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How to build a ball

Students have started reaching out to Oxfess to solve the annual dilemma: which colleges are hosting balls, and which are the best to go to? Within weeks of unpacking in...

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Study influencers and Oxford: Rose-tinted computer screens

Searching ‘Oxford’ on YouTube brings up what you might expect. One thumbnail invites the...

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What’s in a name? The donors written on Oxford’s streets

Walking down Broad Street can sometimes resemble a school register. It would, admittedly, be...

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(A call to) Action: Oxford’s clash of real and reel

Hogwarts students run up the Christ Church stairs. Saltburn’s stars roll cigarettes on a...

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Half the world away: How regional transport issues impact far-flung friendships

Travelling cross-country has never been easy, but UK transport is, predictably, delayed in its arrival to the 21st century. Long journey times and sky-high...

‘A dangerous moment of repression’: How is the US higher education crisis affecting the UK?

Over the last year, universities have become flashpoints of protest and backlash. Student protest is nothing new, but the heavy-handed government response is notable....

The Oxford offer holders trapped in Gaza

Samah and Loay have scholarships to study at Oxford. After succeeding against the odds, they are unable to travel to begin their courses.

‘A constant negative spiral’: Students on Britain’s economic future

Four Oxford students sat down to share how they feel about the state of the UK. From pensions to the NHS and Brexit, their answers were frank, frustrated, and sometimes surprisingly hopeful about how Britain could change direction.

Drinking the political compass

Oxford’s political societies cultivated generations of MPs and PMs. In an era of rising populism, a tour of their drinking events finds a drifting elite with few ideas.

The BNOC list 2025

It's finally here... the most famous names from this Oxford year

A strikingly egalitarian meal at Rhodes House

At Oxford’s third annual Langar, the Sikh Society transforms the halls of Rhodes House into a space of shared community and reflection.

‘We need a different approach’: Students and tutors on AI in academia

From everyday tasks to academic work, AI is already embedded in university life. We asked students and academics at Oxford what they are using it for, what worries them most, and whether the current system can keep up.

Some of the most talented people here are solving problems that don’t matter

As AI rewires the job market, what’s the point of being smart if you’re not doing anything meaningful?

Too young for bops, old enough for a first

There are 237 Oxford students aged 17 and below. In the past, some have dramatically crashed out in the public eye, but many others thrive.

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

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

Pagans and Presbyterians: Experiencing a sort of secular age

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

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

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

Are University redevelopments endangering our Common Ground?

With the University having outlined a plan to work with the community, its ability to preserve Common Ground will test its commitment.

Helping the homeless: Volunteering or voyeurism?

In Milan, people sleep on the streets where Europe's elites shop and dine. Is photographing the homeless valuable or inherently intrusive?

Sextigation 2025: Top one percent of shaggers do 15% of all shagging

How much sex do Oxford students have? How true are the stereotypes – which colleges get the most action, do students really date for marriage?

“All faiths and none?”: What college chapels can offer their students

The rustle of a scholar’s gown. Dappled evening light glowing behind a stained-glass saint. The crackling of a candle being lit. The college chapel...

You wouldn’t steal a Cherwell article: AI and copyright infringement

Hello, Cherwell reader! Think this is a good article? A TikToker probably thinks so too. ‘Korean Consultant’ posted a TikTok on 5th January 2025...

Much ado about funding: Financing Oxford student theatre

Last term, I performed in my first show at Oxford University, and I couldn’t stop talking about it. Everyone I knew was subjected to...

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How to build a ball

Study influencers and Oxford: Rose-tinted computer screens

What’s in a name? The donors written on Oxford’s streets

(A call to) Action: Oxford’s clash of real and reel

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