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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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Lib Dem MEP deems Polish Soc disinvitation “censorship on campus”

The Polish Society has said that their decision is final.

New data reveals suspension gender gap among postgrads

New data shows that 8.7% of female postgraduates suspended their studies in 2016/17, one-third higher than the rate for men (6.5%). The gender discrepancy...

Counselling referral rates among highest in Russell Group

Increased demand has forced Oxford University’s Counselling Service to further reduce the number of counselling sessions per student, with this year seeing an “all-time...

Landslide for librarian

Librarian for the Oxford Union, Brendan McGrath, has survived calls for impeachment after winning yesterday’s poll by 400 votes to 189. A motion for...

Union Librarian Brendan McGrath avoids impeachment

Brendan McGrath, against whom a motion for impeachment was filed on Thursday 7th, has won his vote not to be impeached by 400 votes...

Today’s Union impeachment vote: what you need to know

The Chief of Staff and the Senior Access Officer have resigned over the reintroduction of slates

Trinity email leak exposes sensitive information to JCR

One Trinity JCR member told Cherwellthat, “This incident send a worrying signal of the effort the JCR put in student welfare.”

Record turn-out for SU elections

The new record beat the previous best set in the Michaelmas Term 2013 election, where 4,494 votes were cast.

‘No-platforming’ could be illegal, government warns

Universities that cancel speakers due to planned protests could be in breach of the law.

Union Slate-Gate!

Williams supported the impeachment of the Librarian in his Union speech

Fixed-term contracts disproportionately held by women and minority groups

“Casualised contracts magnify pre-existing inequalities in the workforce”

Union Chief of Staff resigns in protest

His resignation came at the end of his speech in the debate on whether "This House believes Thatcher was a working class hero".

Union RO overturns trial slate ban

This means that the previous trial slate ban is no longer in place, and the changes made last term are rendered invalid.

Government announces new measures to improve access

The new measures, organised by the Office for Students, will also hold universities to account on how they improve outcomes for under-represented students from all backgrounds.

Union RO announces ruling which could overturn slate ban

Under a technicality, last month's trial ban could be rendered invalid.

NUS Trans and International officers axed amidst bankruptcy cutbacks

NUS has also been forced to let half of its staff go and sell its London headquarters

In full: rich colleges hinder outreach efforts

Magdalen, Oriel and New spend less than 0.5% of college budgets on outreach in 2017/18

Government announces new measures to improve access

The new measures, organised by the Office for Students, will also hold universities to account on how they improve outcomes for under-represented students from all backgrounds.

SU creates survey for “vulnerable” student sex-workers

The 43-question survey was sent out last week and asks about a multitude of aspects of sex work.

Concerns raised about religious inclusivity at Somerville

In the end, the motion passed with 26 JCR members voting “in favour of re-adding the halal and kosher aspects of the original motion on the condition that it is pre-stunned”.

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Milo Donovan wins Oxford Union Presidency after suspended vote count

King Charles III inaugurates the Schwarzman Centre

Jacinda Ardern and eight others awarded with honorary degrees

Tommy Robinson’s invitation to Oxford Union met with protest: Live updates

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