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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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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.

Immigration figures are incorrect, warn Oxford analysts

Analysts at Oxford University claim that figures released by the Office of National Statistics are inexact by a margin of up to 35,000

Dossier discloses drunken behaviour of Oxbridge students

Information obtained by The Daily Telegraph reveals hundreds of incidents of drunken bad behaviour at Oxford and Cambridge

Magdalen expands library onto old quad

Magdalen College will extend its library on to an historic quad, also undertaking archaeological investigations

Criminal disguised as policeman robs student

Confiscation of belongings by police officer turns out to be a scam.

Tuition fees increase applications to ‘elite’ universities

The recent hike in tuition fees has made applicants more ambitious with their higher education choices, a recent survey shows

Special Oxford funding criticised

A recent report by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has indicated that a number of higher education institutions are sceptical of special arrangements which help fund the Oxbridge tutorial system and its individual interview process.

University receives government funding for life sciences

Significant funding enables Oxford University to take new discoveries towards clinical testing and development

Bodleian campaigns to digitise Shakespeare’s First Folio

Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Fry and Sir Peter Hall support the Bodleian’s public appeal to make the first volume of Shakespeare’s plays accessible to all

Housing levy challenged by Oxford colleges

A student housing levy imposed by Oxford City Council last year is being challenged in the courts by a group of Oxford colleges and the Estate Bursars' Committee

Students demand more contact time with tutors

The National Union of Students calls for more face-to-face time with tutors in seminars and tutorials

‘Fuzzy Ducks’ club night to close

The infamous Oxford Brookes club night 'Fuzzy Ducks' is to close after more than a decade to the delight of local residents

Subfusc gender restrictions removed

Academic dress code is altered to accommodate the needs of transgender students

Oxonian’s Olympic Ode a success

Ode written by Oxford Professor and read by Boris Johnson received enthusiastically

Flotilla commemorates Alice in Wonderland

Celebrations on the river commemorate the 150th anniversary of Carroll's classic story

65% of state schools send no students to Oxbridge

Newly available data reveals low Oxbridge intake for the majority of UK state schools

Oxford researchers solve MS drug mystery

Oxford University scientists discover gene flaw which explains why certain drugs are unable to treat multiple sclerosis.

Subject tests for Oxford entrance on the rise

More and more Oxford applicants made to sit admissions test before interview
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