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Are Waitrose taking the piss(ata)?

What are you stocking up on for your kitchen essentials at university? There are some classics staples in every student kitchen – pesto and...

Oxbridge going private would say goodbye to diversity

Copying the American university structure will take improving access off the agenda and polarise students

Pink food: style over substance?

Not all food trends can be looked at through rose-tinted glasses

The Taste of Success

Julia Alsop speaks to MasterChef finalist and Oxford PhD student, Nawamin Pinpathomrat

Staff-student relationships are a question of consent

It is naïve to accept inappropriate relationships

How to: Get a date

Danger! These golden rules will make any person fall for you instantly!

All the class without the cash

You can still have dinner parties on a student budget

Letter to: my neighbour

Julia Alsop airs her domestic grievances

Let’s Talk About: Casual sex

Ditch the stigma and do what you want,

Restaurant Review: Shoryu

Shoryu offers the authenticity that most Japanese chains lack

Booze cruise: ‘Ginuary’

‘Ginuary’ is the new and improved Dry January

A letter to: My 2018 self

It's time to cut the crap of yesteryear, and set attainable goals

Is the ‘vac’ really a vacation?

Sometimes it’s okay to just stick your middle finger up at the reading list, writes Julia Alsop

Opera: Passion, power and politics

The new exhibition at the V&A entertains yet bemuses Julia Alsop

Glastonbury and the Corbyn effect

Julia Alsop argues that Jeremy Corbyn is using the political nature of music to bolster his image as the ‘cool’ politician

A tale of two brunches

Julia Alsop reflects on contrasting versions of Oxford’s favourite meal

Cocktail of the week: red snapper

Julia Alsop shares a refreshing vegan cocktail

Cocktail of the week: negroni sbagliato

Julia Alsop shares an indulgent aperitif

Review: Bowie’s Lazarus

Julia Alsop is perplexed by the stellar complexities of this production at the King’s Cross Theatre

Recipe: Let the festivities be-gin

Julia Alsop shares a trio of sparkling winter cocktails to liven up your Christmas celebrations

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