SU apologises to former president over ‘unfounded’ suspension
The Student Union (SU) has released a statement apologising to former president Danial Hussain for “fail[ing] in its responsibilities, and in particular its duty of care” following an independent...
View ArticleStephen Fry ‘delighted’ to be Visiting Professor of Creative Media
Stephen Fry has been named a Visiting Professor of Creative Media within the Faculty of English at Oxford University. A renowned actor, comedian, author, director, and screenwriter, Fry, a Cambridge...
View ArticleiPad explodes in maths lecture, students told to stay: ‘There’s probability...
An iPad exploded during a probability lecture this morning, filling the room with smoke and prompting an evacuation of the building. A student told Cherwell that the lecturer initially told leaving...
View ArticleFirst five co-educational colleges celebrate 50 years of women
Five colleges at Oxford University – Wadham, Jesus, Hertford, St Catherine’s, and Brasenose – are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their admittance of female students and becoming the first...
View ArticleCornmarket KFC re-opens after mouse sighting
The KFC on Cornmarket Street has reopened following a week-long closure prompted by a hygiene concern. The fast-food restaurant closed on 18th October with a notice in the windows that read: “Really...
View ArticleResearches funded for treating Type 1 Diabetes with ticks
Oxford University has been given £2 million funding from the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge to research whether proteins in tick saliva could be used to treat the disease. Oxford’s Cardiovascular...
View ArticleHeritage group calls for Welsh skeleton’s return from Natural History Museum
The heritage group Gower Unearthed has called for the return of the “Red Lady of Paviland” skeleton remains from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH). To raise publicity, the...
View Article2024 Nobel Laureate Simon Johnson reflects on his Oxford experience
This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Oxford alumnus Simon Johnson and his colleagues Daron Acemoğlu and James A. Robinson. Their research aims to answer the age-old question: Why...
View ArticleBaroness Janet Royall: “We’ve got to always search for new ways of bringing...
Baroness Jan Royall is a British Labour Party politician and currently, the Principal of Somerville College. She has been an MP, a member of the House of Lords, and Leader of the House of Lords....
View ArticleTuition fees to rise to £9,535 in England next year
Tuition fees are set to go up to £9,535 for home students starting from next year, marking the first increase in eight years, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said in a statement. This will...
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