Whenever I enter the arcane university the game frequently crashes while inside, what's worse is that it will crash every time without fail whenever I attempt to exit the arcane university through the gate.

The place is a bit bugged as the walkways beneath the two iron gates flanking the tower are missing.

Please help, I'm unable to continue the Mage's Guild quest because I have to retrieve my staff there to continue.

What platform are you playing on? Are you playing on PC? If you are playing on PC are you using mods? If you are using mods which mods are you using?

I'm playing on PC, I'm using a lot of mods but what kind of mods would be relevant?

All of them. Whenever a user encounters a mod issue we always need to see the mod list.

Yes a listing of all mods and the load order. It also helps us to know if you are using a mod manager like OBMM, NMM, Wyre Bash, etc. Are you using Boss/Loot to sort mods.

All right, here goes!

These are all the esp and esm files being loaded in this order:

A Bloody Mess - Bloody Fights

ACCCGR SI

Acrobatics Mastery

ActorsInMadness

actors_in_charge

Adrenaline Fuelled Archery

AFC v2 Core.esm

AFC v2 Locational Damage

Armor_skirts_nonlvl

A_Bloody_Mess.esm

BAKAdventurerTorch

Bandit Hideouts

Basic Primary Needs

Better Cities - COBL

Better Cities - Knights of the Nine

Better Cities - Open Better Cities

Better Cities - VWD of the IC

Better Cities

Better Cities Full

Better Cities Resources

BetterBlocking

BetterMusicSystem

bgMagicEV

bgMagicEV_Conjuration_for_Supreme_Magicka

BHC_Expanded

Birthsigns Revamped

blackbow

Book Jackets Oblivion - BP

bookplacing.esm

Brighter_Torches

BuyLockpicks

cancelattack

CapesandCloaks

CB-Cobl_Glue

ChitinArmor

City_Voices

ClocksOfCyrodiil_BC_OBC_OC_OCLR_Vanilla

CLS-ClassyClothes.esm

CLS-ClassyClothesFactions

CLS-Craftybits.esm

CLS-Craftybits

Cobl Glue

Cobl Main.esm

Cobl Races

Cobl Si

Cobl Tweaks

Companion Postal Service

Craftybits deadly weapons

Crossbow

Crossbows of Cyrodiil

Crowded Roads

CT-Dunmer Scalemail

Cutthroat Merchants

Dangerous Waters

Disenchant

DLCShiveringIsles

Dude Wheres My Horse

Duke Patricks - Actors Can Miss Now

Duke Patricks - Fresh Kills Now Alert The NPCs

Duke Patricks - Near Miss Magic And Arrows Alert The Target

Dungeon Actors Have Torches 1.6 DT

Enchanted Hands

Enchantment Enhanced

EnchantmentMastery

Enemy Actors Use Powers 0.1.1

Enhanced Daedric Invasion.esm

Enhanced Daedric Invasion

EnhancedMountedCombat

FastTravelAllowed

Francesco's 14 days respawn time - 1-24 day lenght rescale

Francesco's Leveled Creatures-Items Mod.esm

Francesco's Optional Files

Francesco'sOpntional New Creatures Add-on.esm

Francesco's Slower skills x2

goblin_war_party

Harvest [Flora] - Shivering Isles

Harvest [Flora]

