Tuesday 20th January 2026

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Green Party becomes joint second largest on City Council

The Green Party became the joint second largest party on the Oxford City Council after independent councillor, Edward Mundy, joined the party.
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Opinion

There’s nothing wrong with a regional accent

Chloe Pomfret -
Accent bias remains deeply embedded in academic institutions, where a hierarchy of accent prestige continues to shape perceptions.

What Britain needs is meritocratic elitism

Want to tackle the issue of social mobility? Look to primary and secondary education, not Oxford University
Alexandre Guilloteau -

International student levies won’t level up higher education

International students, who already pay triple what their domestic peers do, are being treated as convenient cash cows.
Zahara Agarwal -

Oriel’s Rhodes exhibition is not enough

The exhibition's portrayal of Rhodes’ actions and the Rhodes Must Fall movement are trivialising and disrespectful.
Ti-Jean Martin -

Distance does make the heart grow fonder

Poppy Littler-Jennings -
Three months into my year studying abroad, I am reminded why I chose Oxford University in the first place.

Features

15-minutes of fame: the legacy of Oxford’s 15-minute city protests

Eden Smith -
Oxford City Council approved their Local Plan to make Oxford a 15-minute city on 14th September 2022. In response, conspiracy theorists organised a mass protest. With some of the new traffic regulations now in place, it’s time for a deep dive into the conspiracist movement and its sunset legacy in Oxford. 

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Culture

Culture

‘Songs, skits, and a third thing beginning with S’: Jack McMinn in conversation

Rebecca Harper -
If there’s one thing I believe Oxford’s theatre scene is missing, it’s a button-down-shirt-wearing ex-zoology student with a penchant for writing songs about Pret A Manger.
Art

The Oxford art calendar: Hilary 2026

Oxford’s frosty Hilary term is best spent looking at new exhibitions. This art calendar will guide you through some of the upcoming highlights.
Maxim Vorobev -
Culture

‘Beautifully we may rot’: ‘Madame La Mort’ in review

In a small, black-painted room on the top floor of a pub in Islington, known as The Hope Theatre, Madame La Mort was staged for the public for the first time.
Beatrix Arnold -
Books

Damaging detachment: Reflections on the Booker Prize 

This Christmas vac, I made up my mind to get out of my reading slump using the Booker Prize shortlist, revealing toxic masculinity as a key theme.
Charlie Bailey -

Lifestyle

Why you don’t need a “winter arc”

Amy Lawson -
This winter, social media encourages us to embark on the journey of the "winter arc": a self-optimisation quest which leaves little room for hibernation.

Sport

From ergs to euphoria: college rowing at Oxford

Arun Lewis -
A brief disclaimer before I...

You, too, can ski: at the cost of your ego and bank balance

Sophie Shade -
"Varsity isn't cheap by any stretch of the imagination"

50 years of women’s cross-country Varsity

Alice Rubli -
The 50th anniversary of women’s...

The inescapable exhaustion of the tennis season 

Gavriella Epstein-Lightman -
The fatigue is inescapable as...

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