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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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University and OUSU move to tackle sexual harassment

20 colleges will run compulsory workshops in freshers’ week, while a revised harassment policy will make “more explicit its inclusion of all aspects of harassment”.

Hertford hall now decorated solely by portraits of women

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of co-education, Hertford College will hang women's portraits for one year

Oxford City Council divests from fossil fuels

Council prompted to action by a powerful online campaign

Oxford medics question proposed bus link

New connection will run between South Parks Road and the John Radcliffe hospital

Oxford film wins big at Portobello festival

Alexander Darby’s The Wishing Horse scoops £1,000 prize for Best London Film

‘A third of young women have been groped,’ finds NUS study

An NUS study into sexual harassment has found it to be pervasive throughout British universities

Oxford tweeters third politest in UK

Tweeters from Oxford are the third politest in the UK, based on the percentage of tweets containing swearing

Prince William opens new China Centre building at St Hugh’s

Duchess of Cambridge forced to cancel visit after pregnancy announcement

Labour hold Carfax ward in controversial by-election

Labour hold the student-dominated ward, but opponents say election was 'against spirit of democracy'

"Tolkien’s Tree" removed from Botanic Garden

The removal of a 215 year-old tree that may have inspired Tolkien's 'ents' nears completion in Oxford's famous Botanic Garden

Ebola vaccine to be trialled in Oxford

Oxford Academic is looking for volunteers to try a vaccine against Ebola

OUSU gets Living Wage accreditation

The Student Union has been officially recognized as a Living Wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation

Merton top 2013/14 Norrington Table

The University advises colleges to treat the new rankings with “caution” as Pembroke slip 17 places to bottom

Oxford places ninth in global uni rankings

The University moves up one place from last year, although finds itself four places behind the Tabs, according to the so-called 'Shanghai rankings'

Pembroke tutor returns to work following death of student

A tutor has successfully appealed against his suspension from work following the death of a student last year

Oxford study shows playing video games is good for children

Research has shown that playing video games for an hour a day can be beneficial for children

NUS adopts support for boycott of Israel

NUS NEC votes in favour of amended motion supporting Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel

By-election to be held for Carfax City Council seat

A by-election for a vacant Oxford City Council in Carfax ward has been scheduled for Thursday 4 September 2014

St. Cross extension gets green light

St. Cross College's attempts to overturn Oxford City Council's decision to refuse planning permission for new West Quad extension have been successful

Dawkins rape comments condemned

Campaigners decry Dawkins' 'unsettling and provocative' tweets on 'mild' and 'violent' types of rape
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