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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.

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.

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.

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.

Meet your Presidents

The race begins in the elections for next year’s student union positions

Traumatised? Play some Tetris

Playing Tetris may help post traumatic stress, Oxford researchers have discovered. The game may have a special ability to reduce flashbacks not shared by...

Electric shock boosts math skills

Applying electrical current to the brain can enhance people's mathematical abilities, according to new research by neuroscientists at Oxford University. In the study, 15...

Student found in stream

The body of an Oxford Brookes student missing for 36 hours has been found in a stream in west Oxford. Matthew Jones, 23, was...

Massacre at St John’s

1000-year-old bodies belonged to Vikings

Little Pembroke gets big

£29 million building project will include two new quads and social areas

Palestinian scholarship under fire

Wadham JCR motion is criticised by students for being "politically motivated"

Science dons jump ship over cutbacks

Department suffers lack of resources and termination of projects after government cuts

Students warned after week of thefts

Burglaries reported in Balliol and Brasenose, £6,700 of goods stolen

Come one, come all, says Kinky

Private Facebook event claims President James Kingston is “sick of being frugal”

Boy, 16, stabbed outside Baby love

Halloween fight spills onto High Street

Somerville bop dropped

Hallowe’en will now be celebrated on Bonfire Night weekend, after late liscensing application controversy

Wanted: Brasenose JCR Committee

No applications received for top JCR positions

Protesters force Vodafone to close

Thirty people forced the Vodafone shop on Cornmarket to temporarily close on Saturday, in a protest against corporate tax evasion. The protest came after Private...

Donations hit £1 billion mark

Oxford's Vice-Chancellor announced last week that the University's international fundraising campaign has collected over £1bn. The money will go to fund undergraduate teaching, new...

£69.90 for an Oxford degree

Fraudster claims his degrees are “better than the real thing and with much better grades”

£10 million China Centre for St Hugh’s

New building also to include accommodation and kitchens for students, but £7m still needed

Fun has been resurrected, says Jesus

Welfare rep goes to college bar and “throws all manner of shapes” in Park End

Masked protesters at Careers Fair

Students thrown out for protesting against global arms and defence company

Violence taints protest

Police criticised for heavy handed tactics, at otherwise peaceful protest

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