces further delays well into 2023 after builders discovered asbestos in wall plaster. Oxford’s newest college,...

“I am the Chair!”: Emergency Union meeting on fashion show devolves into chaos

The Union’s split surrounding Saturday night’s fashion show and its governance spills further into the open. 

‘You know that you’re witnessing history’: CNN’s Clarissa Ward at the Union

“Not only do you know that you’re witnessing history,” she said, recalling the first attack on Kharkiv. “You know that you can’t fully get your arms around everything that’s happening. But you also know that your only job is to be on air and describe what you’re seeing.”

Union president Michael-Akolade Ayodeji facing resignation calls after bullying complaints

Members of the Oxford Union, including librarian Charlie Mackintosh, made official complaints accusing Trinity Term President Michael-Akolade Ayodeji of bullying and sexism, following a...

‘Rescheduled’ speaker launches Union lawsuit

A controversial Indian filmmaker, whose talk at the Oxford Union was rescheduled following a planned protest by the India and South Asian Societies, has said he has filed a lawsuit against the Union.

Special Report: Merton tops 2021 Norrington Table but rankings show link between college wealth and academic performance

Merton College, described by students as “where fun goes to die”, has lived up to its reputation for high academic attainment by topping this...

Hertford College launches John Porter Diplomacy Centre

This year, Hertford College inaugurated its John Porter Diplomacy Centre, a key part of the Hertford 2030 aspiration to prepare students for “life, work,...

Oxford nuclear fusion revolution: the story of First Light Fusion

This is part 2 in Cherwell’s multi-part series of reported pieces on the personalities and stories behind the nuclear fusion revolution happening in Oxford....

First students facing £150 trashing fines

As the finalists start finishing and prelims approach, Cherwell can report that University staff working for the Proctor’s Office are actively attempting to catch...

Special report: Students in disarray as St Benet’s set to close

St Benet’s Hall announced on the 16th of May via its official mailing list that the University Council has decided not to renew the...

Catz-tastrophe: St Catz proposes 11.8% increase in rent

St Catherine’s College has proposed a 11.8% increase in rent and hall prices for the next academic year (2022-3). College accommodation rent would increase...

Lincoln College chapel vandalised

The Lincoln College chapel was vandalised in what the college chaplain has called an act of “abuse and damage”.  A group of individuals, whose identities...

Faces of Oxford: an afternoon with DJ Cuppy

DJ Cuppy is a busy woman. “I flew back in from Monaco yesterday” she tells me as we prepare for a photoshoot in her...
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