Wednesday 22nd July 2026

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Somerville fights gender binaries

JCR passes provisional motion to replace ‘he’/’she’ with ‘they’

Emirates in data lab partnership

Government of UAE's arirline to fund Oxford research

‘Joke’ motion takes Merton north

Merton JCR has voted to affiliate themselves with Sheffield SU

Blavatnik donation lambasted

University faces renewed criticism after oligarch donations

Cameron in ‘hypocritical’ Oxfordshire County Council letter

Prime minister branded hypocrite after penning letter to council leader protesting drastic cuts to public services

Oriel liberation officers referendum saga continues

Vote on the creation of three major JCR liberation group officers postponed

Bodleian acquires lost Shelley poem

University buys Shelley poem lost for more than 200 years

Body map released by University

Map reveals where humans are most comfortable being touched

Christ Church JCR to hold referendum on Meat-Free Mondays

JCR resolves in General Meeting to vote on whether it should re-introduce the policy in its meal plan

Mansfield retroactively raises formal prices for students

Student anger leads to negotiations with College and a referral of the case to Trading Standards

Ruskin DIY completes studios

Students go weeks without studios, help in completion of building

Political societies take EU stances

OUCA neutral as Labour Club campaigns to keep Britain in Europe

Unease at major overhaul of History and Politics course

Proposed changes to History course and statistics requirement to HPol met with student anger

RMF to protest at Oriel following Rhodes statue petition

Oxford-based restorative justice campaign RMF plans controversial protest to remove Rhodes statue from Oriel

Oxford students ‘kettled’ at protest

Balliol freshers allegedly ‘kettled’ by police at the #GrantsNotDebt protest

Rhodes Must Fall in Oxford: Live Blog

Follow the action in Oriel Square as students demand that Rhodes' statue be removed

RMF solidarity with fee protests

Oxford expresses support for South African struggle

Free drugs for Balliol students

JCR votes to reimburse JCR prescription charges from HT16

OUSU to prevent PREVENT

SU votes against co-operation with anti-terrorism scheme

Catz JCR make Chris Tarrant honorary member

Motion passed to make railway star honorary member of Catz JCR

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