Wednesday 25th March 2026

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Chewe Munkonge due to become Oxford’s first Black Lord Mayor

Councillor Chewe Munkonge has been announced as Oxford’s next Lord Mayor, becoming the first Black person to hold the city’s highest civic office. The nomination was confirmed at a...

Ellison Institute of Technology unveils designs for Oxford Science Park

New designs for buildings in Oxford Science Park were revealed last month, drafted by...

University of Oxford ranked as top ten UK employer in new national survey

The University of Oxford has ranked seventh in a Financial Times (FT) and Statista survey of the UK’s top employers, placing above companies like Google and Adidas, as well as the University of Glasgow and Loughborough University.

‘Emergency Brake’ on student visas leaves Oxford students facing uncertainty

Students at the University of Oxford are facing uncertainty after the UK government imposed an “emergency brake” on new study visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan.

Surfing and rock at Wadstock

Another Wadstock has eclectically rocked suitably anoraked Wadhamites and their lucky guests. The College’s annual music festival took place on the evening of May...

Top of a United world

Oxford University delegates shone in the World Model United Nations conference, held in Egypt this Easter. The twentyfour- delegate, intercollegiate team debated with other...

Foreign influx is fake

Oxford University dismissed talk of an influx of foreign students this week, following Saturday’s admission of ten new states to the European Union. ...

Tab creates colleges

Cambridge is set to meet a growing demand for places by opening three new colleges. The plans, if approved of by the local council,...

News in Brief

Harry’s the business Said Business School hired a man from East London to pose as Harry Potter for the day, brightening up luncheon at...

Thoughts of the Week…

If yet another malicious union tribunal wasn’t enough to further disillusion the ordinary student from the pathetic self-important joke that is Oxford student politics...

DRINK: Maxwell’s

There are so many great things about this stalwart of student alcoholism that it’s hard not to be too gushing in one’s praise. Drinks...

EAT: Liaison

It is so refreshing to find a restaurant in Oxford that is truly authentic; you won’t find the modern British twist on the spring...

‘Hats life

In a parallel universe, the sun is shining on Oxford, and the clever students are donning hats for a number of reasons. Not only...

It’s a wonderful world

A new book out this week: Fifty Facts That Should Change the World by Jessica Williams, charts a series of horrifying statistics that gives...

Fashionistas ‘flaunt it’

The prestigious halo of academia which surrounds Oxford means that it is not often described as the central hub of student style and innovation....

Safari Envy

The ranger sat back in his chair, his hands clasped comfortably behind his head. He gazed around at the collection of English gap-year students...

Charlatan by name, gentleman by nature

Tony Rogers is cheerful – and well he might be. The Charlatans are about to release their eighth album, Up at the Lake, which...

Just Hit Repeat

It was Oscar Wilde who remarked that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and this maxim couldn’t be truer than when discussing the...

Dead Icons Society

The recent tenth anniversary of the death of Kurt Cobain may well have prompted an outpouring of grief from Seattle to London but such...

Chatting up… John Furse

Blind Flight is the true story of two hostages, Brian Keenan and John McCarthy. What drew you to make a film of their experiences?...

Gauloise cigarettes and classical gods

To be Antigone is to be doomed, laments the Chorus of her play. While certainly not doomed as a piece of theatre, there are...

Three Little Wolves

The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig is a children’s story (an obvious subversion of the traditional “I’ll huff and I’ll puff...

The Shield

Menander’s The Shieldis comedy in its finest form. The suberb translation by Giles Evans is complemented by fine acting, especially by Rose Pater’s Miss...

Kafka’s Dick

This production of Kafka’s Dick, directed by Sophie Buchan and Sara Carroll, is an excellent interpretation of Bennett’s absurdist comedy. It focusses on the...

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