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Bloomberg investigation sparks scrutiny over Oxford’s handling of sexual misconduct

CW: Sexual harassment; sexual assault Oxford University is facing mounting media scrutiny after a Bloomberg investigation alleged that the University has consistently mishandled sexual harassment complaints involving senior male academics. The investigation, which took place over nine months and drew...

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Opinion

We must separate Church and University

Financially, culturally, and quasi-judicially, the Church of England remains part of the furniture in both the city and the University.

Oriel’s Rhodes exhibition is not enough

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

This is Oxford’s real free speech problem

The Vice-Chancellor's Sheldonian Series reveals a university that does not want to listen to what its students have to say.

The Vice-Chancellor’s oration lacks a story

Professor Tracey's attempt to not ruffle any feathers produced a speech full of contradictions.

It’s time we woke up to the failures of the NUS

The Cambridge SU's disaffiliation is a reminder that the National Union of Students is not fit for purpose

Features

Intoxtigation 2025: The good, the bad, and the Balliol bar  

Pour out a glass for the second annual Intoxtigation. 562 respondents told Cherwell all...

Profiles

Culture

Between performance and reality: ‘To What End?’ reviewed

To What End is a new meta-theatrical, absurdist play written by Billy Skiggs and Billy Hearld. It begins in what seems to be simplicity: a wartime song hums through...

Death’s Lament

Please, I have done what you asked.  I burned it all for her. I wrench the parchment from my pocket, fingers shaking, chest convulsing, screams eviscerating my throat, shattering the silence that smothers...

Lifestyle

It’s beginning to look a lot like Oxmas

I begin listening to Christmas soundtracks in September. I theorise decorations in October and,...

Sport

Inside the little-known world of Oxford’s real tennis club

Real tennis? What, as opposed...

Ethics versus economics: The WTA Finals in Riyadh

I am a tennis aficionado....

The BBC’s dying sports coverage is hurting Britain

The President’s Challenge – the...

Austria, the Allianz, and applause: How we make spaces divine

In March I twice came...