Sunday 24th 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...

Oxstew: Oxford death toll of 500 in battle for free speech

In our weekly satire, 500 students have been killed in the blood-bath on Turl Street that kicked off after a free speech debate

The Campaign: Giving What We Can

Henry Phipps on why giving money to charities can increase personal happiness, and why it is important to give to the most effective charities

Interview: Richard Evans

Tom Robinson talks to historian Richard Evans about Oxford, being an expert witness in Irving v. Lipstadt, and the purpose of history

The uphill battle to register student voters

Oxford City Councillor Tom Hayes explains how new voter registration laws affect students in Oxford

The new counter-terrorism bill is a threat to free speech

In his weekly column, James Elliott warns that the new counter-terrorism bill will infringe our liberty

Debate: should faith be kept private?

In light of Oxford Inter-Collegiate Christian Union's 'Uncover Oxford' week, we ask whether faith should be kept private

David vs Goliath: can Syriza change the status quo?

Harry Gosling considers whether the electoral mandate of Syriza will give them an economic mandate for change

Interview: Paris Lees

Niamh McIntyre talks to Paris Lees about transgender activism and class identity

The Campaign: Cuntry Living

Niamh McIntyre explains why people should get involved in Cuntry Living and intersectional feminism

Interview: Sama Dizayee

Mary Reader talks to Sama Dizayee about media bias, the power of writing and the future of Iraq

OxStew: Residents demand removal of ‘spires’ blocking view

In our weekly satire, local residents demand the removal of 'spires' blocking views of the Oxford city skyline

Are some lives really more significant than others?

Amaka Opara looks at the difference in media coverage between the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris and recent Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria, asking why some incidents garner so much more attention than others

"Be prepared to argue"

Jonathon Turnbull looks into the case of a student who successfully reduced a £400 cleaning bill to £35

Fire alarm silenced and a collapsed ceiling

Megan Eldred discusses her nightmare experience with S&C

Interview: Vivienne Westwood

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull talks to Vivienne Westwood about activism and politics

Moving beyond the ‘Living Wage’

In his weekly column, James Elliott urges students to extend their campaigns beyond accreditation

Debate: should Oxford have a Fifth Week reading week?

Rowan Davis and Sian Meaney discuss whether introducing a reading week would help student welfare

The Campaign: Meeting of Minds

Merri Leston, Chair of Meeting of Minds, talks mental health and how through conversation we can starve mental health of its stigma

Interview: Robert Nisbet

Hannah Foxton talks to Sky News’ Robert Nisbet on covering conflicts and the possibility of a ‘Brexit’

We need to look at the stigma around eating disorders

Róisín McCallion opens up about anorexia in order to debunk the myths surrounding mental illness

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