Tuesday 28th April 2026

Opinion

When I met Peter Mandelson

In October 2024, during the Oxford Chancellor election, one of my responsibilities as Deputy Editor of Profiles at Cherwell was to interview Peter (then Lord) Mandelson, who was among the five frontrunners contesting the election.

There really is no smoke without fire

Preoccupation with one’s appearance is to be expected when starting at University. New wardrobes...

I was wrong. Oxford needs a ‘reading’ week.

In passing, friends often bemoan how their partners at other universities get a week...

The Schwarzman Centre is a commercial venture, not a place of learning

Schwarzman's donation was meant to revitalise study of the humanities. But with cramped libraries and cramped faculties, it's closer to a death knell.

What it’s like to be a disabled graduate student

Kellogg graduate research student Dr Amy Price praises the University’s provision for her disabilities

Disability is more diverse than wheelchairs

In response Cherwell's investigation into disabilities in Oxford, OUSU Disabilities Officer Will Neaverson considers what is being done to support disabled students.

Autism is not an obstacle to enjoying Oxford

Teddy Hall finalist Chris Pike reflects on life in Oxford as an autistic student

OUSU Elections: Policies and Politics

Cherwell's election analyst considers the different policy and politics on display in the three slates

How to reclaim OUSU

OUSU Presidential candidate Nathan Akehurst discusses the problems, and solutions, of the university's maligned student union

OUSU Elections: First glance analysis

Cherwell's OUSU analyst takes a look at the way things currently stand in the race to OUSU

Helen Clark: Politics and Development

Nicholas Mutch interviews the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, about her new role in international development

Is Oxford doing enough to combat sexual violence?

Responding to Cherwell's latest investigation, Robert Walmsley and Will Railton debate whether Oxford is doing enough to tackle sexual violence.

The power of vote spoiling

Jacob Cassani argues that vote spoiling is a more powerful act than not voting at all

‘Agony Lad’ and the perpetuation of lad culture

Katharine Bardsley laments the reinforcement of laddishness in the OxStu's Agony Lad feature

Diaoyu Islands: a tipping point?

A first-hand account of anti-Japanese rioting in Beijing and what it could mean for Sino-Japanese relations

Laura Bates: Why we still need Feminism

Harriet Smith-Hughes talks to Laura Bates about the Everyday Sexism Project

True Love Waits?

Jack Chisnall on the perils of maintaining school relationships at University.

Debate: Should Universities Fingerprint Foreign Students?

Jack Chisnall and Robert Walmsley debate the ethics of monitoring the attendance of international students in lectures.

The Sun: Distorted statistics and dangerous stigmas

George Gillett believes that the media misrepresent and misinform on matters of mental health

Profile: PD James

Nick Hilton gets advice on achieving, aging and Auden from legendary crime novelist PD James

Why I’ve decided to go Back to School

Rachel Pickering gives the lowdown on a new campaign helping to mentor younger pupils

Should we be scared of the University of London?

Robert Walmsley points to the increasing dominance of London's best universities.

Is Oxford intimidating for freshers?

Will Railton and Jack Davies debate whether Oxford is more intimidating than the average university.

Stop telling us we’re lazy

Max Long attempts to debunk the idea of Spanish idleness

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