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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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An insecure Union?

A security crisis at the Oxford Union has seen the society plagued by thefts, intrusions, and assault

Students strip off for charity calendar

Oxford volunteer group TravelAid have published a naked calendar.

Cyclists face fines and felony

Cyclists have seen both a rise in both bike thefts and fines from police.

Swine flu fears cancel summer camps

Oxbridge Summer Camp Abroad has cancelled trips to Hong Kong due to swine flu fears.

Boaties bitter after mid-river crash

Oriel's vice-president has blamed Univ for a destructive Summer Eights crash.

University tightens discipline rules

New and tougher disciplinary rules on drugs and property damage are being considered by Oxford's Congregation.

Oxford student diagnosed with swine flu

A postgraduate student at Oxford has contracted swine flu.

New race for poetry post begins

The speculation who can replace Ruth Padel as the Oxford Professor of Poetry has begun.

Construction projects anger students

Students have expressed outrage at the disruption caused by college building schemes.

Oxford mayor sets up Ikeda fund

Oxford Mayor Mary Clarkson has set up a fund to help injured student Kentao Ikeda

Climate protesters swarm city centre

Cycling protesters dressed as suffragettes have demonstrated in Oxford's centre against university's climate change policy.

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St Anne's JCR has elected a white, middle-class male heterosexual representative.

Britain "worse" than East Germany for Civil Liberties

Britons have less freedom and privacy than East Germans did twenty years ago, according to an Oxford University Professor.

Canadian university offers post to Derek Walcott

Nobel laureate has been offered a teaching position in Canada.

Aspirin may bring more risks than benefits

The benefits of long-term use of aspirin for healthy people do not outweigh the risks, researchers at Oxford University have concluded.

Christ Church JCR President to be baptised

Christ Church JCR has voted in favour of a proposition to "baptise" new JCR Presidents.

Humans to hear shapes and taste words

Humans can hear shapes and sizes and taste words, Oxford University researchers have found.

OUSU policy review criticised

Oxford Universiyt Student Union council is facing criticism for an "irrelevant" discussion of policies that are due to expire this term.

Exposed: Oxford sex laid bare

Historians get the most action, only 15% of students are still to lose their virginity and you are much more likely to achieve a First Class degree if you are homosexual.

OUSU criticised for "irrelevant" discussion

Controversial abortion issues have surfaced as OUSU considers its lapsing policies.
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