Thursday 16th October 2025

Opinion

Let’s critique what protesters do, not who they are

I may not agree with all of their tactics, but I am grateful for those who make sure that our University is on the right side of history.

Outreach shouldn’t stop at Hadrian’s Wall

In a Britain that claims to be a “United” Kingdom, having only two-dozen Scottish state schoolers at its best university does much to foster division.

The ‘S’ in ‘STEM’ stands for superiority complex

It’s high time we stopped arguing over which is more difficult, and instead started asking what STEM and the humanities can learn from each other.

Stop sneering at the staycation

If so much is available within the UK, what justification is there for an Oxford student to travel across the world?

Student Politics of Change

Left-wing, right-wing and no-wing at all: different takes on student politics

Communism Reloaded

Joe Shapiro meets Robert Griffths, General Secretary of the British Communist Party

Five Minute Tute: Eu-Revision

Dr Karen Fricker explains the diplomatic masterpiece, musical horrowshow

Inequality and Sexism are taken for granted

The lack of women in senior roles in Oxford will persist until we stop taking casual sexism for granted

The Great Equalizer

Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee braves the 'beastly Cherwell' to talk to Theo Merz

Can Oxford handle porn?

Looking at porn on the university internet isn't such a problem

We don’t have a right to be here

A rise in tuition fees seems likely--our response should be considered and open minded.

Death Row in Pakistan

An open letter to Bilawal Bhutto.

5 Minute Tute: May Day

Marc Kidson takes us through the origins and traditions of the festival

The State Debate

Cherwell asks if private education should be abolished.

Reclaiming the Human Rights Agenda

A forum against Racism gone astray

The Biggest Gamble in History?

Food for thought on elections in the world's largest democracy

Corporate Decapitation

Theo Brainin takes a look at our nation's overindulgence of collective responsibility.

Interview: Vince Cable

Vince Cable talks to Helen Smith on student politics, ballroom dancing and why it's time for Brown to go.

Five minute tute: Ending the M.A.D.ness

Director of the Non-proliferation Education Centre Henry Sokoloski talks through the latest developments in nuclear non-proliferation

Race is a laughing matter – so why are we still constrained by colour?

Sophie Duker and Ravi Thambapillai discuss the impact of race in Oxford.

Jade Goody: End of an Era

When we mourn Jade Goody we are not just mourning her, but the end of our spend-fast, instant-celebrity culture

Let Fred Goodwin keep his money

We'll be forfeitting our democratic principles if we don't.

What’s wrong with being good?

A rather unnecessarily large number of people

Tuition fees: take some responsibility, students

Chris Patten’s argument for a sliding scale

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