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.

Legal threat forces Council to delay begging vote

A civil rights organisation's threat of legal action has caused Oxford City Council to postpone their vote

Scholars choose not to toast Rhodes

2013 Class of Rhodes hailed as ‘making history’ by not toasting the colonist politician, Cecil Rhodes

Presidential candidate has Union membership suspended

Union presidential candidate Zuleyka Shahin has been punished following an election tribunal

Univ JCR condemns dining society’s exclusivity

Univ JCR hits out at the college’s ‘condoning’ of secret Shakespeare dining society

Open letter by Union ex-Treasurer alleges Union transphobia

Defeated Union Presidential candidate Zuleyka Shahin alleges racist and transphobic abuse, as well as 'smear campaign' against her

Fire at Magdalen College School

St Hilda's college evacuated on Tuesday evening

Union candidates clash again over A$AP Rocky speaker event

Controversy over who has the rights to host A$AP Rocky today pits Union rivals Shahin and Webber against one another for a second time

Controversy as NUS affiliates with anti-Israeli BDS movement

Oxford NUS delegate attacked for alleged ‘duplicity’ after voting for BDS at National Executive Committee

No confidence in former OUSU RO

Former Returning Officer Alex Walker no conned by OUSU for alleged involvement in rigged election

Webber wins Union election by over 600 votes

Stuart Webber storms to victory with #STEP slate after unprecedented turnout

Plush faces racism allegations

Student issues affidavit complaining about Plush staff's treatment of black student

Pembroke students slam LA Fitness advert’s "sexism"

Students complain over 'blatant display of sexism' in 'unhealthy' LA Fitness advert outside College

“Sexually perverse” nuns unearthed

Archaeologists find skeletons believed to be of disgraced nuns

Singer fills blank space in Merton JCR

Taylor Swift made honorary member of Merton College JCR

St. Catz grant JCR financial independence

College provisionally allows JCR to become financially autonomous after meeting

Balliol Ball Pres candidate shocks with communist manifesto

Candidate Xavier Cohen is running on a manifesto promising a “jokes ball” following a socialist revolution

OUSU to keep NUS affiliation

OUSU Council voted against holding NUS referendum for 2015-16

Finalists express anger over mistake during Law exam

Students set to complain after asked to start exam without required materials

JCRs unite to condemn Oxford Union after cocktail scandal

At least nine JCRs across Oxford condemn the Oxford Union after the 'racist' cocktail scandal and the Union's self-declaration as being 'institutionally racist'

Benet’s students "emotionally blackmailed" by Master

Students at St Benet’s have complained of Master’s behaviour after he invited “racist” dinner guest and threatened resignation

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