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Will Lawrence and Canqi Li
George Abaraonye’s resignation was confirmed in a report by the Oxford Union’s Senior Disciplinary Committee led by ex-President Graeme Halkerston...
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Will Lawrence
Today, the Student Union (SU) launched a new scheme to help students who have been victims of bicycle theft in Oxford. The scheme was proposed by SU President for Welfare Equity and Inclusion, Alisa Brown, who said that: “This was something I promised in my manifesto after hearing from so many students how bike theft was affecting them.”
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Tamar Okunhon
The Laidlaw scholarship programme, an 18-month programme for first-year undergraduates, held its first cohort’s graduation ceremony on 11th November. The...
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Ava Doherty
Former US Vice President Mike Pence addressed the Oxford Union on the evening of 17th November, speaking on topics ranging...
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Gabriella Bedford
The University of Oxford is the highest-ranking UK university in the 2025 Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Kaplan’s Soft Power Index, and the second-placed institution worldwide after Harvard.
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Vincent Chang
The Conference of Common Rooms (CCR) convened under its pilot framework for the 2025/26 academic year on 28th October, achieving quorum and reaffirming its mandate as a forum for collective decision-making, and accountability across Oxford University.
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Marcus Swinerd
Pakistani activist and Oxford University graduate, Malala Yousafzai, is set to return to the university on 3rd November to promote...
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Canqi Li and Christine Savino
The proceedings for the vote of no confidence against Union President-Elect George Abaraonye were “informally suspended” from early morning to noon today.
The suspension was announced by a Union notice posted to the bulletin and signed by Extraordinary Returning Officer Donovan Lock. The notice read: “This was not a formal decision taken based on procedural necessity, but rather due to the development of an impossible working atmosphere.”
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Christine Savino
The University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government (BSG) and the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) announced the opening of...
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Abhipsa Panda
Oxford University Vice-Chancellor Irene Tracey delivered her annual Oration at the Sheldonian Theatre on 7 October, setting out a vision of an institution guided by “hope, truth and kindness” amid global uncertainty and rapid technological change.
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Christine Savino
The Union voted 126-106 in favour of the special debate motion, “This House Would Rather be ‘built’ by China than...
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Audrey Miu
In an article from 19 November 2025, Bloomberg investigated the handling of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behaviour at Oxford University, concluding that the University is often “slow to act”.
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Gabriella Bedford and Christine Savino
Oxford University students experienced disruption to IT services today, 18th November, due to an international Cloudflare outage. Students were unable...
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Christine Savino
American comedian, writer, and producer Conan O’Brien returned to the Oxford Union to speak to a fully packed chamber on...
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Vincent Chang and Christina Scote
A fire at the Randolph Hotel on Beaumont Street forced an afternoon evacuation today, with three fire engines and an ambulance responding to the scene. A Clifford Chance event for Oxford University students had to be relocated due to the fire.
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Christine Savino and Canqi Li
The no-confidence motion against Union President Moosa Harraj failed on Thursday, with 449 votes in favour and 829 against. Polls...
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Christine Savino
The Motion of No Confidence against Union President-Elect George Abaraonye, put forward by himself, passed on 20th October. A valid...
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Ava Doherty
The Oxford Union debated the motion “This House Has No Confidence in His Majesty’s Government” at its annual No Confidence...
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Julia Stacey
The Life and Mind building opened on 15th October 2025 and is one to the University’s largest building projects to date. This facility will be the home to the Departments of Biology and Experimental Psychology, as well as the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research. Developed and funded by Legal & General (L&G), it will enable researchers to investigate the most fundamental questions of today; addressing topics from what it means to be human, to dealing with the global challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, mental health, and food security.