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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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Motion to ban Bullingdon members from OUCA defeated

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Rhodes scholarship expanded worldwide

Most of the Rhodes scholarship places have previously been reserved for residents of just the US, Canada and South Africa

Oxford helped ‘drive through’ controversial pension reforms

Colleges were counted as individual institutions in the pension policy survey, allegedly giving them disproportionate influence

Regent’s introduces fund for trans students

The college will reimburse transgender students for binders, packing underwear, bras, breast inserts, and gaffes

Students march in support of academic staff

Oxford SU encouraged students not to use departmental facilities, though college teaching will not be affected

Use of University Counselling Service increases

There were notable increases in problems presented relating to anxiety, self and identity, and transitions

Oxford to open new sexual harassment centre

Students now will be able to gain support at a college, department and University level

Teddy Hall tampered with tenancy agreements

The price agreed had been altered by hand on tenancy contracts

New community hub for Wadham House

Aristotle House will be repurposed by Makespace Oxford into a venue for charities, workers’ cooperatives and social enterprises.

Whoopi Goldberg latest to postpone Union talk

DJ duo The Chainsmokers, German footballer Mesut Özil, and American comedian David Cross have all recently cancelled their visits

Missing Oxford comma leads to $5m settlement

The lack of the controversial piece of grammar led to a settlement in the labour dispute

Societies condemn platform for Israeli politician

The Oxford Israel Forum, the PPE society, and the International Relations Society defended their decision to host of the speaker

Union suspends membership of Coulter protesters

Four students have been temporarily banned for “conduct intended to disrupt debates or other meetings of the society”

Union attacked by pro-life group for abortion panel of exclusively pro-choice speakers

OSFL called the panel "an opportunity lost"

Uni awards highest share of top grades in country

No humanities students were awarded thirds in 2017

Magdalen JCR rejects new Brexit rep

The proposer accused Remainers of "microaggressions" against Brexiters

Mansfield lodges objection to New planning application

The college has labelled New's new tower a "vanity project"

Oxford charged students £50k more in library fines than any other university

King's College London was the only other university to collect fines of over £100,000

Grace at formal is ‘gender equality issue’

Merton's JCR President could not "remember hearing someone non male read out grace"

Union members disciplined after Coulter protest

Students chanted “no Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.”

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King Charles III inaugurates the Schwarzman Centre

Jacinda Ardern and eight others awarded with honorary degrees

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

Home Office proposes doubling of Campsfield capacity

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