Thursday 30th July 2026

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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.

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.

Measure for Measure

4/5OFSTUESDAY-SATURDAY, 7.30PM When so many larger-scale Oxford productions play it safe, it’s heartwarming when one sticks its neck out, especially when the risks pay off....

Mansfield rowers angry as Merton closes joint gym

Merton College has angered Mansfield and Merton sports teams by announcing the permanent closure of its gym.Rowing teams at both colleges depend on the...

Always in Vogue

Guy Pewsey talks to Anna Wintour about British fashion, her demanding reputation and the size zero phenomenonThe world of fashion is one of the...

Nationalisation is the best solution

Accurate economic forecasting is almost impossible. JK Galbraith argued that its only purpose was to make astrology look respectable by comparison, while even Alan...

Lashed, smashed and two broken bottles

Joshua Glancy has a whinge about the bingeAsk yourself a question. How many great nights out have you had in Oxford which didn’t involve...

Mosquito boxes – a social disease?

When we launched our campaign against ultrasonic alarms (more popularly known as ‘mosquito boxes’) we hoped that many people would share our sense of...

Editorial: Idea Idle

So, two sets of Oxford students have shared the title of this year’s ‘Idea Idol.’ To even hold an annual competition for business innovation,...

Tomorrow begins now

Back from mid-term holiday, 24-ers and back to checking the headlines. Here's my favorite story from the last two weeks:On February 5th, a tornado...

COMMENT: Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?

Unlike their predecessor Henry II, the political elite at Westminster were no doubt positively delighted by the intervention of the Archbishop of Canterbury...

Concert review: Gemma Rosefield and Michael Dussek play Beethoven and Chopin

Holywell Music Room, Sunday 17th February 2008Another full house at the Holywell Music Room, as an expectant audience gathered to see cellist Gemma Rosefield...

Stripper-Related JCR Message Board Comment Causes Stir At Magdalen

Magdalen Junior Common Room was forced to censor a comment on their JCR message board after a student complained that they found it offensive....

Concert review: Tallis Barker’s Piano Recital,

Holywell Music Room, 16th February 2008Both on the piano and when talking, Tallis Barker is a natural performer. He won the affection of tonight's...

St. John’s Says Keble Is Not Rival-Worthy Enough

St John’s passed a ‘Motion of Pity for Keble’ at their JCR meeting last Sunday, after agreeing that declaring war against Keble “would be...

Review: Quills

Oxford’s flirtation with the darker side of human nature has reached its climax this week with the staging of Quills. The play explores the...

Review: The Turn of the Screw

Turn of the Screw, Hertford College chapel 13/2/2008 Many of us cannot resist the  thrill of a supernatural tale. For some this...

C24 gigging and clubbing roundup, part II

Helena Zaba and Rachel Williams catch up with the crowd outside British Sea Power at the Academy, check out the first round of this...

Justice interview

French duo Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Auge are who they say they are. They are not Daft Punk, they are not electronic music,...

The World’s Oldest Missing Page

A missing page, dated November 411, has been reunited with the oldest dated Christian text in existence. Written by a scribe in Edessa (modern...

India Degree Offered at Oxford

The University of Oxford is to introduce an MSc in “Contemporary India” in response to growing academic interest in the country’s cultural and economic...

College football round up : 5th week, division 2

University 1 Merton-Mansfield 3 The epic race for promotion from Division Two took a huge twist on Friday, as Merton-Mansfield travelled to Univ’s Abingdon Road...

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