Saturday 23rd August 2025

Opinion

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.

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.

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.

Trashing rules save face, not students

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

Profile: Randall Kennedy

Daniel Kodsi talks to Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy about racial optimism, solidarity, and justice

Why Science Must Not be Left to the Scientists

Josephine Pepper argues for greater cooperation between science and journalism, as Cherwell launches its new science section

Corbyn doesn’t want to unite Labour, but moderates must surrender

Louis McEvoy reflects on Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party as the announcement of the party's new leader approaches

Profile: Laurence Tribe

Daniel Kodsi interviews the constitutional scholar about his constitutional philosophy, equal human dignity, and contemporary politics

Reflecting on 9/11: a promise

On the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11, Daniel Kodsi considers how far we've really come

Italy’s alternative constitution: The state-Mafia treaty

Charlotte Tosti interviews Giuseppe Pipitone, author and investigative journalist at Il Fatto Quotidiano

US Election 2016: A Third Way?

Rory Goodson explores the possibility of Gary Johnson rising to challenge Trump and Clinton in the US Presidential Election

Why we need to have a conversation about race

Safa Dar encourages the Oxford community to openly discuss the issues surrounding race

On partiality in journalism

Alex Oscroft calls for the freedom of independent journalistic expression within the mainstream media

English after Brexit

Iweta Kalinowska, former intern at the European Parliament, takes a look at the future of English in the EU in the aftermath of Brexit

What can we learn from the Norrington Table?

Age surpasses wealth and the PPEists struggle, in Cherwell's analysis of this year's Norrington Table.

A Yank in the UK

Jacqueline Charniga, Senior News Editor at The Michigan Daily, recounts her experience as a visiting student in Oxford

A day at the races

John Maier reviews the recent glut of political leadership contests

The coup in Turkey: an aid to authoritarianism

Tom Gould evaluates what the failed military coup means for Erdogan's presidency

A cultural devolution

Adam Dumbleton questions the methods used in making culture, history and art more accessible to younger audiences

Nice attack: terror made at home, not abroad

Toby Williams argues that France must treat problems at home if it hopes to combat terrorism

Why Oxford University should hold on to Celtic languages

Emily Dixon argues against the downsizing of yet another less profitable university department

Leadsom’s Legacy: what could have been…

With Theresa May taking office, Louis McEvoy imagines the Leadsom Premiership we so narrowly, and unfortunately, missed out on

Human lives must trump society’s borders

Contemporary instabilities have shown that national borders and prejudices ooze hate, writes Jessica Evans in the wake of Elie Wiesel's death

Bring on Brexit

Following the decision of the British people to exit the European Union, supporters of the Remain side immediately lashed out in hateful, alarmist, and...

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