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Number of Oxford students declines for first time in a decade

Fewer undergraduates enrolled at Oxford University in 2023-24 than in the previous reporting year, new data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) reveals. A decline of 500 enrolled undergraduate students compared to 2022-2023 was partially offset by a...
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Be more grateful

Zagham Farhan -
This term has been by far the hardest of my degree. Having chosen a slightly nightmarish paper combination, I have been forced to spend...

Tutorials are the antidote to declining public speaking skills

We struggle in an era where much of our most important communication takes place in writing
Sophie Price -

Unhappy feet? Uni on thin ice over welfare penguins

Penguins should never be a prize for completing a Bodleian Libraries survey
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Oxford now has the right approach to animal testing

The current position of involving animal testing in research, but not teaching, is best
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Protect the organ scholarship, protect Oxford’s traditions

Calvin Chan -
Should the organ scholarship be abolished? At the time of writing, 23 of the 43 colleges in Oxford offer organ awards. These consist in...

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Helping the homeless: volunteering or voyeurism?

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In the depths of the spring vacation, with Finals and the looming emptiness of...

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Music

A review of The Crux: Djo turns music into a profession

In his new album, The Crux, Djo, aka Joe Keery, perfectly inhabits and evokes peak 70s McCartney. At the same time, he seamlessly drifts between the sonics of ELO...
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Theatre

40 years after the miners’ strike, James Graham’s ‘This House’ still has a lot to offer

‘Humphrey: ‘If the right people don’t have power, do you know what happens? The wrong people get it. Politicians. Councillors. Ordinary voters.’Bernard: ‘But aren’t they supposed to, in a...
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Theatre

Persuading the public: The play as propaganda

The play as propaganda has a long history. From the regime-affirming productions of Hieron, tyrant King of Syracuse, to Lucy Prebble’s play The Effect, we can understand that theatre has...
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Lifestyle

Trickster, Terror, Schemer, Sly: Six Years of April Fools

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Exclusive secrets finally revealed by an April Fools mastermind

Sport

Clean sweep for Cambridge at Chanel J12 Boat Race weekend

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After losing out in both...

Youth and Spares complete, time for the Boat Race

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The stage is set for...

Men’s Blues Hockey survive back-to-back relegation playoffs

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The heights of the BUCS...

Varsity a knockout for Oxford Boxing

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After turning the bastion of...

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