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The psyche behind a museum gift shop

Like most soon-to-be finalists, I spent the majority of my summer vacation after second year researching and preparing for my dissertation.

Acts of time, physical giving, and words of touch

Ask someone their love language, and they’ll probably have an answer. They might even pull out online test results.

Cooking for friends: An apology, served hot

“It’s probably a bit bland,” my friend said tentatively in the first week of living out of college, just after they had put down a delicious plate of fish and rice.

Beyond the Rad Cam: My quest to visit all 22 Bodleian Libraries

Between March 2025 and October 2026, I visited all 22 Bodleian libraries, from the reading rooms of central Oxford to the obscure medical libraries.

Freddy the Fresher: Part One

Cherwell introduces its weekly column, following the fortunes of one hapless fresher...

Cocktails With Cai: Espresso Martini

Espresso Martini: Warning, not to be used for essay crises

Review: Itsu

Anna Leszkiewicz and NIck Hilton do the Californian roll

Who wants to be an Entrepreneur?

Sybil Devlin meets Matthew Stafford and Matt Clifford to talk Entrepreneurship

The Alumni Guide to Oxford Clubs

Freshers: Fear Not! Here is a guide to the Oxford club scene based on the University's Alumni

Top Tips for a Turkish Delight

Amelia Anderson returns from Turkey and brings us some useful tips

The Cherwell Guide to Libraries

Cherwell brings you its guide to Oxford libraries, for the benefit of the new incoming class

The Great Job Hunt

Victoria Moore discusses the prospect of a career after Oxford and the meritocracy of internships

Zaragoza: Spain’s Little Known Gem

Erin Goldfinch recounts her time playing tourist and au pair in Zaragoza

Review: Leeds Festival

Tim Ellis reviews all aspects of Leeds Festival, even his fellow Festival-goers

Eating My Way Across America

Sybil Devlin recalls her journey through America through the food she had to leave behind there

Top Lunch Spots in Oxford

Cherwell directs you to the best lunches in town.

The Fringe as a Performer

Amelia Anderson describes the hectic life of a performer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Feasting in Florence

Tim Ellis describes the delights of Florence and its cuisine

"Au coin": The French Naughty Step

Elizabeth English recalls the naughty-step, food at the zoo and the three children that defined her time as an au-pair in France

The Do’s and Dont’s of Results Day

How to navigate Results Day without stress or embarrassment

Big Issue Blog

Catherine Edwards recounts her experience working in the Big Issue office in Manchester.

Review: The Perch

Interest sparked by mixed reviews, Alex Bleasdale takes a walk across the meadows in search of lunch.

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date…”

Elizabeth English looks at what Oxonians have been getting up to in the first month of the Summer Vac

Planes, Trains and er.. does that guy have a sword?

Sybil Devlin's guide to navigating America on public transport

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