Monday 22nd 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”.

Fears over Oxford Infestation

Oxford's infested, claims an Oxford Academic, amid fears that the number of rats are on the rise in Oxford.The investigation comes after Dr Frances...

Drama Review: King John

by Rees Arnott-Davies  Somebody once told me that if you want to give a play a bad review, simply describe what happens in it. ...

Drama Review: Crescendos in Blue

by Elena Lynch The message of this thoughtfully directed and excellently acted production is that life is only about love and jazz. Adapted from Boris...

Drama Review: Roussos!

by Frankie Parham  For something with an exclamation mark in its title, you’d expect Roussos! to be loud, bizarre and confrontational. For all the...

Three University staff named women of the year

Three members of Oxford University staff have been named as 'Oxfordshire Women of the Year 2007'. Mrs Elizabeth Crawford, Professor Helen Mardon, and Professor...

A photo? Shock! Horror!

Get this. The German elite are up in arms over the Frankfurter Allgemeine's latest "redesign". If you can call it that.The leading national paper,...

Art Review: Light and Shadow at Sanders of Oxford

by Christopher PerfectIn today’s Oxford, the enormous changes of the last thirty years, of which we are reminded at every opportunity, sometimes make it...

Singles Club 3rd Week: Sons and Daughters, Keane, Willy Mason, and Beverly Knight

Our reviewers round up the best and worst of this week's single releases. Sons And Daughters – Gilt Complex (Dan Rawnsley) *** A best of Sons and...

The Facts About: Depression

  “It was a feeling of total inertia. I just didn’t want to do anything, not even get out of bed”.  “Everything I used...

Employees Face Discipline over Facebook

Employees found misusing internet networking websites like Facebook or MySpace will face disciplinary hearings, it was warned earlier today.Local district councils, such as the...

Oxford days come back to haunt Lib Dem

A Liberal Democrat leadership contender found his days at Oxford coming back to haunt him this weekend as an article he wrote advocating the...

Album Review: Jimmy Eat World, Chase This Light

It should be noted at this stage that I’m in no position to review this album objectively. I fell in love with Jimmy Eat...

Art Review: ‘The Journey So Far’ by Konstanty Czartoryski and Adeniyi Olagunju

by Griselda Murray Brown   ‘The Journey so Far’ brings together various media and diverse places. Adeniyi’s mainly large scale, colour photographs counterpoise Konstanty’s intimate...

College Warns of Unexpected Fire Hazards

Hertford College issued a warning to its students about fire safety earlier in the week after a student's pyjamas caught fire.The incident occurred when a...

Cherwell Pubcast Week 2: The Week in Drama

Our second week pubcast reviews the past week in Oxford drama, featuring an interview with Elizabeth Gray, writer and star of Wish I Had...

Blue Plaque Unveiled

Jane Burden, wife of William Morris, was honoured with a blue plaque yesterday at St Helen's Passage, off Holywell Street.Burden, who was allegedly born...

Love, hate, jealousy…and science?

Sarah Fordham unweaves the rainbow of our emotions, and argues that science cannot tell us what it means to be human   What is it...

Diary of a captain – Blues Netball

For this year, the role of Captain within Oxford University Netball Club has been subtly redefined. As the Club Captain (Katelin) and the Blues’...

Review: Extras

By Monique Davis***In a word, Polish film Extras is decent. However, I have just been told by my editor that I am expected to...

Review: Sicko

By Isabel Sutton**Number three in Michael Moore’s repertoire of bomb-shell big-screen documentaries has arrived and it’s as predictable as can be.  The target this...

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