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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.

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.

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.

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. 

C Sunday: The Cambridge art of day drinking

As most Cambridge students head into exam term, C Sunday constitutes a final hurrah, expending all their energy before knuckling down. The spirit of revelry, somewhere between a Bacchanalia and a large-scale fraternity party, was infectious.

‘Oxford DIY Pride’ to stage separate Pride event

A new organisation has been set up as an alternative to the official Oxford Pride. Oxford DIY Pride plan to host their own pride...

Concerns over University plans to halt funding for admissions tests

Plans by the University of Oxford to stop subsidising admissions test fees have been criticised in a motion set to be tabled at the...

Construction set to commence for new £190m science park

Construction firm Bowmer + Kirkland secured the contract last week to build Fabrica, Oxford’s largest commercial science park to date, with construction beginning at...

India Society cancels cricket match with Pakistan Society

Oxford India Society have cancelled a scheduled cricket match with Oxford Pakistan Society, citing the “ongoing hostilities” between the two countries. In a statement posted...

Christ Church proposes construction of new graduate centre

Christ Church has proposed the refurbishment and extension of the Faculty of Music building on St Aldate’s in central Oxford. Once the Faculty moves...

Oxford’s DPIR issues guidance on US travel for students

Guidance on travel to the US has been shared with all postgraduate students in the Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) at Oxford...

Oxford study to explore treatments relating to bipolar disorder

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is set to conduct a study exploring the treatment options for depressive symptoms related to bipolar disorder. The ASCEnD...

First indigenous female student to be awarded posthumous MPhil

The University of Oxford is set to award an MPhil in Anthropology to Māori scholar, Makereti Papakura, nearly a century after she began her...

Student Union co-CEO to leave in June

Emilie Tapping, co-CEO of Oxford SU, announced her resignation last week, with a plan to leave in June after a year in post. Formerly...

Oxford Union votes against flying LGBTQ+ flag for Pride Month

The Oxford Union has rejected a proposal to fly an LGBTQ+ flag for Pride Month every year. President Anita Okunde had put forward the...

VE Day celebrations to take place across Oxfordshire

Street parties are being planned across Oxfordshire as part of a national programme of events to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe...

University Welfare Services release annual reports

The 2023/24 reports from Student Welfare and Support Services (SWSS) were published last week. SWSS are split into four services: University Counselling, Disability Advisory,...

Liberal Democrat victory in last County Council election

Oxfordshire residents voted in what was expected to be Oxfordshire County Council’s last election on Thursday 1st May after the UK government announced intentions...

‘I now live in constant fear’ – UN judge convicted of enslaving woman jailed for six years

Lydia Mugambe, a UN judge convicted of keeping a woman as a slave in her home in Oxford whilst she was studying for a...

Sir Mo Farah and Lord Melvyn Bragg among 2025 honorary degree recipients

Track athlete Sir Mo Farah and Lord Melvyn Bragg, author and broadcaster best known for ‘In Our Time’, are among nine recipients of honorary...

Nominations open for new Student Union positions

The Student Union (SU) has announced that nominations have opened for its newly-introduced part-time officers, who will work alongside the full-time sabbatical officers. Nominations...

Brasenose College partially evacuated after chlorine gas leak

Brasenose College was partially evacuated following a chlorine gas leak, with the fire brigade called to the scene to deal with the incident. According to...

Winners of Oriel art exhibition to ‘contextualise’ Rhodes announced

An exhibition displaying four sculptures by Zimbabwean artists which aims to “contextualise” the legacy of Cecil Rhodes will open at Oriel College later this...

Merton announce plans to refurbish student accommodation

Merton College has submitted an application to conduct the refurbishment of Grade I and Grade II listed buildings. The application includes the renovation of...

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