Saturday 28th March 2026

Opinion

‘Studentification’ is hollowing out Oxford

When redevelopment becomes synonymous with displacement, we must ask what kind of city is being constructed alongside the University.

We need summer re-sits

Desmond Weisenberg discusses the impact of Oxford's lack of summer re-sits

Course culling is a threat to us all

Education is valuable for its own sake, Rampant course culls are the result of wrongly boiling it down to economic value.

Oxford’s poverty porn addiction

It exists in the overly sympathetic sighs of ‘solidarity’, the overexaggeration of comparatively minor and mundane inconveniences

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

Homelessness: a tragic and misunderstood reality

Luke Ames Blackaby considers the damaging misperceptions surrounding the homeless in Oxford.

Debate: Is Cuntry Living bad for feminism?

Louisa Manning and Niamh McIntyre debate the value of Oxford’s most influential feminist space

Interview: Vernon Bogdanor

David Cameron’s former tutor talks politics with Tom Carter

Life after the election: the birth of a new politics?

Harry Gosling argues that this election has fundamentally altered the nature of the political game.

Results: Cherwell General Election Survey

A C + poll puts Labour ahead by 7 points, though Conservatives lead in Oxford West & Abingdon

Why should Oxford students vote for your party?

Cherwell Investigations asks Oxford’s student political societies to defend their parties’ records and why they deserve your vote

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