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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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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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St Aldate’s Tavern to reopen

A city centre pub is to reopen after refurbishment

Residents renew objections to Port Meadow Development

Although no objections were received during the planning permission stage, residents are now protesting about the planned building of student flats on Port Meadow

PPE finalists create revision musical

Three PPE third years are writing 'John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice: The Musical!'

Cory Bernardi withdraws from Oxford talk

Australian politician pulls out of speaking at Oxford University summit after making comments on same sex marriage

Mark Thompson takes up professorship at Oxford

Mark Thompson, the former director general of the BBC, is to be Humanitas Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford this term.

Jamal’s restaurant closes down

New Indian restaurant Arzoo opens in Jericho on the same site as venue Jamal’s, which closed earlier this summer

OUP hit out at photocopiers

Oxford University Press joins lawsuit against Delhi University’s photocopying service

St Catz porter’s inquest reaches verdict

The inquest into the death of David Lord, a night porter at St Catherine's College, has concluded that it was suicide

OUSU voted least popular student union in the UK

Oxford University and Oxford Brookes Student Unions rated worst in the country for 'student satisfaction'

Oxford alumna creates porn website

Cindy Gallop, a Somerville graduate, has created a new website which is attempting to change accepted standards of pornography by only using user-submitted videos

Fallen Oxford graduate repatriated

A University College graduate has been repatriated to Oxford after being killed while serving in Afghanistan

New app makes Oxford landmarks disappear

Tourists are left baffled after colleges switch location and the train station vanishes on the iPhone's latest navigation program

Boat Race protester found guilty

Trenton Oldfield, the man who disrupted this year's Boat Race, has been found guilty of causing a public nuisance

Director of Modern Art Oxford passes away

Turner Prize judge Michael Stanley is found dead in a garden, aged 37

Boat Race swimmer in court

Trenton Oldfield, who caused the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race to be suspended in April, faces the charge of causing a public nuisance

Iain Banks to attend Charity Literary Festival at LMH

Five writers will take part in the '5 x 15' festival at Lady Margaret Hall

Medical science facilities to be extended

Oxford University will purchase the site of Headington Park Hospital and use it to expand its medical science facilities on the Old Road campus

New Oxford school of government opens

The Blavatnik School of Government has admitted its first cohort of 39 students today, hoping to become 'the world’s leading centre for the training of future leaders in government.'

Pembroke’s New Build is still too ‘new’ for some students

Pembroke students express concerns as new accommodation won't be completed until after they move in.

Ebdon: Oxbridge application process a “potential barrier”

Minister for Fair Access criticizes Oxford and Cambridge's admissions systems.

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Tommy Robinson’s invitation to Oxford Union met with protest: Live updates

Home Office proposes doubling of Campsfield capacity

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

Twelve Oxford Scientists receive prestigious Royal Society Fellowship

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