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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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Twelve Oxford Scientists receive prestigious Royal Society Fellowship

Twelve University of Oxford researchers have been elected as fellows to the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences. They join a cohort of 90 scientific researchers elected this year from around the world who specialise in fields ranging from “astronomy and cancer research to mathematics and biotechnology”.
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AQA proposes to rank pupils by school

Exam results could be adjusted according to overall school performance

Corpus computer removed after porn found

The JCR computer has been removed for cleaning

Alcohol could be restricted at Hugh’s formal hall

The College wishes to avoid issues of excessive drinking

Union entice Katie Price

Katie Price will be speaking at the Union in 1st week

Queen’s JCR VP and Social Sec banned from College

The two committee members were denied vac res after being caught on the roof

OUP to hold book fair in Pakistan

Oxford University Press will be offering discounts to promote literacy skills and creativity

Oxford releases interview questions

Example questions revealed by undergraduate admissions at University

Oxford don claims to discover new Da Vinci

Professor Martin Kemp 'confident' that an apparently insignificant work was Leonardo's

Bod unearths Treasures

A new Bodleian exhibit opens this week including Austen originals and Owen’s poems

OUSU blacklists White Paper

OUSU response to the government's White Paper on Higher Education to be brought before Council

Rowers show off their bumps

Oxford Blues rower and cancer survivor Simon Hislop poses naked for charity

Racist mail and Hotmail fail

'Misconfigured' mailing-list generates over a million spam messages and circulates racist and abusive emails from prospective students

Postgrad jogger mistaken for terrorist

Iranian student at Univ, suspected of being a suicide bomber, was stopped by police while wearing a weight vest for running

New Hub for Oxford Volunteering

The Oxford Hub has opened a new base in the centre of Oxford which houses offices for the charity and the Turl Street Kitchen

Union Secretary off the hook

Miles Coates cleared of electoral malpractice after complaint against him judged as ‘complete abuse’ of rules

Camerons’ Bullingdon days compared with London riots

Behaviour of members of the Bullingdon Club compared to that of rioters in London

UCAS changes could threaten Oxford admissions

A proposal by UCAS that pupils apply to universities after receiving A level results could have implications for Oxford's admissions process.

Government backpedals on tuition fee policy

Ministers are forced to rethink their plans for tuition fees as more universities than expected raise fees to £9000

Guardian recognises Oxford journalists

Several Oxford students and publications are shortlisted at the Guardian Student Media Awards 2011

University Challenge contestant targeted in hate campaign

Ex-Balliol student Marine Debray is the latest in a number of University Challenge contestants to suffer sexist abuse online
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