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This is how we combat the crusade against universities

Elite college students can’t read. The university wage premium has significantly declined. The young are unable to fulfil the requirements of an intensive academic degree, and even if they...

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

I do not support Palestine Action. No one can after midnight on Saturday the...

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Trashing rules save face, not students

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

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The Language Faculty is promoting intelligence, not artifice

Isaac Asimov’s fantastic short story ‘The Last Question’ has always struck me as vaguely...

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Is the University standing for something or falling short?

Emily Dillistone considers the recent remarks of Oxford's governing body. Free speech or free conscience — why are we all so quick to condemn #RhodesMustFall?

The U.S. election: making sense of Iowa

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European left: can ‘people power’ work?

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How did Google pay three per cent tax?

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Lessons from history: the end of the Third Punic War (1985)

After 2,131 years of living on a razor's edge, a 1985 'treaty of friendship' marked the end of the Third Punic War. Simran Uppal explains the significance of this long-awaited signing.

Greek refugee volunteers deserve a Peace Prize

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The OxStew: donations and dodgy dealings

Oriel accepts Â£100 million Disney redesign donation.

Unheard Oxford: Utsav Popat, international student

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A night at the Oscars: winners and losers

As the awards season approaches, do nominations reveal anything about the film industry? Neil Suchak raises an eyebrow at the surprising lack of African-American talent in this year's Oscars lineup.

A vindication of the rights of girls’ schools

Hannah Foxton attacks the stereotypes and stigma attached to women from single-sex schools.

Debate: ‘Is lad culture a problem at Oxford University?’

A benign and increasingly progressive force for ‘homosocial bonding’ or a continuing menace to women? Katt Walton and Bishan Morgan discuss the role of lad culture on campus

Don’t twist the facts: how The Guardian got it wrong

How The Guardian distorted admissions statistics to shame 'David Cameron's Oxford college'

A late bloomer

Daniel Kodsi weighs up the merits of the former Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, and what he could bring to the table as president.

The OxStew: Cellar isn’t working

Queues form for Michaelmas 2020 events at The Cellar

Unheard Oxford: Hassan Elouhabi, kebab restauranteur

Another view on the dreaming spires. Top of the food chain, Hassan - 'the Legend of Hassan's Kebab Van' - has been serving customers since 1996.

Debate: ‘Can the NHS be resuscitated by new reforms?’

Two medics debate the merits of the ‘Five Year Forward View’, the latest attempt to deliver NHS services on a more cost-effective basis.

Profile: Louise Richardson

Tom Hall talks free speech and fossil fuels with newly appointed University Vice-Chancellor, Louise Richardson

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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

The Language Faculty is promoting intelligence, not artifice

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