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Jacinda Ardern to join Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern will take up a role at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government as a Distinguished Fellow and member of its World Leaders Circle. The Circle is a global network of former heads...
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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...

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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Labour must do more for student renters

Ending 'no fault' evictions should be just the start
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What Tate’s case tells us about student sexual violence

Daisy Outram -
The Tate brothers “have each other’s backs” and concerns about a culture of impunity are echoed here in Oxford.

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Sextigation 2025: Top one percent of shaggers do 15% of all shagging

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You may have seen the headlines about income inequality – the top one percent...

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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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Film

Something is rotten in the state of San Andreas: Grand Theft Hamlet in Hertford

‘Hamlet: “O’, that this too too solid flesh would melt, thaw…” ’ Don’t quite remember this scene from the bard’s masterpiece? You won’t forget it after watching Pinny Grylls and...
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The Source

The Ghosts She Felt Acutely

This year, with the inaugural Blackwell’s Short Story Prize, Cherwell aimed to reconnect with its roots as a literary magazine in the 1920s, when our undergraduate contributors (including Evelyn Waugh, Graham...
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Lifestyle

Reflections on the perils of overthinking

Meg Howard -
here is a lot to be said for blind positivity. On a good day, I’m a manifester, a big believer in my ability to speak things into existence. During my English A-Level, I had complete confidence that the crystals hidden in my bra would provide enough luck to snag me an A*. Today, I put great faith in words, relying on the same ‘I can do it’ that gets Olympic athletes across the finish line, to help me through difficult situations.

Sport

Cambridge rowers barred from Boat Race allege ‘desperate’ Oxford intervention

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Three Cambridge rowers have been told that they cannot compete in this year’s Boat Race due to a new condition on eligibility.

Mixed fortunes for Oxford football at Reserves Varsity

Jack Danson -
We’re into the final minute...

‘Get your brooms out’: Oxford basketball sweep Cambridge

Sebastian Page -
As the automatic doors to...

Formula One 75: Sport or spectacle?

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On Tuesday the 18th of...

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