Saturday 15th November 2025

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Girlhood will not save you

I spent a good deal of time last summer trying to work out why bows made me so irrationally angry. Twice, walking while on the phone to my mum,...

Grieving in Oxford: Tips from a bereaved student

Grief touches all of us, and yet none of us in quite the same...

Hyperactive brain, hypoactive thyroid

Many Oxford narratives have been told time and again, but the story of the...

Grilling the Parsonage: Oxford’s ‘best’ restaurant?

Sometimes you want more than just a meal, to celebrate a birthday, an anniversary,...

The Bridget Jones of Oxford: The Elusive Zen

Oxford's own Bridget Jones reflects on the sweat, blood and tears that is Bikram Yoga

Interview: Sophie Hulme

Imogen Beecroft talks to Sophie Hulme, a young designer causing quite a stir

Three’s not a crowd

Max McGenity meets Ian Mucklejohn, the first single man in the UK to have surrogate children.

Do me if you’ve ‘done’ India

Oxford's own Bridget Jones reflects on gap yah guys

The Joys of Teaching: A Year Abroad Perspective

Gruffudd Owen on life without Oxford - and the weird and wonderful ways of her students

The nudist life laid bare

Alexia Millett ponders why nudism is still so unpopular in Britain, and whether she’ll ever be converted

Review: Byron

George Street's newest chain combines gastronomy with a uniquely authentic feel

Homage to Fromage: Fondue

Anthony Collins explores the pleasures and pitfalls of melted cheese

Is he a Saint or a Sinha?

Nastassia Dahnraj talks to Paul Sinha about quizzing, failure, and finding your voice

The Post-Christmas Blues

If you're spending the last days of your Vac procrastinating and making unachievable resolutions, you're not alone

NYE: Do’s and Do Not’s

Jess Bird gives the run-down on how to have a Really Good Time

Too old for Christmas? Grow up!

Laura French on why Christmas never loses its magic - even if that magic now revolves around food and alcohol...

Christmas dinner for under a fiver

From Tesco's Turkey Sandwich to LIDL's (luxury?) Turkey Platter, Nastassia Dhanraj raids the spectrum of supermarkets in an attempt to find the best value Christmas dinner

Top 3 Christmas Classics

Bethan Tabram explores the nation's festive favourites - and why we have a lot to learn from Love Actually

Travel Blog: Viva la Vienna

Nastassia Dhanraj visits Vienna's Christmas markets - and enjoys a 13-course dinner

Been there, done that, got the offer

(Real-life Oxford student) Max McGenity gives his top tips to all those young and naive interviewees

Showing up Santa

3 Jaegerbombs, 2 Blackwell's books and an overdraft that makes you feel faint. Cherwell's guide to what to get your friends this Christmas

Stop the Press: Kate needs a BIGGER wardrobe

What's that, Kate's having a baby? Ghoncheh Dolatshahi gives her side of the royal story

Ten Varsity alternatives

It's ninth week of Michaelmas, and that can only mean one thing: most of your friends have buggered off to get pissed with Tabs at the Folie Douce. For those of us left behind, Cherwell has compiled a list of things to do instead of twiddling your thumbs, or, indeed, skiing.

The top 10 best things about going home

Tom Beardsworth explains what's wonderful about escaping Oxford life

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