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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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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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Martin Scorsese and Mary Beard to receive honorary degrees

Seven individuals will be awarded at an annual ceremony in June

Oxford ranks sixth best for ‘student experience’

Cambridge ranked below Oxford in five of the Times Higher Education survey's seven categories

Don protests his innocence in video as third woman accuses him of rape

The video shows Ramadan declaring himself “totally innocent of the crimes I am accused of.”

Finalist degrees jeopardised by external examiner resignations

Examiners have been called to resign in solidarity with the UCU strike, potentially disrupting the setting and marking of papers

Proposal to build cable car network in Oxford

The proposed gondola lifts would be the seventh passenger cable car network in the UK

Homeless emergency protocol activated

The Severe Weather Emergency Protocol will now have been in operation for 31 nights this winter

Magdalen Commemoration Ball scrapped

The 2019 ball was dropped after a lack of committee applications, echoing Magdalen's cancellation of the same event in 2015

Oxford academic drowned in Greece

The highly respected Classics tutor and lecturer drowned off the coast of Ouranoupoli, Greece last September

St. Hugh’s restricts smoking on college site

Smoking will be limited to five areas, in a move criticised as "ridiculous" and "parental"

Oxford remembers Stephen Hawking

The 76 year-old scientist and former Oxford student died peacefully at his home in the early hours of Wednesday morning

Exeter undergrads threatened with ‘serious consequences’ after bop mayhem

Sub-rector Barnaby Taylor called undergraduates' behaviour "wholly unacceptable"

Uni to introduce undergrad paper in feminist philosophy

The University aims to have four professors in feminist philosophy by next year

Strikes to continue after academics reject new pension deal

A provisional agreement was made yesterday between the head negotiators of either side, but has now been rejected after pressure from UCU members

Pension dispute resolution in sight

An agreement has now been provisionally made, with strike action expected to end on Wednesday

Hassan’s beaten to van of the year at British Kebab Awards

The Broad Street establishment came a narrow second to last year's winner, Atalay's.

‘Unacceptable’ students damage St Peter’s JCR

The College’s dean said the incident caused a scout “considerable personal distress”

Union reverses ruling after election error

A counting error had denied Rai Saad Khan a spot on the Secretary’s Committee

Vincent’s Club elects first female president

Sophie Taylor, who won her full blue in 2016, was elected on Tuesday night

Uni apologises after cleaner told to remove International Women’s Day graffiti

The photo of the incident, which was tweeted by a professor, prompted an angry backlash online

Union elections marred by voting blunder

Rai Saad Khan was not elected to the Secretary's Committee, despite winning more votes than his closest rival
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