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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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Record number of female speakers at Union

Union reveals 40 per cent of speakers this term are women, more speakers named

Mindfulness vindicated

Oxford study finds mindfulness could rival antidepressants

Dementia research breakthrough

B vitamins could slow dementia, says new Oxford study

“Troll the NUS” campaign launched

Students protesting against £40k NUS advert donate to Lib Dems

Blackwell’s attacked for hosting ‘sexist’ Bond villain

OUSU Women’s Campaign objects to platform for Bond villain and author of ‘sustained rant against women’

Morris community responds to criticism over ‘blackface’

Morris dancers defend use of black face paint amid debate following appearance at Folk Weekend Oxford

No full time Trans Officer for NUS

A motion to create paid role fails to get necessary two-thirds majority at this year’s Conference

Students and faculty members attack Bodleian "secrecy"

Bodleian comes under fire for handling of Oriental Institute library relocation

Union tarred by Imperial Tobacco sponsorship dealings

Academics criticise the Oxford Union for considering Imperial Tobacco sponsorship for debate on the morality of the tobacco industry

Official: Oxford Union Trinity Termcard

Cherwell brings you the official list of all the speakers at the Union this term

Brian Lara to speak at the Oxford Union

Cherwell reveals some of the big names speaking at the Union in the upcoming term

"Inferno" at the Randolph

Emergency services have been called to the scene of a fire at the historic Randolph Hotel in Oxford's city centre

General Election Survey 2015

Participate in Cherwell's election survey for the upcoming General Election

St John’s in £150,000 legal dispute over hawthorn hedge

A 180-yard stretch of hedgerow in Warwickshire is the subject of an expensive dispute between a retired man and a college with a £340 million endowment

Head of Oxford Careers Service defends tutorial comments

Jonathan Black clarifies his remarks about Oxford's tutorial system that he does not believe 'actually damages employability prospects'

One injured and three arrested during EDL march in Oxford

Unite Against Fascism tried to counter English Defence League's protest against the handling of 'Muslim Grooming Gangs'

Clarkson named as Andrew Hamilton successor

Students react angrily to news that the controversial former BBC presenter is to assume the University’s senior executive role

Union invites banned anti-Islam activist

Robert Spencer, who is banned from entering the UK, has been invited to debate with Anjem Choudary whether ‘Radicalisation is Born At Home’

Oxford Bursar says cost of a degree is “just not worth it"

David Palfreyman argues that some university degrees are not worth their tuition fees, although Oxford students have 'nowt to moan'

Oxford Union invites Anjem Choudary to debate radicalism

Islamist preacher has been asked to discuss whether 'radicalism is born at home', despite his arrest in September
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