Friday 15th August 2025

Lifestyle

The girl who lived

Like Harry Potter under the stairs, I was ‘the one who lived’. A rainbow baby (a baby born after loss), wrapped in nappies and layers of meaning and expectation....
Lifestyle Ava Doherty -

The art of snacking in an ingredient household

There’s something quite liminal about being a student. One minute you’re running around a...
Lifestyle Hannah Cowley -

Tiny Love Stories

I gazed at the mountains encircling my mother's hometown. I had been travelling in...
Lifestyle Cherwell Lifestyle Team -

Intellectual manspreading? Male students of feminism

If I had to choose one, I’d say my favourite part of studying a...
Lifestyle Ben O'Brien -
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The alternative guide to Oxford

You’ve been told where to go for coffee, clothes and clubbing – but what about the real student essentials? Julia Routledge and Abby Ridsdill-Smith are here to lend a helping hand

Life Divided: Matriculation

Rachel Craig-McFeely and Anna Elliott discuss the highs and lows of Matriculation

Love Oxland: “If she were a true fan of Rick and Morty, she would be able to quote it verbatim.”

Claire Castle and Samuel Juniper go from cartilage piercings to piercing gazes during a cocktail-fuelled evening of philosophical musing

Exiled from Oxford but learning from the city

Mundie Lawrance reflects on a year of living in Oxford as a suspended student.

Life Divided: Cycling

Charlie Cheesman and Bessie Yuill consider the pleasures and perils of cycling

A fresh and quirky take on the brasserie

New “modern British brasserie” No. 1 Ship Street sails past the competition, writes Ryan Mamun

Love Oxland: “I’d say her spirit animal is a lemon beer.”

Becky Todd and James Coates hit it off on a quiet Monday night despite James' poor time management

Cautionary tales of fresher fails

Former freshers tell all about the good, the bad, and the ugly experiences from THAT week

Snapshot: A Night in Nerja

Pre-drinks, a party bus and just being polite: Josh Travers samples the delights of a night out in Nerja

How to survive a bop

Abby Ridsdill-Smith guides freshers through her tried-and-tested bop survival techniques

My town and my gown: chickpeas and televised murder

Nicola Dwornik illuminates some surprising similarities and differences between urban Oxford and bucolic Buckinghamshire

University Challenge – the insider’s story

Maxim Parr-Reid shines light on his experiences on this year's University Challenge

My town and my gown: fruit-picking in the south of France

Emma Leech considers how her Oxford experiences prepared her for a month on a French farm

An ode to the breakfast burrito

Joe Inwood recounts an unexpected summer love affair

Town versus Gown versus Tourists

Katharine Siân looks at the three clashing groups that make up Oxford

So, you got into Oxford? Here’s what to expect

After the A level results joy subsides, here's what to expect if you're coming to Oxford in a few short months

Let’s talk about chlamydia

Stigmas, STIs and sconces: an exploration of sexual morality in Oxford

My town and my gown: Gloucester

Sam Sheppard discusses the differences between his life in Oxford and in Gloucester.

Life Divided: Summer Clothing

Aidan Balfe and Rachel Craig-McFeely get heated as they debate the merits of summer clothing

A Taste of the Incas

Ryan Mamun explores whether Peruvian cuisine could soon be appealing to the masses
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