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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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New Oxford campaign seeks to demystify genetic and neurological conditions using animations

A new educational campaign developed by the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Oxford aims to make neurodevelopmental disorders easier to understand through a series of animated videos.

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Twelve Oxford Scientists receive prestigious Royal Society Fellowship

Twelve University of Oxford researchers have been elected as fellows to the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences. They join a cohort of 90 scientific researchers elected this year from around the world who specialise in fields ranging from “astronomy and cancer research to mathematics and biotechnology”.

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Oxford summer schools ranked among the fastest-growing companies in Europe

Oxford Royale Academy and Oxford Summer Courses have been ranked among Europe’s fastest-growing companies, according to the 2026 Financial Times’ FT Top 1000: Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies.

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St Hilda’s becomes latest JCR to ask for rainbow flag

Motion passes for charity formal, and to ask SCR to raise a rainbow flag after it transpires that St Hilda’s actually has a flagpole

Students campaign against "victim blaming" Tesco card

Petition calls for the withdrawal of card which 'belittles sexual harassment'

Jesus-Somerville Ball guests write open letter of complaint

Guests at the 'Last Ball' hit out against Ball Committee on Facebook

Mark Ronson to play Balliol ball

Ball committee forced to announce headliner prematurely dues to miscommunication

Abortion campaigners clash on Cornmarket

UK Repent's anti-abortion protest hampered by student opposition

Oxford sex ring trial comes to a close

Council “take enormous responsibility” as seven are found guilty of child abuse

City Council approves new Blavatnik building

Blavatnik building to go ahead despite protests

Univ freshers tan for charity

Over seven hundred pounds has already been raised for mental disabilities charity

Fire at Gloucester Green Falafal House

Firefighters called to Gloucester Green on Saturday evening

Oxford Scientists take to the pubs

National festival to make science accessible sees nine events in three Oxford pubs

Oxford MP and Oxfam CEO launch Oxfam’s Syria Crisis Appeal

Nicola Blackwood and Mark Goldring brief Oxford residents at Oxfam House in Cowley and launch the Oxford Syria Crisis Appeal in Oxford.

Ferguson homophobia row continues

Niall Ferguson writes open letter discussing his comments on Keynes' sexuality

Corpus Christi "stress relieving" dog has fit

'Corpus Cares' week takes an unexpected turn

Chen Guangcheng to visit Oxford

Blind civil rights activist who escaped arrest in China to come to the West is to visit the Union

Investigation: Scholarships

What does being a scholar mean in the different colleges?

Mission: to eat

RAG raises Â£205 for charity through burrito eating competition

Pie-demonium at Jesus College

Chaos as pie-throwing reaches unbearable levels

Jesus charges own JCR to use rooms

Jesus College charges its JCR and OUSU to use its Ship Street Lecture Theatre

OUSU Council divided over gender balancing

'Angry' and 'hostile' meeting reveals splits in OUSU over failed NUS motion

Lembit Opik hits Bridge

The former Lib Dem MP, well known as a party-goer, went to Bridge last night after the New Labour debate at the Oxford Union

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