Monday 26th January 2026

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Between halls and helplines: Oxford’s eating disorder culture

In a university where excellence is expected and discipline is praised, disordered eating can hide in plain sight. As concerns grow, how effectively is Oxford confronting the culture and systems that allow it to persist?

15-minutes of fame: the legacy of Oxford’s traffic policy protests

Oxford City Council approved their Local Plan to make Oxford a 15-minute city on 14th September 2022. In response, conspiracy theorists organised a mass protest. With some of the new traffic regulations now in place, it’s time for a deep dive into the conspiracist movement and its sunset legacy in Oxford. 

£17,000 on grass, redacted files, and 250,000 parcels: Cherwell’s 2025 FOI review

As the Cherwell Investigations team, we take our job very seriously. A big part...

Is the future of student protest set in stone? 

Niamh Lynch did not expect to attract international attention during Trinity term of her...

The Rise of Podcast Journalism

Exploring the new media phenomenon

The long read: the libertarian links of a private tuition programme

The Oxford Study Abroad Programme faces a worrying lack of scrutiny.

The long read: the politics of Eurovision 2019

This year's Eurovision was filled with political controversy over the failed boycott, held due to the competition being hosted in Israel.

The new body movement

Why the rise of the body neutrality movement is cause for celebration.

From Kowloon to Kennedy Town

An exploration of the hidden beauty and history of Hong Kong's tram line.

How Ukraine’s comedian-president is reshaping national identity

What is the future of Ukraine's wary yet hopefully electorate?

Eating like a caveman

We must resist the recent movement towards counterfactual dietary and health advice.

The UCU strikes, one year on

Abby Ridsill-Smith explores the new and continuing priorities of the UCU

The demonisation of antifascist protestors cannot continue

"Throughout these myopic, finger-pointing generalisations, it soon becomes easy to forget that those protesting outside the Union are united behind a cause we all sympathise with. They are saying no to fascism, racism and hate speech."

Behind the curtain of opera’s accessibility crisis

Josh Taylor explores opera's apparent lack of appeal

Oxfess – the good, the bad and the ugly

Niuniu Zhao investigates what Oxfess can tell us about Oxford's student culture

The Gilets Jaunes and working class anger

Daniil Ukhorskiy sets out to understand the Gilets Jaunes on a walk through Paris

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