Oxford University

Oxford Union president-elect who interviewed Charlie Kirk appears to celebrate his death

OU President-elect George Abaraonye debated Kirk on ‘toxic masculinity’ in May at the Oxford Union.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Charlie Kirk debates with Oxford Union President-elect George Abaraonye in May
ESTHER HAYUT

Former Supreme Court pres. Hayut joins Rhodes Scholarship committee in Israel

Rhodes is the oldest scholarship program in the world. Established at Oxford University in 1903, next year’s edition will mark a decade since the program arrived in Israel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Students queue to sit a university degree finals examination at Oxford University in Oxford, Britain, June 6, 2025.

Oxford University college launches £5k Tikvah Scholarships for Jewish, Israeli undergraduates

The Tikvah Scholarships will provide a total of four Jewish and/or Israeli (of any or no faith) undergraduates studying at the college with £5,000 for the year.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Oxford team finally opens Paestum tomb jars, confirming 2,500-year-old sacred honey inside.

Oxford team finally opens Paestum tomb jars, confirming 2,500-year-old sacred honey inside

Reanalysis led by da Costa Carvalho used gas chromatography and mass spectrometry to detect royal jelly proteins and intact hexose sugars, settling a decades-old debate.

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Struggling with numbers? Oxford scientists discover brain-boosting technique

Low-performing students improved arithmetic scores by up to 29% with mild electrical brain stimulation.

JULY 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Oxford scientists discover math proficiency technique. Illustration.

Oxford study finds 9,000 daily steps cut cancer risk by 16%

While brisk walking is usually associated with better health outcomes, the study found that the number of steps is more important than walking speed in reducing cancer risk.

MAY 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Oxford study finds 9,000 daily steps cut cancer risk by 16%.

Oxford academics used a human skull cup at official dinners until 2015

Professor believes the skull belonged to an enslaved woman from the Caribbean.

APRIL 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Main entrance of the Worcester college in Oxford, UK.

Anti-Israel vandalism group defaces Cambridge, Oxford universities

"They can try to stop the student intifada, but they will never succeed," Palestine Action said on Instagram. "Resistance until victory!"

MARCH 5, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR, MATHILDA HELLER
TENTS ARE pitched outside the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, as students occupy parts of British campuses in support of Palestinians in Gaza, this week. Supporters of genocidal jihadist groups are spreading mayhem across the Western world, says the writer.

Oxford researcher discovers new super-Earth HD 20794 d just 19.7 light-years away

Researchers hail HD 20794 d as an 'invaluable test case' for detecting signs of life.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A super-earth planet. Illustration.

Oxford University announces Rhodes 2025 Israel scholarship winners

Up to $320,000 is awarded to Israeli students as part of the Rhodes Scholarship, the oldest and most prestigious scholarship in the world.

JANUARY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Left to right: Noam Morris, National Secretary of the Rhodes Scholarship in Israel Doron Weber, and Hen Davidov.

'The fall of the Oxford Union': The debased debate on Israel and apartheid - opinion

The November 28 debate on Israel and apartheid is likely to be counted among the more notorious episodes in the records of the Oxford Union.

JANUARY 5, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
Students and speakers prepare to start an Oxford Union debate.

Oxford Union criticized for censorship, altering videos after Israel debate

The Oxford Union didn't publish two of the debate videos until Friday and reuploaded the others after they had been edited.

DECEMBER 15, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
TENTS ARE pitched outside the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, as students occupy parts of British campuses in support of Palestinians in Gaza, this week. Supporters of genocidal jihadist groups are spreading mayhem across the Western world, says the writer.

Jews must stand tall, reclaim our identity, and embody the legacy of Benjamin Disraeli - opinion

Israel stands as a beacon of hope, fighting barbaric terror to free both Jews and Palestinians from the shackles of some of the worst terror organizations in the world.

DECEMBER 7, 2024BySTEVEN BURG
PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATE in support of Palestinians at Oxford University earlier this year. Jewish students should demand safety and respect or have the pride to go elsewhere, says the writer.

Oxford University Press announces Word of the Year 2024

‘Brain rot’ is a noun defined as, “Supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result of overconsumption of material."

DECEMBER 3, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Oxford Word of the Year 2024

Oxford Union debate marred by heckling: 'Apartheid' Israel committing 'genocide'

The proposition that "Israel is an Apartheid State Responsible for Genocide," passed 278-59 after a debate which saw opposition speakers jeered and shouted at.

DECEMBER 1, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
TENTS ARE pitched outside the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, as students occupy parts of British campuses in support of Palestinians in Gaza, this week. Supporters of genocidal jihadist groups are spreading mayhem across the Western world, says the writer.