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Not all made equal: Why your college really matters

Students need a more ambitious package of measures that would lead the central university to force colleges to help each other out where necessary. Until then, as the gap between endowments grows, the ‘Oxbridge experience’ will mean increasingly different things for different students. The college system should be a strength of Oxbridge, not its weakness.

Why the SU failed (and how we’ll fix it)

"Now, just over a year after my election, the SU has announced its Transformation Plan, which has two simple aims: to resolve the systemic issues and unleash the SU’s potential."

Oppenheimer premieres in Japan: What took so long? 

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer had its very first screenings in Japanese cinemas on the 29th...

Navalny: Man, Symbol, Martyr

"The Kremlin claims Navalny suffered sudden death syndrome, but his body is still being held, making it impossible to investigate independently."

Oxford: A tale of two cities

"There are 2 worlds at knuckleheads, grappling over Oxford’s identity."

Jonathan Dimbleby and the future of the BBC

Journalist Jonathan Dimbleby discusses his vision for the BBC with Victoria Morrison

Students’ Best Interests

Inexcusable failings in welfare have been exposed at certain Oxford colleges

Cash for Legislation

Politics Professor Christopher Hood talks us through the shady Westminster dealings

5 Minute Tute: Guantanamo Bay

Professor Goodwin-Gill explains the controversy and future of Guantanamo Bay

Freedom’s Call

David Barclay calls for religious re-evaluation

A self-destructive enterprise

The relaunched Oxford Gossip forum risks damage to friendships

In Praise of the Protest

It is a pleasant surprise to see Oxford students risking Proctors' censure

Self Defence or Criminal Killing?

A discussion of the issues surrounding the current conflict in Gaza

The Price of an Oxford Education

Oxford admissions: coached to perfection?

Don’t Reward Distinctions

The injustice of material rewards

Proctors: Beneath the Gowns

Dr Brian Gasser, Clerk to the Proctors, reveals who they are what they do...

Fighting the Recession

Dr Bowdler talks us through the current economic downturn

Papal Controversy and Media Misquotes

What the Pope said, didn't say and should have said

Interview: Robert Guest

Robert Guest, Economist Washington Correspondent, on his experiences covering Obama and expectations for the future.

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