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Christ Church proposes 2,500 home development in West Oxfordshire

Proposals for a 2,500-home development in West Oxfordshire have been submitted by Christ Church College, in collaboration with UK construction company Bloor Homes. 
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What are children really learning from their screens?

Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -
Today, when compared to my own childhood, screens dominate children's lives more than ever, and it seems to me that the screens they are...

The Oxford Union has a far-right problem

The Oxford Union has regularly been the subject of public outrage. From the 1933 ‘King and Country’ debate, upon which the Union, now, regularly...
Arun Lewis -

Oxford needs a women’s college

Naturally, I loathe to say that Cambridge does anything better than Oxford, but I can’t deny that there is one thing I will always...
Lucy Pollock -

Both rags and riches: Social media is heightening Oxford’s class disparities

According to the University of Oxford’s admissions data, in 2024, 14.5% of students admitted were from the most socio-economically deprived areas in the UK....
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The gap between funding and belonging at Oxford

Leo Jones -
Oxford is keen to tell a particular story about itself: that it is open, that it is trying, that it is changing. Without a...

Features

Raising refugee rights: Oxford STAR and Campsfield House

Mary Huan -
“The Coalition and STAR are quite unique in the emphasis on trying to bridge the gap between students and the community”.

‘It happens here and it’s our responsibility to stop it’: Oxford’s anti-sexual violence campaign

Beatrix Arnold -
For the co-presidents of It Happens Here, Aparna and Maddie, literacy about consent and sexual violence is needed now more than ever.

The Oxford donors in the Epstein files

Beatrix Arnold and Stanley Smith -
The appearance in the 'Epstein files' of the names of a number of Oxford University's most prominent donors raises questions about the University's sources of funding.

24/7: College porters and the Oxford night shift

Jiayue Shi -
For many, the night lodge exists as a background certainty, noticed chiefly in moments of crisis, vulnerability, or inconvenience.

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Culture

Culture

On Geese and the Cult of the Fake Fan

Val Michael -
Great statistics could be drawn up about how often men in Oxford will want to talk to me about Geese. 
Books

Booksmaxxing and the illusion of being “disgustingly educated”

If you are as chronically online as I am, then it is more than likely that you will have come across the trend where people proclaim their desire to...
Victoria Corfield -
Culture

Blood will have blood: Cross Keys Productions’ ‘Macbeth’

Shakespeare revivals must tread a fine line: too often they turn into one-actor vehicles or experiments, or shipwreck upon the squall of their adaptation.
Arun Lewis -
Culture

SNL UK and British sketch comedy

SNL UK provides a ripe opportunity to explore our own distinct tradition of sketch comedy.
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Lifestyle

A mini-guide to the Italian restaurants of Oxford

Cherwell Lifestyle Team -
The Cherwell Lifestyle team decided to combine  our forces and put together a mini-guide to the Italian restaurants to suit all of your needs. 

Sport

Formula One’s controversial 2026 regulations

Gabriella Bedford -
Formula One – F1 –...

The Roger Bannister mile and its modern legacy

Tim Herd -
The legacy of Roger Bannister...

Oxford Competition Dance dazzles in first place

Niamh Tooher -
"Going into Loughborough, OUCD’s Varsity loss on 21st February still stung fresh."

DnB On The Bike travelling rave returns to Oxford

Hattie Simpson -
Hundreds gathered on Broad Street...

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