Friday 24th April 2026

Opinion

There really is no smoke without fire

Preoccupation with one’s appearance is to be expected when starting at University. New wardrobes and even newer anxieties combine as the daunting concept of Fresher’s Week approaches. Coming from...

I was wrong. Oxford needs a ‘reading’ week.

In passing, friends often bemoan how their partners at other universities get a week...

The Schwarzman Centre is a commercial venture, not a place of learning

Schwarzman's donation was meant to revitalise study of the humanities. But with cramped libraries and cramped faculties, it's closer to a death knell.

CalSoc misses the ‘Reel’ point

During my first week in Oxford, I stumbled upon a Scottish third year in...

Debate: Should we remember the fifth of November?

Neha Shah and Daniel Minister discuss the popular villainy of Guy Fawkes

The International Student: welcoming China with open arms

Robbie Qiu argues that the visit of President Xi Jinping to the UK should be viewed positively by the British media

Interview: Jacob-Rees Mogg

Rory Fraser talks filibuster, rebellion and Jeremy Corbyn with the eccentric Tory MP

Please leave university news to us

Hannah Foxton argues that the national press should pay less attention to Oxford and Cambridge

Oxstew: Study finds fossil fuel companies most ethical

Fossil fuel companies really are the most ethical

The American Dream: more real than ever before

Daniel Kodsi disputes the common narrative that the American Dream is fading

Cultural appropriation is not OK

Tyler Allen urges students to think about their costumes this Halloween

Oxford’s mental health: time for change

Is it time for a major shift in Oxford's approach to mental health?

The scattergun attack on extremism

Daniel Sutton argues that the government's new extremism measures require more precision and less rhetoric

Human rights, not financial gain

Neha Shah argues that the UK government should not be doing deals with the oppressive Saudi regime

Promoting sustainable development

Becky Shortt asks how we can make a difference alongside the UN's new sustainable development goals

The International Student: America needs a UCAS

Daniel Kodsi argues that America's university admissions system could learn much from the British model

Interview: Eric Cantor

Patrick Mulholland talks politics with the American politician, lawyer and businessman

Islamophobia and Great British Bake Off

Simran Uppal discusses the how Islamophobia can be overcome after the GBBO result

Debate: Should we have trigger warnings in academia?

Niloo Sharifi and Lucy Valsamidis discuss the latest trend in feminist blogging

The International Student: An Ode to Angie

Henner Petin assesses Angela Merkel's recent career

Interview: Bishop of Los Angeles, Robert Barron

Joshua Caminiti discusses the position of the Catholic Church with the Bishop of LA

In defence of the Union

Rory Turnbull offers a rebuttal to all those who seek to condemn the Oxford Union

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

Follow us