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Hague awards eight recipients with honorary degrees at special ceremony

Eight honorary degrees were conferred by William Hague, Chancellor of Oxford, today at a Special Honorary Degree Ceremony. Among the recipients were presenter of the ‘The Rest is History’ podcast Dr Dominic Sandbrook; writer and conservationist Isabella Tree; and...
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Oxford’s poverty porn addiction

Leo Jones -
It exists in the overly sympathetic sighs of ‘solidarity’, the overexaggeration of comparatively minor and mundane inconveniences

In defence of the internship spreadsheet

It’s easy to criticise “internship culture”, with its nerves and competition, but it’s worth asking why it’s so contagious.
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Lawyers are weird. Mods are (partly) to blame

Mods makes every law student irritable, isolated, and disillusioned with their subject. We should move them to Trinity for everyone's sanity.
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British students simply can’t afford postgraduate study at Oxford

Zero kroner. That’s exactly how much EU students pay for masters study at the University of Copenhagen. It’s not been the best start to...
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Oxford is making you childish

Finlo Cowley -
With rooms cleaned, meals made, and jobs banned, Oxford students fail to experience true independence. Is it any wonder we're so childish?

Features

Remembering Jaipal Singh Munda, an Adivasi presence at Oxford

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Hemant Soren, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, visited St John’s College on 23rd January to pay tribute to his ancestor, Jaipal Singh Munda, who graduated from the University of Oxford in 1926.

‘Having sex with University Challenge on in the background’: The Sextigation 2026

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Welcome all to the fifth annual Sextigation. Just like the boyfriend you need to get rid of, it’s a little late for Valentine's Day.

‘Making Politics Political Again’: Student left turns away from Labour

George Heeley -
In the miserable rain of last November, I found myself queuing at the Cowley Workers Social Club for a Your Party meeting at which Jeremy Corbyn was set to speak.

Bridging the gap? Oxford’s fight against wealth inequality

Leo Jones -
The life of a student is rarely one of luxury. Pot Noodles for dinner, Vinted bids in place of new clothes, and the widely-prized Tesco Clubcard have become small but vital saving graces as the cost of living in the UK continues to soar.

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Culture

Art

Art is an argument, so argue back

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Often, how much we like artwork comes down to ‘vibes’, initial gut-reactions we make, and then quickly negate by stating that surely it's all about taste.
Culture

Red soles, red flags: Jaden Smith and the celebrity takeover of high fashion

Smith’s appointment has raised some serious questions about the extent to which nepotism and celebrity is superseding artistic talent in the fashion industry at present.
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Culture

The ‘Silent’ Film

Not speaking does not necessarily mean having nothing to say. As much can be said with an image, movement, or glance as with a word.
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Culture

A day in The Sun: ‘Ink’ at St John’s

James Graham’s Ink, directed by Georgina Cooper with the St John’s Drama Society, dramatises Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of The Sun in the 1960s, tracing its astonishing surge to unprecedented popularity.
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Lifestyle

Loaf actually? A guide to Oxford’s sourdough

Skye-Jane Ingram -
Sourdough is a simple pleasure. A perfect loaf should have a chewy, light, tangy, and springy crumb. On cold days it’s a reliable and simple comfort – the kind that makes Hilary term feel a little less bleak.

Sport

A matchweek with the OURFC Blues

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Oxford is starting to wake up, a couple of cars and the occasional runner dotted about the roads.

Away day blues: The impact of unfamiliar territory

Ben Murphy -
With Varsity season fully underway, conquering the complications of an away day is key to a successful display of Oxford’s sporting superiority.

‘That’s so futch’: Oxford’s queer football club

Natalie Tan -
Russell and Katz-Roberts are two of the minds behind Futchball FC, Oxford’s queer football club founded in Trinity 2025.

Town and Gown share the spoils in boxing showdown

Natalie Tan -
There’s something very satisfying about watching people try to beat the living daylights out of each other.

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