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.

RAG’s "Firewalk" a success despite shaky start

Around 25 students walk six metres across hot coals for RAG's charities, after organisers were forced to halve the initial funding target

Oxide radio suspended for forseeable future

Students rue the lack of funding and support made available to the station

St John’s ban mobile phones in hall

The Senior Dean announces students will be 'removed' if they are caught using their phones at dinner

Race for OUSU Presidency begins

Adam Roberts, Becky Howe and Will Obeney are all in the Presidential race, after ‘joke candidate’ Sam Wiseman pulls out

“Weird” and “unnecessary” club night criticised

Students have expressed distaste for an Oxford Brookes club night called “Midget Night Bridge” which featured men of short stature in superhero costumes

Review: Love, Rosie

Rosie Sykes found this tale of living with the life choices we make a lurching, clumsy affair

NUS withdraws support for Free Education demo

NUS President and Vice-Presidents decide to stop supporting demo due to 'unacceptable level of risk' to members

Clegg claims Oxbridge graduates face ‘prejudice’

Deputy Prime Minister makes claims about employment prospects of Oxbridge graduates in the public sector

‘Big Sleepout’ held in New College

Students held sleepout as part of Homelessness Awareness week

Oxford joins Google in Artificial Intelligence partnership

Google Deepmind and Oxford University have recently announced AI partnership

Missing Exeter cartoon found

Exeter's 'Cut the Catering Charge' cartoon has been returned

Merton celebrate historic Time Ceremony

Mertonians parade backwards around the Fellows' Quad in a ritual dating back 43 years

Record number of applicants to Oxford

Oxford applications have risen sharply this year with numbers exceeding that of Cambridge

OUSU joins the march to adopt Free Education policy

OUSU Council votes to adopt Free Education, following JCR mandates and much debate

£110 million cancer research centre for Headington

Precision Cancer Medicine Institute to open in 2017 or 2018 after £35million government grant

Wadham to host ‘Feminism in Theory & Action’ conference

The conference, organised by the Oxford Feminist Network, is due to take place this Saturday

Somervillian set to meet Pope after human trafficking work

Olivia Conroy is travelling to the Vatican as part of the ‘Young people against prostitution and human trafficking’ symposium

Strong start for OUSU’s #VeggiePledge campaign

Campaign starts successfully, despite questions over its statistics

Oxford is worst for bike theft

A new survey names OX1 as the worst postcode for bike theft in the country, with 846 bikes stolen between May 2013 and April this year

Male Oxford students flock to A&E

Students praise JR staff after a report reveals high student attendance

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