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...

Rowing on – college rowing as a way of thinking

Freddie Hopkinson on the importance of rowing in Oxford

Interview: Dominic Barton

Harry Gosling talks business with McKinsey Global Managing Director Dominic Barton

Investigation: Specific Learning Difficulties

C + investigates the quality of provision for students diagnosed with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) and the obstacles they face with governments cuts

Degrees of Stupidity

This is the first of a series of six articles each of which argues for the abolition of an Oxford degree. This week’s column seeks to explain why we would all be better off without languages degrees.

Interview: Lil Jon

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull talks crunk, clubs and Kanye with rapper and producer Lil Jon

Equal access: the work of ‘Target Schools’ in Oxford

Ben Peacock on the importance of debunking the Oxford mystique and ways to get involved

Lord Chris Smith on LGBTQ rights and politics

The UK’s first openly gay MP discusses coming out in Westminster

Giving the thoughts of a Don: bad faith

Dr Anil Gomes contemplates the possibility of his students going on to lead the country

Should subfusc remain compulsory?

Luke Barratt talks to English finalists and campaigners about whether subfusc should remain compulsory for exams

Profile: David Abraham

Hannah Foxton talks TV success and diversity with David Abraham, Chief Executive of Channel 4.

We need to divest from fossil fuels, and divest now

Rivka Mikhaela and Rowan Davis explain why Oxford University’s Council must choose to disinvest

Has student politics got it wrong?

Patrick Mulholland and Annie Teriba debate whether student activism achieves what it should

The International Student – Hungary’s by-election

Miklós Hajnal discusses the threat of the rising popularity of Jobbik, a radical right-wing party, to minorities living in Hungary

Interview: Sahar Hashemi

The successful coffee entrepreneur speaks on the importance of being clueless

An unexpected coup and an uncertain future

Freddie Hopkinson considers the consequences of a Conservative victory in last week's election

OxStew: Princess Charlotte expresses interest in Wadham

Royal baby will read for MPhil in Women's Studies at the traditionally left-wing college

Advertorial: Want to get more out of your time at Oxford?

In a sponsored message, Enactus Oxford explains how it uses business techniques to solve social problems, and how you can get involved in the society

The Fire this Time

Amaka Opara gives her reaction to the riots in Baltimore.

Is it OK to be mean to Tories?

Luke Barratt analyses the General Election backlash, and the backlash against the backlash

Interview: Bill Oddie

Elliot Langley talks wildlife, depression and the BBC with the ornithologist and TV presenter

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