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Milo Donovan wins Oxford Union Presidency after suspended vote count

Milo Donovan has been declared the winner of the election for Oxford Union President in Hilary Term 2027, after the Union released the result of last term's suspended vote count. Donovan, whose campaign pledges included banning hack messages, was last term’s treasurer.

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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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OUSU votes against NUS quotas

Last Wednesday OUSU discussed a motion calling for the NUS to mandate that the delegations universities send to the NUS annual conference be at least 50% female

Scott Mills gives LGBT talk at St Anne’s

The BBC Radio 1 DJ spoke to an audience at St Anne's College about his documentary on LGBT rights in Uganda

IRSoc rescind Galloway invitation

Bradford West MP disinvited from Oxford society

Hertford Finalists curse sewage

Black tie dinner for finalists at Hertford cancelled owing to overflowing sewage in the kitchens

Magdalen College in ‘eviction’ scandal

Legal arguments prevent student’s removal from college accommodation

Criticism of Castle Mill development continues

Members of the Campaign to Protect Port Meadow condemn lack of response from the University to their concerns

University blocks Google docs to fight phishing

A rise in the number of phishing emails sent to Oxford students’ accounts, causing the university to block Google Docs temporarily

LMH tutor in Lib Dem harassment claims

Politics tutor Alison Smith and several other women claim to have been sexually harassed by Lord Rennard

“Fairer” pricing for Trinity rooms

Trinity College introduces differential pricing for student accommodation

Hertford drainage sewage overflows

Black tie dinner for finalists at Hertford cancelled due to overflowing sewage in the kitchens

Male candidates gain more firsts than women

After data shows that a higher proportion of men receive firsts than women at Oxford, the University announces that “steps should be taken” to give students the degree they deserve