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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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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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First Night Review: Duchess of Malfi

By Jay Alexander Hilton Butler The Dutchess of Malfi is truly a study in disintegration. By the play’s end we have witnessed...

Hood to Stand Down as Vice-Chancellor

Vice-Chancellor of the University, Dr John Hood, has announced today that he will be leaving his post at the end of his five-year term...

Palin to Open New Pitt Rivers Extension

Former Monty Python star and television presenter Michael Palin will open the new £8 million extension at the Pitt Rivers Museum, it was announced...

Live Review: From Russia to Mansfield

by Hannah Nepil It would seem that the Oxford Studio Orchestra hit the proverbial jack-pot on Saturday, when they performed three works by some of...

Binge-Drinking Safe for Pregnant Women Claims Controversial Report

A controversial study published by scientists at Oxford University has claimed that binge-drinking while pregnant will not harm an unborn child.The evidence, which contradict...

Review: Encounter Point and Discussion, Union, 12/11/07

By Avi Bram Monday night saw a special screening of Encounter Point at the Oxford Union. The film documents the activities of the...

Live Review: Quentin Tarantino and the Reservoir Dogs at the Cellar 02/11/07

by Georgina White Entering the cellar mid-gig there are any number of things you might expect to see - a crowd of carefully...

Art Review: Common Threads

by Daisy DunnCommon Threads-An Exhibition of Patchwork Panels Jacqueline Du Pre Building, St. Hilda’s College, October 28th-December 1st There is something innately...

Exeter College Mourns Death of Two Freshers

Exeter College closed its doors to the general public today as it mourned the loss of two of its students.Sundeep Watts and Harcourt 'Olly'...

Head to Head: The Bridge vs. Filth

Possibly the ultimate showdown of the Oxford clubbing scene. Loyalties are divided, but can the winner be found? Our intrepid reporter Sam Harding takes...

Oxford don slates new diploma

The government’s new diploma for 14-19 year-olds, due to be launched next year, has been slated by an Oxford University professor. The Nuffield Review...

Trains

I spent a relatively normal day in Brussels, eating chicken, breaking into duck ponds and other such leisurely activities. A friend took me to...

Science Podcast – 6th Week

Join Leon Harrington and Connie Han for a roundup of science news, features and events.This week: Supermouse, PS3 for science?, IVM babies, HapMap moves...

Oxford Mentor Scheme for Black Students

US human rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson is heading up a campaign to encourage more black students to apply to Oxford.The project, which will...

Exhibition Review: Chinese Prints at the Ashmolean

by Griselda Murray BrownThe Ashmolean’s latest exhibition will not satisfy the Sunday afternoon escapist’s desire for a display of Oriental beauty or delicate depictions...

Drama Review: Rabbit

by James TaylorBella (Harry Creelman) is celebrating her twenty-ninth birthday with a group of friends who are intricately connected in a web of sexual...

Two Men Hospitalised After Chemical Contamination

Two men were contaminated with chemical powder earlier this week, after a drum of waste products began to leak behind a shop in Oxfordshire. The incident...

9/11: 18 years on

Today marks 18 years since the Berlin Wall fell, and the national debate — are things better for it? — rolls absurdly on. As...

The corporation strikes back

Sara-Christine Gemson looks ta the troubles befalling Oxfprd's small businesses Coming back from the summer vacation, you may have noticed the addition of the Gourmet...

Why do we have Phobias?

Ten percent of adults suffer from a phobia – that is, “an uncontrollable, irrational and persistent fear of a specific object, situation or activity”....

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