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The Encaenia is PR without the public (or anyone else)

Wholesale reform is the last thing Encaenia needs. If only people knew what it is, it would be a well-suited PR exercise for a modern Oxford.

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This is how we combat the crusade against universities

It’s easy to think of an arts degree as a fruitless pleasure. But education and academic study are intrinsically valuable.

Opinion Morien Robertson -

From pensioners to students, all should fear the Palestine Action ban

If you think this is a win for one side over the other in relation to Israel’s war on Gaza, be careful what you wish for.

Opinion Ebrahim Osman-Mowafy -

Trashing rules save face, not students

Trashing is banned. But what does the banning achieve except pushing students further from...

Opinion Chloe Smith -

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Liberalism is dead—now it’s time for action

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One thing I’d change about Oxford… Inequality of college endowments

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The Nobel Laureate discusses new Institutes, his aims for women in labs, and post-Brexit hopes

Has 2016 shown that majoritarian democracy has failed?

Alex Oscroft questions the effectiveness of majoritarian democracy based on the events of 2016, whereas Toby Williams argues that the system has just been misused this year

English: Lost in translation

We should educate foreign teachers instead of funding vanity trips for students, says Vivien Zhu

Profile: Jeremy Paxman

Anietie Ekanem discusses how the First World War shaped modern Britain with the inimitable journalist and broadcaster

Stop scolding May’s grammar schools

On education performance, grammar schools come top of the class

Hillary Clinton’s struggles start now

After her win, Hillary Clinton must unite America in a divided world

Republicans in Oxford: the US presidential election

Alastair Pearson explores the experiences of American conservatives in Oxford in the days leading up to the US presidential election

Not Wong: US Presidential Election

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Rep. Jim McDermott: The danger of the Donald

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Opinion

The Encaenia is PR without the public (or anyone else)

This is how we combat the crusade against universities

From pensioners to students, all should fear the Palestine Action ban

Trashing rules save face, not students

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