Monday 15th June 2026

Lifestyle

A love letter to my year abroad 

A year is a long time: enough to call a place home, enough to strip away the bright facade of newness. I’ve spent my year abroad at this university,...
Lifestyle Rebecca Bushee -

Absence (and digicam photodumps) make the heart grow fonder: Nostalgia for Oxford

Last Michaelmas, as my friends and I were going through our photos from a...
News Prity Laloux -

Do ‘day in the life’ videos make us hate our own?

An alarm flashes on a phone screen: it’s 5am. A hand reaches out to...
Lifestyle Jessie Jukes -

A new kid on the matcha block: NEPA Coffee and Food review

In January 2025, Cherwell provided some guidance on this issue by offering the student body a definitive ranking of Oxford matcha. Since then, however, there have been some new developments.
Lifestyle Prity Laloux -
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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

We’ve all been mugged off for someone who looks better in a bikini

Susannah Goldsbrough argues that Love Island is far from fantasy

My town and my gown: from the Land of Green Ginger to the Broad

Molly Greenwood celebrates the spirit of her home town whilst making some surprising comparisons with Oxford

Life Divided: Lads’ Holidays

Katie Sayer and Molly Greenwood clash over the most debauched feature of many a summer calendar
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