HotCatOnTheRoof

HTHAdvanced - Sinkpoint

IlluminationWithin

IlluminationWithout

IMPChameleonSEV

ImpeReal Empire - Unique Forts

IshMultipleApparelEnchantments

JumpModifier

KDDwemerSpecBeast

KDDwemerSpectacles

Knights

kuerteeCrimeHasWitnesses

kuerteeeEncumberingLootArmourAndWeapons

kuerteeGoldIsAnInventoryItem

kuerteeeHorseCommands

kuerteeIgnoringTheMainQuestHasConsequenses

kuerteeNoLootingDuringCombat

LadyDeadlock_LoveYourHorse

Large_FPSFIX_Natural_Vegetation

LCE-addon

lorecreatures

Lynges Unlimited Deaath Reload Time

Map Marker Overhaul - SI additions

Map Marker Overhaul

Mart's Monster Mod - Gems & Gem Dust

Mart's Monster Mod - Less Reavers

Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures

Mart's Monster Mod - No Blood

Mart's Monster Mod - No Giants

Mart's Monster Mod - Safer Roads

Mart's Monster Mod for Fran

Mart's Monster Mod for OOO - NoReaversInGates

Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.esm

Mart's Monster Mod for OOO

Mart's Monster Mod.esm

Mart's Monster Mod

MathFunctions.esm

MC_Staff_Pack

mmm - no ghostly apparition

MMM modification

MOM-OpenCities

More Realistic Encumbrance with Fatigue

mrSiikasDurzog

Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael

Natural_Water_by_Max_Tael

Natural_Weater_HDR_with_darker_Nights_by_Max_Tael

Noble_and_Peasant_Hats

NoDurationSpells

Oblivion Citadel Door Fix

Oblivion.esm

OblivionDurzogs

OBSE-Storms & Sound SI

OOO-Better_Priced_Clutter

OOO-Combat_Skills_Perks_Marksmanship

OOO-Container_Trap_Instant_Effects

OOO-DaedraLord_Quests

OOO-Dangerous_Traps

OOO-DLT_Immersion

OOO-Level_Slow

OOO-Magic_Effects+Enchantments

OOO-Magic_Effects+Spells

OOO-Magic_Game_Settings

OOO-Magic_Script_Effect_Fix

OOO-No_Guild_Ownership

OOO-Potions

OOO-Respawn_Two_Weeks

OOO-ThiefGuild_Difficult

OOO-Water_Weeds

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul

P1DkeyChain

P1DsafeContainers

Personality Idles - Modified version

PersuasionOverhaul

PersuasionOverhaul_MMM

PersuasionOverhaul_OOO

polearms_1.0.7_EV

PowerAttack Voicemod - The Shivering Isles

PTRoamingNPCs

Rawn's deadly Oblivion

Rawn's modification for MMM

Rawn's modification for OOO

Rawn's orcish gauntlets show rings

Rawn's polearm modification

Rawn's skills

Rawn's test for Saviors hide

Real Black Bow Bandits

Real Lava 1.3

Real Time Lockpicking Minigames

RealisticForceMedium

RealisticHealth

ReneerKeyLockMod

RenGuardOverhaul

RshAlchemy

ScriptIcon_Replacer

SDR_Core

SDR_NPC Behavior

Side's EAX Control

SM_COBL

SM_EnchantStaff

SM_MMM

SM_OOO

SN_Scrolls

SM_ShiveringIsles

SM_SigilStone

Sounds of Cyrodiil

SS_GenderIndependentClothing v1.0

SSEE

Streamline 2.1

SupremeMagicka

Symphony of Violence

Toaster Says Share Faction Recruitment

Toaster Says Share v3.esm

Toaster's Brutal Stealth

Toaster's Legendary Master

TSS Custom Companion Template

Unofficial Oblivion Patch

UOPS Additional Changes

UVIII

VaultsofCyrodiilBC

Visually Enchanted Drains 1

Visually Enchanted Fire 1

Visually Enchanted Frost 1

Visually Enchanted Shock 1

Visually Enchanted SoulTrap 1

WCGL - Wilderness Creatures 1.1

WizardsHatsV1

_Real_Lights

And that's all of them....Crikey that took a while to write down...

Now, I'm no good at technical stuff so please do tell me if you notice and discrepancies in my load order or if files would clash etc.

That is not your load order. That is a list of your mods in alphabetical order. The game loads your mods in a different order than you have listed here. Knowing the actual order in which the game loads your mods is crucial in fixing mod-related problems.

With that said, make sure that your Better Cities mods load last. Other mods first, then Better Cities. Better Cities is very finicky about that. I suspect that may be the cause of your problem.

Also, with that list you should think seriously about using http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/22368/? to create a Bashed Patch. A Bashed Patch will help resolve many conflicts (especially between Oscuro and other mods) and make them behave as they were meant to behave.

Pseron is right, that's not your load order. The game would not run in alphabetical order with those mods. I'd suggest downloading BOSS and running it on your load order. And I agree with Pseron that you should be using Wrye Bash.

I'm using Oblivion Mod Manager and it loads the Better Cities Resources esm last of the esm's

I've also put all the Better Cities esp's at the very end of the load order

Update, it no longer crashes at the Arcane University! I think it's due to my computer getting a new graphic card. Overall it runs smoother as well.

Glad it is working for you. I'd still recommend running BOSS on your load order, expecially given the number and complexity of the mods you are running. With that many mods you should at least have them sorted properly even if you don't want to bother with a bashed patch. The immediate crashing may have stopped by just moving Better Cities down, but sorting according to BOSS can make it run better and maybe avoid crashes and other issues in the future.