Opinion

In defence of consent training

CW: sexual violence It is often well-intentioned, stereotypically ‘progressive’ people who argue against the need for Freshers’ Week consent training, or at least find it obsolete. This includes even those...

The Vinted paradox: Consuming our way out of overconsumption

There are few pleasures quite like finding a jumper that sells for £70 new...

Can students still afford to choose?

There’s much about the experience of studying at Oxford that makes it truly unique...

I no longer want to be an astronaut

Just last week, OpenAI dropped 372 papers covering various well-known unsolved problems in mathematics and computer science. As someone in the unfortunate position of soon applying for a PhD in maths, it seems to be harder than ever to get one’s foot in the door. How can I, a bright-eyed but inexperienced undergraduate, compete with thousands of machines trawling through the sum of all human knowledge in parallel?

View from the (Cam)bridge: week two

Our tab discovers her inner pikey, and shows you how you could make your millions

The Clothing of a Connecticut Yankee in Oxford

At brief moments in time, the world gets curious about American preppies, and on occasion Oxford students might notice the phenomenon

Unfair on rich, poor and middle alike

India Lenon believes that there will be no winners if these proposals are made into law

‘Wannabe a journalist? Then blog’

The Wannabe Hacks are the authors of wannabehacks.co.uk and former student journalists

5 minute tute: Spending cuts

Dr. Stuart White, Politics Fellow, explains the implications of Wednesday's spending review.

The week that was: Cash for Cashmore

What happened, what the papers said, what now

‘Europe will either deepen or die’

Robin McGhee talks to former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown about the party, the coalition, and the future

Blonde Billionaires with Perfectly Coiffed Hair

There's a new breed of candidate in America, one with the potential to defy the Republican Party's stuffy-white-male stereotype

Bibbidy, BOP-iddy, Boo!

The creation of costumes for Oxford bops can make us all wish for a fairy godmother

A Bird’s Eye View of Oxford, Through the Lens of a New York Times Reporter

Sarah Lyall, a New York Times Reporter, tells Alyssa Grossbard about being a journalist at one of the world's most famous newspapers

‘We must save Port Meadow’

Concerned Jericho resident Xenia Sarina Elsaesser studies English and Spanish, St Anne's College

Stressed? Blame the ‘rents

Amelia Peterson talks to psychologist Oliver James about children, Denmark and Oxford wankers

5 Minute Tute: Ed Miliband

Political blogger and Brasenose Politics Lecturer Tom Lubbock explains how Ed beat Dave, and what lies ahead for Labour

Down it…fresher?

If you're reading this with a hangover, you're probably a fresher. If you have a hangover and you're not a fresher, you're probably a...

Oh! Bama, keep on Ba-ROCKIN!

Obama's opponents shouldn't throw a Tea Party just yet.

A view from the (Cam)bridge

Avantika Chilkoti outs rivalry aside, and gives us an insight into The Other Place

The Zurg of British politics

The most interesting thing about Ed Miliband is his face

2:2?! You’ll be hearing from my lawyers

Did you get a 2:2 despite going to literally some lectures? You may have a case against your tutors.

The Big Society’s big secret

Recruiting unpaid Olympic 'Games Makers' is the greatest sham on earth

Which Miliband will it be?

Thoughts on Labour's mammoth leadership election - 134 days and counting.

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