Tuesday 26th 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...

We must confront sexual violence

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy appeals to her own experience in arguing that we must take note of the stats

Profile: Alan Rusbridger

Ollie Johnson talks life after the Guardian with ex-editor Alan Rusbridger

Profile: Abass Saidtaha

Jack Schofield discusses starting life anew in Oxford with Syrian refugee Abass Saidtaha

Freshers, the Union’s not worth it

Luke Barratt tells freshers to save their money and resist the lure of membership of the Oxford Union

Interview: Ian Drake

Harry Gosling discusses bikes and gold medals with British Cycling’s Chief Executive

David Cameron’s bad summer in Brussels

Tycho Onnasch discusses the Prime Minister's attempted renegotiation of EU treaties

The OxStew: Domino’s fall at freshers’ fair

Riot breaks out in Exam Schools as the Domino's stand runs out of pizza

The International Student: Closed for business

Amol Chalisgaonkar argues that the UK government's proposed changes to work visas for non-EU students send out all the wrong messages

Does an Oxford degree mean you are set for life?

Emily Dillistone and Dan Minister debate whether Oxford is as invaluable as some think

An open letter to British freshers

Jacob Williams, founder and editor of No Offence magazine, addresses students' perceived reluctance to confront difficult ideas

The responsibility of free speech

Cherwell's Comment Editors explain the reasons behind publishing Jacob Williams' open letter and why Cherwell condemns 'No Offence'

Getting a fair deal for junior doctors

Tom Fordwoh warns that the proposed changes to the contract for junior doctors could have wide-ranging implications

Why social media doesn’t promote social justice

Mark Barclay argues that social media ultimately fails to tackle the world's problems

Sell Us the Truth

Freddie Hopkinson explores the consequences of the recent scandal at Volkswagen

Raise the Pink Flag

Hannah Foxton discusses the fall out of the Corbyn victory in the Labour Party

Time to open up

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy describes her personal experience of the refugee crisis from Syria

There’s a problem in paradise

The growing strain on the refugee crisis' forgotten island

God Save the Queen?

Freddie Hopkinson seeks to understand the meaning of Britain's continued obsession with its longest reigning monarch

The Queen and Oxford: a 63 year relationship

The Queen's 63 year reign has seen the fruition of a rich relationship between monarchy and Oxford University

The Rise of the Right Wing Student

Emily Dillistone discusses the increasingly right wing perspectives of modern students.

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