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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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Have you met…Tom Corcoran and Gregor Jotzu?

"Gregor Jotzu is one of the finest men I have ever met," says Tom Corcoran of the athlete, aesthete and all-round ‘culture king’. Gregor...

Monika Zak

The Swedish journalist who exposed human rights atrocities to the world talks to Iona Bergius about torture, terrorism and life undercover Monica Zak first...

Animal rights group threatens to sue police

Animal rights group Speak has threatened to take legal action against Thames Valley Police after a judge ruled last week that they had been...

Turnbull denies Hell claims

Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Dr Richard Turnbull, has reacted against recent accusations of reactionary evangelicalism at his College in an article published in the...

Uni scientists find ancient relics

Oxford scientists in Morocco have uncovered the earliest examples of human jewellery ever found. The 82,000 year-old artefacts were found by a team in...

Where did it all go wrong for… Oxford’s toilets?

In 1379 New College built a cesspit of such epic proportions that it took 300 years worth of students’ waste to fill it. Yet...

Beatles cover launched online

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) is launching an online exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts...

Tales from the lodge: Univ

Run, jump, praise the Lord. Hallelujah! Over the years, Univ has come to boast the highest pedigree of porters, many of whom have earned themselves...

Oxford Museum celebrates classic

The Story Museum in Oxford will launch ‘Alice’s Day’ on July 7 to celebrate Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a work of children’s literature written...

Let the poor man speak

A Nobel Peace Prize Winner, former world leader, renowned advocate for peace and founder of an institution renowned for its election monitoring is receiving...

Protest at degree for US President

STUDENTS have protested against a decision by Mansfield College to award an honorary fellowship to former US President Jimmy Carter this week, alleging that...

Drink the Bar Dry: Brasenose, Trinity and Hertford

We hoped to start our evening in Brasenose bar, but at 9.20pm on a Saturday evening the place was closed. Willing to give the...

‘Gay’ comment rouses Pembroke anger

A STUDENT standing for election as Pembroke’s Sports Rep was accused of making homophobic comments as part of his manifesto during JCR hustings last...

Ritalin use widespread among students

OXFORD students have been taking a ‘dangerous’ prescription drug without medical advice to help them concentrate for exams.Ritalin is usually prescribed for sufferers of...

Oxford taskforce condemns Blair’s energy legacy

A GROUP of Oxford academics has condemned the Government’s energy policy and warned of serious consequences for the environment unless urgent changes are made....

TT07: 6th Week

Students hit by Council litter fines

University students and staff have slammed an Oxford City Council decision to issue £100 penalties for breaking new rubbish collection rules.Seven fines have been...

TT07: 5th Week

Referendum: VP Women Here to Stay

Female students rejected proposals to abolish the position of OUSU Vice-President (Women) and replace it with a student advisor by a three to one...

TT07: 4th Week

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