Wednesday 15th July 2026

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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.

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.

Wikipedia founder launches free speech project

Jimmy Wales visits Oxford for the launch of a new website designed to encourage debate

Oxford’s homes increasingly bought by foreign investors

Councillor expresses concern about lack of capacity and uninhabited homes in the city as many of Oxford’s most prestigious properties are being bought by foreign investors.

Oxford introduce new course

Oxford will introduce a new course, which aims to prepare students who are considering undertaking a degree

Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor highest paid in UK

Andrew Hamilton receives £424,000 a year, in comparison to £258,000 salary of his Cambridge counterpart

Numbers of firsts increase nationally

Number of students gaining Firsts nationally almost doubled in the last decade while some employers say a first from Oxford is no better than a first from another university.

Oxford bids to be World Book Capital

Oxford receives official support from Culture Minister, in its aim to become World Book Capital in 2014

Oxford produces ‘Super-tutors’

Oxford graduates are among a new breed of tutors charging up to £1000 an hour to help schoolchildren with exams and Oxbridge entry

New gene discovered in maize plants

Oxford researchers make breakthrough which could help lessen global food crisis

Oxford student appears on BBC

Jenni Goodchild discusses asexuality on BBC Three documentary

Club night competition heats up

Varsity Events contact lawyers after breakaway events company takes charge of popular club nights

University hosts ‘Stargazing Oxford’

Event is described as a tribute to deceased professor Steve Rawlings

New course in Jewish leadership

Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies proposes a new qualification

Assault in Cowley

Man attacked in the Cowley by a teenager with a baseball bat

Tutor nominated for poetry prize

Bernard O’Donoghue nominated for the prestigious T.S. Eliot Prize

Wikipedia Blackout

Twenty four hour shutdown of Wikipedia website a cause for concern among students

Women’s Open causes debate

Women-only debating competition is labelled 'divisive' by some male undergraduates

Girl to run six marathons in six days

Hilda's student to undertake a gruelling ultra-marathon in Morocco

The Only Way is Oxbridge

New reality TV show to be based in Cambridge

Drinking lessons for Univ undergraduates

First and second year students attend a talk on the dangers of excessive drinking, following problems at first bop of year

Oxford library fine figures revealed

Oxford libraries have second highest number of lost books

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