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...

Why Rhodes’ statue must stand

Faraz Shibli argues for a more nuanced approach to Cecil Rhodes and his legacy in Oxford University

The death of a green and pleasant land

Ruari Clark reflects on the damage done to Great Britain by the Great War

The OxStew: Oxford rowers start #MeatPledge in bid for gains

Reaction is mixed as #MeatPledge seeks to rival OUSU's campaign

The OxStew: OUP declares itself institutionally naive

Crowds protest outside the Oxford University Press as news emerges of its flawed definition of Crimea

Climate Connections: the Oxford Climate Forum 2015

Nick Harvey argues that climate change is more relevant than ever

The International Student: Accents and Politics in Singapore

So Phia Ong discusses the meaning of English accents in Singapore

Interview: Peter W. Galbraith

Marc-Andrea Fiorina discusses problems in the Middle East with the former diplomat

Profile: Len McCluskey

Ellen Milligan meets the leader of Britain’s largest trade union, Len McCluskey

The Cult of the MacBook

David Lawton argues that the omnipresence of the MacBook reflects the privileged nature of Oxford University

Our crisis of home ownership

Freddie Hopkinson assesses government attempts to resolve the affordable housing crisis

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

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