Friday 15th May 2026

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Change to Rowing Clubs’ Rules of Racing for transgender athletes sparks backlash

A change to Oxford University Rowing Clubs’ (OURCs) Rules of Racing means that only athletes assigned female at birth may now row in a Women’s boat. This applies to...

Gareth Lim elected Oxford Union President for Michaelmas 2026 in re-poll

A re-run of the election from Hilary term saw Lim beat Liza Barkova, Hamza Hussain and Victor André Marroquín for the position.

Oxford researchers trial non-invasive diagnostic scans for endometriosis

Researchers led by University of Oxford academic Dr Tatjana Gibbons have successfully trialled non-invasive scans to diagnose endometriosis.

Students encounter issues with voting registration during local elections

Multiple students across Oxford have reported being turned away from polling stations during Thursday’s local elections.

The One That Got Away

By Sam PritchardThere is not enough new writing performed in Oxford. Mounting a production of a play written by a student is a demanding...

Universities are not here to fix the faults of schools

I’ve never been a fan of the word “admissions”. Entry to a fairground is an admission. The red-faced explanation you make to the A&E...

Living Together

By Elena LynchLiving Together is the story of what happens in the course of one weekend in the living room of the family home...

Editorial

If the elected leadership of the Oxford Union wish to invite a pair of controversial figures to argue with, then they are entirely within...

Small Change

 By Max Seddon Samuel Beckett’s influence on Peter Gill is obvious and acknowledged. Beckett as touchstone, in fact, for the drama sans drama is so...

Blues left short-changed by draw

Oxford 2 -2 Warwick MARTIN Keown is becoming more patient with age. The newly appointed Blues coach stood calmly on the touchline, despite witnessing a...

Why do we tickle?

Considered by some to be affectionate horseplay and by others a fairly sinister form of sexual harassment, tickling has long fascinated great thinkers as...

The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?

By Jeremy Cliffe Is there anything anyone doesn’t get off on, whether we admit it or not?” In this pithy question the protagonist of Edward...

Gaelic football Blues sail to victory against East Londoners

Oxford 4-9 (21)  -  University of East London 1-7 (10) A COMMANDING second half performance saw the Oxford Gaelic Football men walk away from their...

Rout sends Oxford up to cloud nine

Oxford 9 - 1 LeicesterAS THE dark clouds of October descended over Iffley Road, it seemed only the glaring pink jerseys of the two...

Amen, Greyfriars

Outraged students at Greyfriars have attacked the Hall authorities’ decision to permanently close without consulting any members of the student body.Greyfriars, one of the...

Blues leagues ahead of sorry Coventry

AFTER arriving ten minutes after the scheduled kick off time, Coventry must have hoped that it was time for their luck to change. Instead,...

Diary of a captain – Boxing

SOME flirt with the idea for a few sessions, maybe even a fortnight, but you can spot the reaction in people’s faces: this is...

Union snared in academics’ feud

A Union debate on the Israel-Palestine conflict almost collapsed on Tuesday after President Luke Tryl retracted an invitation to controversial writer Norman Finklestein, alleging...

JCRs call for no-platform referendum

JCR presidents are calling for a University-wide referendum on OUSU’s no-platform policy, claiming that “all members of OUSU should have a say in such...

Champs march towards title

Catz 3 - 51 Keble THE  reigning champions Keble virtually secured their crown for the third successive season, touching down seven tries on their way...

John Simpson

Everything’s going to be alright. Sort of. This is the message of John Simpson’s new book, Not Quite World’s End. Bombs may be falling,...

Careers advisor challenges summer internships

An Oxford University Careers Service advisor has claimed that students undertaking summer internships feel drained and unfit to continue their final year of study.Alison...

Catz underline promotion credentials with narrow win

BOTH Catz and Keble were relegated from last season’s premier division and each side was eager to demonstrate their wish to return to the...

Restaurant Review: Qumins

On first impressions, I could never have guessed what a disappointment Qumin’s would be. The waiters were friendly, the surroundings were modern yet cosy...

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