Monday 25th May 2026

Opinion

Oxford is not an aesthetic

My social media algorithm has successfully tracked my profile closely enough to have figured out where I study. To my regret. For every now and then, I’ll be confronted...

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,...

I became more at home when I left home

I never felt more at home than when I was living thousands of miles...

Debate: are we in Oxford University’s golden age?

Patrick Mulholland and Philip Pope discuss the current state of our University

Cameron’s passage to India

The Indian Prime Minister's visit this month shows we've finally turned the page in Anglo-Indian relations

Profile: Akala

Tom Barrie discusses racism, activism and lyricism with the hip-hop artist and scholar

A pack of lies: Queuing and The Oxford Union

Tom Carter argues that the Oxford Union's real problem is not its pathetic hackery but rather its queuing culture

How can we change the tax credits system?

Patrick Mulholland evaluates the changes to the working tax credits system recently rejected by the House of Lords

How should we define ‘Britishness’?

Simran Uppal argues that the connection between ethnicity and cultural identity is a fluid one

The International Student: Starbucks’ Christmas crisis

Joshua Caminiti evaluates the scandal that has evolved around Christmas coffee in North America

Interview: Paul Mason on Post-capitalism

Ellen Milligan discusses the European Union and the future of capitalism with the Channel 4 Economics Editor

OUSU election: why are Oxford students so disaffected?

David Browne argues that the low turnout reflects OUSU's perceived irrelevance among students

The OxStew: Time to vote RON

This week our columnist suggests that RON looks like a promising OUSU candidate

Debate: keep calm and carry on in response to terror?

Freddie Hopkinson and Harry Gosling discuss the best response to terrorism in light of the attacks in Paris

Paris must look beyond its grief

Marc-Andrea Fiorina describes his reaction to the terrorist attacks as a French national living abroad

Profile: Nick Robinson

The BBC veteran discusses comebacks, commentary and what's next for the Labour Party

No-media safe-spaces are self-defeating

Iona Tarbet questions the rationality of 'no-media safe-spaces' in light of events in Missouri

Thinking about mental health

Eden Tanner on Oxford's mental health crisis

Interview: Shirin Gerami

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy discusses the importance of love and hope with the first female Iranian triathlete

Thinking about wastage

Mags Chilaev argues that Oxford students should think more about how they can reduce wastage

The OxStew: PM criticises OUSU’s financial strategy

David Cameron tells OUSU to explore more 'creative' money-saving solutions

Profile: Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon talks character progression, storytelling and pop culture

Debate: Is OUSU a waste of our precious resources?

Daniel Sutton and Nick Cooper discuss the usefulness of our student union

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