Thursday 28th May 2026

Opinion

Oxford’s exams need an update

In a matter of days, I will face 15 hours of handwritten exams. I will wear a gown that has never truly fitted, because it was made to fit...

Oxford is not an aesthetic

My social media algorithm has successfully tracked my profile closely enough to have figured...

What are children really learning from their screens?

Today, when compared to my own childhood, screens dominate children's lives more than ever,...

The gap between funding and belonging at Oxford

Oxford is keen to tell a particular story about itself: that it is open,...

‘Despot’s Got Talent’: Semi-final round-up

Stephen Hawes gives his take on the controversial latest round of the new and popular talent format

The untold story of an austerity town

Fred Dimbleby discusses the impact of local government cuts on his pretty hometown of Eastbourne

Interview: A.C. Grayling

John Maier in conversation with A.C. Grayling about New Atheism, analytic philosophy, and the EU

Malia Bouattia or Tom Harwood for NUS?

Aliya Yule and Daniel Villar debate on the respective candidacies of Malia Bouattia and Tom Harwood for the presidency of the National Union of Students

UK should follow Canada’s cannabis lead

Legalisation is smart and only a matter of time—Trudeau's move is a gutsy but good one, argues Maxim Parr-Reid

A chance encounter with Alexandra Shulman

Ahead of leaving her position as Editor of Vogue UK later this year, Alexandra Shulman discusses her life in and out of print with Megan Husain

Only the Liberal Democrats can stop a Tory majority

With Corbyn’s Labour weak and divided, the nation must turn to the Liberal Democrats for an effective opposition

Is May’s snap election in the national interest or political opportunism?

Facing tough Brexit negotiations, electoral fraud investigations, and popular Labour policy, May has moved to consolidate Tory dominance

A turning point in French politics

Centrist Emmanuel Macron is predicted to beat both the establishment Socialist and Republican nominees

Yangon University is modelled on Oxford, but there are no dreaming spires

Mia Millman explores the history of university in Burma and imagines life without education

Ageing under the spotlight

Sophie Burdge condemns ageism in pop culture and our generation's obsession with beauty

The hawks take flight over Syria

Gavin Fleming reflects on Trump's Syrian airstrikes and the imperative of avoiding conflict with Russia

Superpowered seagrasses: the hidden gems of the plant world

Ruby O'Grady examines how these humble plants are helping to thwart disease and combat climate change

Labour members must stay in order to save the Party

Keir Mather argues that, following Labour's failure to expel Ken Livingstone, membership is not only morally justified, but necessary

Tim Farron interview: “This is the very moment that the country needs a bold and competent opposition”

Jack Hunter dissects today's politics with the leader of the Liberal Democrats

Labour must expel Ken Livingstone to be serious on anti-semitism

Jordan Bernstein argues that Ken Livingstone's comments betray a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of Zionism

From another Bridge: On the Westminster attack in London

Carolina Earle reflects on the recent London terror attack, its impact on our society, and how we must respond when faced by traumatic events

Martin McGuinness is dead, but Northern Irish politics must go on

Eimer McAuley assess Martin McGuinness' mixed legacy and the future of Stormont without him

How scientists are fixing photosynthesis to combat the coming global food crisis

Edward O'Neill highlights the impending food shortage — and why GM rice is part of the solution

C+: Race and Access

Lowri Howard assesses the university's "encouraging" progress on race and access

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