Tuesday 28th 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.

Keble student drugged in club drink spiking

A male student from Keble had hisdrink spiked at The Bridge nightclub on Tuesday. The student, who wishes toremain anonymous, had his money stolen...

Hot off the press

The deadline is fast approaching for entries to this year’s New Writing Festival. Some plays will already have been finished, proof-read, revised, polished and...

Worcester Toogood for New

Alex Toogood proved that his four goal debut against Magdalen a fortnight ago was no fluke, netting a first half hat trick before the...

Former Vice-Chancellor dies at 74

Sir Richard Southwood, an eminentzoologist and former Vice-Chancellor of the University, died on 26 October2005. A lifelong naturalist, Sir Richard founded and chaired the...

Modern dance

Soul Inspireddir Bawren Tavaziva20 OctoberPegasus TheatreTavaziva Dance describes itsstyle as ‘African-influencedcontemporary dance’ infusedwith an awareness of, and familiaritywith, modern urban youth culture.Last week they...

Dream start for netball Blues

Oxford 37Worcester 26Oxford’s netball team got their season off to the best possible start at Iffley Road last Wednesday. The Blues decisively beat Worcester,...

US-banned Islamic scholar begins Oxford teaching post

Controversial Islamic scholarTariq Ramadan, who has in the past been accused of anti-Semitism and was bannedfrom teaching in the US, is aboutto begin teaching...

Oriel fellow on the way to being canonised

A former student of Trinity Collegeand Fellow of Oriel, John Henry Newman, is heading towards canonization after aBoston deacon claimed that prayers to the...

Laughing at gilded butterflies

The Insect Playdir Nanw Rowlands1 - 5 NovemberOFSThe first thing to strikeyou about The InsectPlay is that it is visuallystunning. Not only is thecast...

Blues rugby team stung by Wasps

Oxford 15London Wasps 41The underdog’s audacity lost out to professionalism on Monday as a brave, adventurous Blues side was overpowered by the superior stamina...

University to discuss gender gap in Finals results with students

The disparity between Finalsresults which exists between male and female undergraduates will be discussedat an Educational Policy and Standards Committee (EPSC) panel meeting on...

Counting the Ways

Counting the Ways, dir Will Robertson, 1 - 5 November, Burton Taylor: Edward Albee’s Counting theWays is an unsentimental studyof love and grief in...

Tsunami victim named for award

A former student at Pembroke College who was seriously injured inlast year’s tsunami has been nominated by national magazine New Woman for theirWoman of...

The Real Insp. Hound

The Real Insp. Hound, dir Sarah Markiewicz1 - 5 November, Moser: A classic English country housemurder mystery. Two boredtheatre critics who alternatebetween pretentiousness and...

Lincoln chapel desecrated by ex-student

A former student of Lincoln College entered the college’s chapel,disrupted the altar dressing and shouted  abuse at the choir who were rehearsing. The incidienttook...

Time to stop talking and start acting

When scientists look back on this period in our history, one has to wonder what they’re going to think of recent years.In the last...

Colourful Cubism

Angela BullochModern Art Oxford11 October - 18 DecemberAngela Bulloch’s newexhibition is rather likehow you might imaginesome cyberspace realitywhere technology hasreplaced humans. The plywood andmetal...

Justified…

People often describe Hollywood as a strange beast, by which they tend to mean it has a closed, glazed expression, piercing eyes, and a...

Turner would turn over in his grave

From now until the 22 January 2006, Tate Britain will be playing host to an exhibition of the shortlisted artists for the Turner Prize....

Clash of moral duty

The staff of Oxford’s two student newspapers occasionally forget that the majority of the University’s population have little interest in the inner workings of...

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