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...

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

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

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