Saturday 20th June 2026

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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.

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”.

Brasenose dropout sells Big Issue

The student has been assisted by the Gap Project.

RON emails disrupt LMH election

Mystery figure fights for nominations to be reopened in the race for JCR President.

OSSL break OUSU statutes

VP (Finance) says that student union's commercial arm is "not operating as a totally legal company”.

VIDEO: Rent protests at Wadham

Around a hundred students held a protest on the front quad of Wadham College in response to college rent rises.    

US students angry at study programs

Costs of third-party programs inconsistent

Magdalen refuses chicken rep

JCR votes against college fowl officer.

iFest draws political protesters

Israeli festival sparks disagreement

Students left out in cold

'Boiler crisis' at St Annes continues.

Bets taken on JCR election

Wadham elections spark betting spree

Warning after taxi sex attacks

Unlicensed minicabs put students at risk.

VC promotes Oxford to teachers

Hood defends university in press.

JCR elections re-poll at New

Alleged vote-rigging prompts move

Sex pest harasses Corpus women

Police advise women to take care at night in Cowley/Iffley area

Students abuse travel grants

Drugs, clubs and sex on the beach: the real destination of educational travel grants

Balliol burglar may be student

Police are appealing for help after a burglar escaped porters at Balliol College.

The Futureheads – “This is not the world”

Monique Davis is underwhelmed by The Futureheads' latest offering

VIDEO: Protests mar Israel festival

Palestine supporters descend on iFest "Camels in Oxford" event, despite organisers' call to leave politics aside.

Union rule change poll opens

Members of the Oxford Union are voting today on a proposed change to the debating society's election regulations, despite a mistake in election publicity.   It emerged this weekend that printed publicity for the poll was erroneous, leaving out part of the proposed rule change.  A corrected version has been published on the Oxford Union website.   The poll closes at 9pm.   See also: Omkar triggers Union poll  

Bridge forced to clean up

Popular student nightclub The Bridge has been forced to change its door entry policies and has been forbidden from using glass bottles and glasses following a review of the club’s licence by Oxford City Council’s Licensing sub-committee.   The club will now be unable to admit customers in the hour before closing time. It will also have to serve drinks in polycarbonate containers as opposed to glass. 

Polish students in Oxford

Oxford University welcomed Committee members from Polish Societies across the country this weekend for the ‘Leading Our Future’ event, a Congress organised by students at the universities of Oxford and St Andrews.   Professor Zbigniew Pelczynski, former tutor at Pembroke, hosted some 60 students on the three-day event, which featured discussion panels, group workshops and leadership training.   Guest speakers included Oxford graduate and current Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radek Sikorski, and Professor Leszek Kolakowski, Senior Research Fellow at All Souls.

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