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Construction set to commence for new £190m science park

Construction firm Bowmer + Kirkland secured the contract last week to build Fabrica, Oxford’s largest commercial science park to date, with construction beginning at the end of May. The project is situated on Botley Road and is due to...
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Oxford’s deathtrap – the semi-pedestrianised nightmare

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To take a stroll down the quaint New College Lane, to bask in the beauty of a summertime stroll along the canal, to ponder...

The infantilisation of young people in politics must end

Despite centring conversations around them, Westminster is following the US into ignoring and isolating entire generations.
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Why are students so financially illiterate?

Ask a typical Oxford student about their academic course, and they’ll happily ramble about the things they’ve learnt in great, riveting depth. Ask them...
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College chapels in progressive Oxford: A surprising remnant?

News abounds of the imminent death of the Church of England. Unable to find a new Archbishop and tearing itself apart over same-sex marriage,...
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LinkedIn is a Faustian bargain

Lloyd Doré-Green -
There are some truths about the world which are both obvious and yet rarely addressed. That social media is, in fact, deeply antisocial is...

Features

Pagans and Presbyterians: Experiencing a sort of secular age

Satchel Walton -
We've long heard that the world is becoming more secular. From Easter parades in Greece to pagan ceremonies in Kent, is that really true for Gen Z?

Twelve points to politics: Eurovision is more than it seems

Jan Maciejewski -
Brits don't care as much as our continental cousins. Still, mixing glitter and geopolitics, Eurovision is more than a laughable song contest: it's a cultural flashpoint.

Orange paint, green promises, and Oxford’s climate conundrum

Victoria McKinley-Smith -
Oxford has fulfilled its 2020 divestment commitments. But some activists see hypocrisy, as it continues to hold millions of pounds in indirect investments.

Oxford’s influencers: Student life, filtered through the screen

Lara Murrani -
Oxford has often seemed a mysterious place. An online generation is getting a new but still curated glimpse of life under the dreaming spires

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Adolescence: Can TV spark radical change in young men?

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Oxide Radio is a breath of fresh, musical air

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Exhibition 004: Oxford artistry across all mediums

When I first walked into Exhibition 004, my gaze was immediately met with Magda Adamczyk’s Nightmare. A demon, swirling with hellish strokes of red, stared at me. The demon...
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A homely solution to stress

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Sometimes the strangest methods are the most effective.

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Bannister Miles 2025: Four meet the mark again

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Fittingly, it was four runners...

Schalke, stickers, and social shifts in Germany

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When you think about German...

Inside the women’s boat: Courage on the Tideway

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Clean sweep for Cambridge at Chanel J12 Boat Race weekend

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