Wednesday 17th June 2026

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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.

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. 

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”.

Oxford summer schools ranked among the fastest-growing companies in Europe

Oxford Royale Academy and Oxford Summer Courses have been ranked among Europe’s fastest-growing companies, according to the 2026 Financial Times’ FT Top 1000: Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies.

St John’s set to get a tortoise

JCR and MCR vote to purchase a tortoise.

Sweeping cuts to university budgets announced

Labour announce cuts of £518 million

Spotify enters talks

Music website seeks removal of University-wide ban

KA crossing lethal

King's Arms crossroads under fire from OUSU.

Students ‘overdose’ on Boots drugs

10:23 campaign takes place on Cornmarket.

Safety bus: expensive and under-used

Oxford students make up just 30% of passengers.

University unveil new sports facilities

Oxford reveals plans for development of Iffley road sports centre

State school students close gap

News of the World join Oxford scheme for promotion of access as applications from state school pupils rise

New research clinic opened

New 'Institute for Reproductive Sciences'.

Stanners left without hot water

Plumbing failure leaves students without hot water

Landlords face tighter regulation

Government announces new regulations for landlords.

UCL announces radicalisation review

Review into radicalisation to be chaired by Oxford academic.

Ramadan travel ban lifted

United States lift travel ban on Oxford Academic

Not-so-social networking

Facebook relationships not your real friends, claims anthropologist

Somerville drop HumSci

Somerville College to stop offering Human Science degrees.

Not just LMH: We all fake it

10 percent of Oxford grads go on to lie on their CV

Defying Uni’s advice: student jobs

Term-time work pays for student luxuries.

University denies freeze on student intake

Funding crisis prompts concern over places, but Oxford will continue to admit 3000 students per year.

Students launch anti-cuts campaign

Campaign releases reasonable wage figures for employers.

Poor JCRs £90,000 worse off

Investigation reveals striking disparities in JCRs' wealth.

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