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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?

A Plethora of Celebrations, the Proliferation of Vacations

A comparison between the British and American institutions of Public Holidays

Latin: neither dead nor dying

The increasing popularity of Latin in state schools is an excellent thing, but it is not adequately reflected in Oxfordshire

I’d rather be at Brookes than be a hack

OUCA is just the Union for virgins

19

What's so special about being 19?

Balancing the spirit level

The book that made equality the new political battleground.

Stop callin’, I don’t wanna vote anymore

The phones are ringing off the hook for primary election season in the US

An encounter with Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's UK ambassador talks foreign policy with Vignesh Ashok

OUCA disgrace

"Just when they promise they've changed, they go and do it again"

Big dogs are a big mistake

Is it better to be tutored by someone who literally wrote the book?

Clubbing is the bane of my life

Stop ruining it for those who want to drown their sorrows in peace

Eliot to Eliot: My Life In Poems

Duncker is a British novelist and academic. She studied English and German at St. Hugh's College, Oxford.

More wilful ignorance from our gonzo columnist.

'"Just pull your willy out and stick it in there," she instructed'

My Euro-vision

Financial security for the Eurozone: 500 bn Euros. Hosting Eurovision: Priceless.

Who is David Cameron?

The enlightening comparison between Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged' and our new PM

The Acceleration of the Universe

Expand your mind as award winning astrophysicist Prof. Brian Schmidt explains the secrets of the universe.

We Need a Unisex Union

"Myth: The only way for a woman to win is to sleep her way to the top".

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Whingers, serial whingers, and trolls take heed

Eagleton: The Dawkins Delusion

Terry Eagleton tells Rhian Petty why the Oxford Professor's atheism is just plain laziness.

Israel-Palestine Conflict: The Two-State Solution

Middle Eastern specialist Dr. Eugene Rogan explains the Hamas-ive problem and how he thinks it should be resolved.

Britain’s stupid? Try America.

Sukhendu Dev is US Visiting fellow at the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, Oxford University.

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