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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?

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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.

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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

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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?

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A whistle-stop tour of Oxford’s women’s societies

What can all these women’s societies be fighting for? To find out, I spoke to eight of their presidents.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Sangria

Compared to Barcelona, Oxford may not be swarming with sun-seekers, but it faces its own unique set of challenges.

Oxford’s long vacation vexation

How to explain the notoriously overworked Oxford student’s counter-intuitive desire for more time spent studying? The answer lies deeper than a simple enthusiasm for hitting the books.

Where to go when accessibility fails?

The fiasco escalated when the extra time was not implemented, resulting in my exam finishing at the same time as everyone else's: I was locked out of my computer.

Students split on latest UCAS changes

Among a sample group of Year 12 students surveyed for Cherwell, 69% agreed with UCAS’ assessment, suggesting that this “roadmap” might indeed give students a clearer vision of the end product.

The ‘cult’ that recruited Oxbridge students… including me

I was barely seventeen, thousands of dollars of crypto money in, and sat on the 2nd floor of a Berlin conference centre.

You can’t choose your (college) family

Required reading for new freshers and anxious parents - perhaps even the biological ones.

Long vowels or short shrift: Oxford’s shocking accent hierarchy

A Scottish undergraduate spoke to me of how she consciously altered her voice during tutorials and moots, where she would “tone down” the broadness of her accent.

War crimes, rent climbs, and bad wines: A very short history of protest at Oxford

We start all the way back in February 1355 with perhaps the most pretentious cause for protest possible.

Has Oxford made us hate reading?

"Ever felt like you were suffocating under a pile of books, making the idea of picking up yet another feel utterly daunting?"

The Tradwife phenomenon: homesick for subservience

If you’ve been on TikTok at all recently (or Instagram Reels, if you’re that way inclined), you will have noticed a vast array of...

General Election 2024: Cherwell’s Politics Hot Takes

Oxford is a notoriously strange place with a notoriously strange populace, one which includes Union hacks who desire nothing more than to rule the...

Oxford University and the guise of climate consciousness

Oxford University and climate action. Opinions on Oxford’s relationship with such action differ profusely across student activist groups, the University administration and climate-focused academics....

Ozempic and the commercial medicalisation of beauty

There is no doubt that beauty culture penetrates all aspects of contemporary society. According to a Mckinsey & Company report, in 2022, the beauty...

Things can only get… worse? Why 2024 is no 1997 for the Labour Party

One of the characteristic features of the 1997 Labour Party general election campaign was their use of D:Ream’s song "Things Can Only Get Better"...

The Art of Being Bored

Today, every corner of our lives seems to be filled with never-ending streams of information and vibrant entertainment. The concept of being bored has...

The 2024 BNOC List

"Here it is! After three weeks of voting, the results are in. With slight adjustments made according to which BNOCs gave consent to be on the list and the addition of some whose fame strictly speaking surpasses that of BNOC-hood, the list is true to those initial nominations."

Features

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

Too young for bops, old enough for a first

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

Pagans and Presbyterians: Experiencing a sort of secular age

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