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Milo Donovan wins Oxford Union Presidency after suspended vote count

Milo Donovan has been declared the winner of the election for Oxford Union President in Hilary Term 2027, after the Union released the result of last term's suspended vote count. Donovan, whose campaign pledges included banning hack messages, was last term’s treasurer.
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King Charles III inaugurates the Schwarzman Centre 

King Charles III officially opened the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities and unveiled a plaque to commemorate his visit.
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Jacinda Ardern and eight others awarded with honorary degrees

The recipients include former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern; actress and theatre director Adjoa Andoh MBE; and literary critic and host of Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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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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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

Boris Johnson cancels press conference at Keble College

Johnson had been due to meet with his German counterpart at the press conference

St Hugh’s launch inquiry into sexual harassment claims

The investigation follows claims about the behaviour of a now-deceased fellow

St Anne’s JCR website hacked by pro-Palestinian liberation group

The JCR President said he was seeking advice to make sure it didn't happen again

Oxford ranked best student city for long-distance lovers

New research suggests students are only willing to spend £20 on a regular journey to visit a significant other

Brexit is causing fondue resurgence, claims Oxford professor

Professor Charles Spence stresses the importance of "gastropolitics" in the revival of the Swiss delicacy

Historians slam plans to replace display cases at University museum

The wooden display cases in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History are set to be replaced by glass cabinets

Oxford PhD student reaches final four of MasterChef

Nawamin Pinpathomrat impressed judges John Torode and Greg Wallace with his dishes

Finalist thanks ‘legends’ after notes and laptop stolen

Anne-Marie Downes' revision materials were taken from a car in Durham

Tariq Ramadan paid woman for silence over relationship

The Oxford professor of contemporary Islamic studies is detained facing charges of rape, following allegations from three other women

Graduate rent to increase by almost six per cent

The University’s Property Management Sub-Committee voted to raise rents for all graduate accommodation

Oxford ACS wins ‘BAME Society of the Year’

The group topped the ballot of 12 nationwide societies, winning recognition for "doing the most to support BAME communities at uni"

Bodleian to exhibit unpublished JRR Tolkien artworks

The three works, which have never before been viewed by the public, date back to Tolkien’s early years in Oxford

Oxford among worst universities for equal access

Cambridge was ranked worst, while seven other Russell Group universities – including St Andrew’s, Bristol, Durham, and Aberdeen – rounded out the bottom ten.

Oxford students spend most on sex toys

With four of the five top-rated universities in the UK making it into the top buyers table, it has been suggested that there may be a link between intelligence and sex drive

Record number of Oxford students found guilty of plagiarism

53 students were reported for copying work without acknowledgement last year

Oxford will not reconsider Sackler donations despite opioid link

A £1 million donation from the Sacklers to the National Portrait Gallery has been held up in internal review

Oxford colleges release gender pay gap data

Female staff at New College earn just 76p for every £1 that its male staff earn
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