Tuesday 20th January 2026

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Green Party becomes joint second largest on City Council

The Green Party became the joint second largest party on the Oxford City Council after independent councillor, Edward Mundy, joined the party.

The opaque charity funding St Anne’s new scholarship

Cherwell has conducted an investigation into the charity which jointly administers the Tikvah scholarship...

Bodleian Libraries Catalysts portrait series unveiled

The Bodleian Libraries and the British Journal of Photography (BJP) unveiled a new photographic...

Oxford University announces AI research partnership with UBS

Oxford University has announced the creation of the Oxford-UBS Centre for Applied AI, a...

Oxford MP Evan Harris Speaks Out Against No Platform Policy

An Oxford MP has spoken up in defence of the Union's decision to keep open its invitation to Nick Griffin and David Irving at...

Wealth redistribution, NBA-style

Did you hear the one about the hacks, the socialists and the huge tombola prize? Well here you go. Friday night saw the Bundespresseball,...

Protesters to Flood Streets of Oxford Tomorrow

Protesters are expected to swamp the streets of Oxford tomorrow as the controversial Free Speech debate takes place at the Oxford Union.More than 1000...

MP resigns Union membership over Free Speech Forum

Dr Julian Lewis, MP for New Forest East and shadow defence minister, has resigned his life membership to the Oxford Union in protest at...

National Student Newspaper Launched

A new student media phenomenon, a satirical paper called The Tart, has hit universities across the country. It is the first free student newspaper...

Union Election Results

The results of the MT2007 Union elections for officerships are as follows: President:Krishna Omkar, Merton Librarian: Edward Waldegrave, Christ Church Treasurer: Corey Dixon, Oriel...

Week at the Union: The EU

by Fraser RaleighCries of ‘shame!’ rang through the chamber as it half emptied before the debate itself had even commenced, after yet another Free...

And end to Varsity blues

by Josh GlancyThere comes a point during every term at Oxford when most students simply don’t want to be here anymore. Whether it is...

The Joy of Fingering

by James LoweCaravaggio was one of the first artists to appreciate the power of the guitar. Not surprising really, considering he could brawl with...

Album: 2 Hearts, Kylie Minogue

by Oskar Cox-JensenWhat to do with a post-cancer comeback single, your first in four years? Get a crack songwriting team to pen an innovative,...

Album: Saving My Face, KT Tunstall

by Elen Griffiths“I’m losing my memory, saving my face...” is the refrain of KT Tunstall’s newly released single, ‘Saving My Face’. “I’m all out...

Album: The Ironweed Project, Dustbowl

by Paul BlakeHow to describe The Ironweed Project? Probably safest to call it electronica, but with a big dollup of the blues mixed in....

Live: Shelley Trio

by Thomas CorcoranHolywell Music Room, 6/11/07“In stuff, there is less stuff than nothing.” Thus speaks Mark R. Taylor, lecturer in Music at Brasenose, in...

OxTales: Sarah Warne

by Michael BennettI find Sarah minutes after the biggest show she’s ever played. How does she feel? “Everyone always asks that!” she says, and...

Pastiche de la Bourgeoisie

by Ann CoatsThere used to be an old record shop down the street where I live. A guy called Jerry owned the place. Drainpipe...

Genre Bending: Jazz Metal

by Phil AherneMetal in its original ‘70s form ran its course through the ‘80s and was overtaken by grunge in the major consumer market....

The Dark Side

by Emily PackerEver since William Blake declared Milton to be of the Devil’s party without knowing it, artists in all media have relied on...

Sceneplay: Manhattan

by Adam BurrowsWoody Allen’s Manhattan has produced one of film’s most memorable and iconographic love scenes. Mary (Diane Keaton) and Ike (Woody Allen) meet...

Sleuth

by Theodore JonesAlthough Pinter claims never to have seen the original Sleuth, it is clear that this 2007 remake plays into a complex system...

DVD: In the Hands of Gods

by Kristen DiLemnoDirected by Benjamin and Gabe Turner, In the Hands of the Gods follows five free-styling footballers trekking from England to Argentina to...

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