Friday 19th 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”.

The Edge of Heaven

The Edge of Heaven4/522nd FebruaryAlthough it’s been nominated for the Palme d’Or, you’d be excused if you’d never even heard of this film. A...

Exeter to spend £6.5m on new graduate accommodation

Exeter College is to spend £6.5 million on expanding Iffley Road accommodation for its graduate students. The College’s proposals to build the new student...

My Blueberry Nights

My Blueberry Nights3/522nd FebruaryNora Jones makes her big screen debut in this indie road trip movie directed by China’s Wong Kar-wai, also making his...

Worcester feel the heat as Anne’s turn it up

Oriel 3 - 6 St. Anne'sThere’s barely room to breathe at the top of the Premiership after the latest results, as St Anne’s recorded...

Cowley mosque to reconsider call to prayer plans

Leaders at Oxford Central Mosque have announced that they are reconsidering their controversial plans to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer.The Cowley mosque found...

Reflections on a ‘humbling defeat’

by Paul Rainford Blues' Football Captain The humbling defeat against Team Bath in the National BUSA knockout competition has certainly given the team much to ponder,...

Debate over college library inequalities

Oxford students have come out in favour of pooling college library resources but librarians across the University have rejected calls for book-sharing.A Cherwell survey...

Black and Def fight the film plague

Be Kind Rewind2/522nd FebruaryWhat do you do when you need an excuse for some technically impressive visual comedy, around which to base a feature-length...

Teddy Hall reach final with epic performance

St. Edmund Hall 54 - 5 St. Peter's Some things never change. Teddy Hall are the most successful side in the history of Cuppers, and this dominant...

Mass fines for Worcester rampage

Worcester is to impose fines on students involved in raucous Midway celebrations that took place at the college last week.After traditional celebrations in which...

Keble victory puts them in Cuppers final again

Keble 26 - 17 PembrokeOn paper this game should have been little more than a formality; it pitted the reigning champions against a side...

Fame Fatale

Roberta Klimt investigates the fickle world of the celebrity and wonders what lies behind the rehab doors and the layers of make-upIn the words...

Old Stagers: The Interval

The interval: Ryan Hocking decides to take a break Everybody has a favourite moment in a play: some go mad for melodramatic downfalls, some...

Fanshen

4/5 O’REILLY THEATRE, KEBLETUESDAY-SATURDAY, 8PM Nine actors form the cast of David Hare’s play, Fanshen, but the effect is of a single, shifting character: a collective...

Varsity victory for Blues Netball

Oxford 30 - 25 CambridgeFirst to take their positions on court, Oxford’s Blues netballers dominated from the very first minute of this game. Going...

Gee Whizz: Oxford in Orbit

When it comes to anything space-related, the UK kinda sucks, or at least pales in comparison to the monopoly of the USA and the...

Debris

4/5 BURTON TAYLORTUESDAY-SATURDAY, 7.30PM ‘Babies grow in rubbish,’ states Michael matter-of-factly, explaining how he found a baby on a trash heap, named it Debris and began...

Measure for Measure

4/5OFSTUESDAY-SATURDAY, 7.30PM When so many larger-scale Oxford productions play it safe, it’s heartwarming when one sticks its neck out, especially when the risks pay off....

Mansfield rowers angry as Merton closes joint gym

Merton College has angered Mansfield and Merton sports teams by announcing the permanent closure of its gym.Rowing teams at both colleges depend on the...

Always in Vogue

Guy Pewsey talks to Anna Wintour about British fashion, her demanding reputation and the size zero phenomenonThe world of fashion is one of the...

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