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Tommy Robinson’s invitation to Oxford Union met with protest: Live updates

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, otherwise known as Tommy Robinson, is due to speak at the Oxford Union at 8.30 pm this evening at a debate on the motion “This House Believes the West is Right to be Suspicious of Islam”. The event has drawn condemnation from University societies, local politicians, and local faith leaders.

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Home Office proposes doubling of Campsfield capacity

The Home Office has proposed a second phase of development to the Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), increasing its capacity from 160 to 400 beds.

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New Oxford campaign seeks to demystify genetic and neurological conditions using animations

A new educational campaign developed by the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Oxford aims to make neurodevelopmental disorders easier to understand through a series of animated videos.

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Twelve Oxford Scientists receive prestigious Royal Society Fellowship

Twelve University of Oxford researchers have been elected as fellows to the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences. They join a cohort of 90 scientific researchers elected this year from around the world who specialise in fields ranging from “astronomy and cancer research to mathematics and biotechnology”.

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Forensic scans show Oxford dodo was shot

The findings surprised experts, who previously believed the dodo lived out its life as a show bird in London

Working-class students pay more for university, NUS report says

Spiralling accommodation fees are outstripping maintenance loans, leaving poorer students struggling to meet costs, the NUS says

Keble ‘celebrate diversity’ with new portrait

The portrait of Sir James Cameron Tudor, the first student of African-Caribbean descent to be elected president of the Oxford Union, is to be unveiled at the college

Oxford’s controversial donors revealed

Oxford's donors include a firm accused of climate change denial, and a bank fined £235million by a US regulator

The hidden costs of trashing revealed

Trashing is officially banned in the University's regulations, but that doesn't stop them from paying out £25,000 in security and cleaning costs

Exclusive: Oxford Union release Trinity term card

Speakers include Lindsay Lohan, Jordan Peterson, and Peyton Manning

Government announces student loan interest rate rises

Students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland will face interest rates on their loans of up to 6.3%

Oxford Chancellor Patten votes against government Brexit bill

Lord Patten was criticised for putting forward "a political argument dressed up as a trade argument" by former Conservative chancellor Lord Lawson

Oxford to confront colonial past in £20,000 project

The move will include returning treasures seized during the time of the British Empire, and the study of more black and Asian thinkers on degree courses

Oxford grads crack ‘impossible’ code over dinner

They solved the puzzle in one night over some teriyaki chicken at Wagamama

Oxford sweet potato study unearths new discoveries

The study challenges the long-standing view that the sweet potato was transported around the globe by humans

Men who fail to equal parents’ academic achievements ‘suffer mental distress’

The Oxford study found that failing to match educational accomplishments caused distress similar to a divorce

New crowd-management measures introduced for May Morning

One-way channels will be put in place, while bicycles will not be allowed to cross the bridge

Merton beat Newcastle to reach University Challenge final

Next Monday's final will be the fifth in a row to be contested between an Oxford college and a Cambridge college

Oxford professor faces fourth rape complaint

The allegation against Tariq Ramadan, a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at St Anthony's, relates to an alleged incident in Geneva in October 2008

Oxford-Cambridge Expressway a threat to rare species, RSPB says

The Department for Transport is surveying options about which "corridor" between the two university towns is the most preferred.

Mansfield Entz forced to apologise for ‘420’ bop theme

The Entz team said they had made a "very significant mistake"

Oxford PhD student beaten in MasterChef final

Nawamin Pinpathomrat was beaten to the title by 35-year-old bank manager Kenny Tutt

UCU members vote to accept deal

The vote means that long-running strikes by university staff will be suspended

Oxford strike dates cancelled as crucial ballot draws to a close

Union members are currently voting on whether to accept the proposed deal, which if accepted could lead to an end to longstanding industrial action

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Tommy Robinson’s invitation to Oxford Union met with protest: Live updates

Home Office proposes doubling of Campsfield capacity

New Oxford campaign seeks to demystify genetic and neurological conditions using animations

Twelve Oxford Scientists receive prestigious Royal Society Fellowship

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