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The Vinted paradox: Consuming our way out of overconsumption

There are few pleasures quite like finding a jumper that sells for £70 new listed for £14, “worn twice” by someone in Leeds. It is cheaper, potentially more individual,...
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Can students still afford to choose?

There’s much about the experience of studying at Oxford that makes it truly unique...
Opinion Vanisha Karna -

I no longer want to be an astronaut

Just last week, OpenAI dropped 372 papers covering various well-known unsolved problems in mathematics and computer science. As someone in the unfortunate position of soon applying for a PhD in maths, it seems to be harder than ever to get one’s foot in the door. How can I, a bright-eyed but inexperienced undergraduate, compete with thousands of machines trawling through the sum of all human knowledge in parallel?
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Politics must not serve as a barrier to education

As this article goes to print, Oxford University is missing two of its offer-holders. In a haunting echo of the trials faced by approximately 78 Palestinian students last academic year, several of whom held places at Oxford, two Sudanese doctors are unable to begin master’s courses at the University this October. This comes after the High Court dismissed their legal challenge to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s ‘emergency brake’ visa policy, which also affects applicants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, and Myanmar.
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In his weekly column, James Elliott talks about why young people will not vote unless Labour offers an appealing alternative

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Ellen Milligan argues that NHS cuts under the Conservatives have had a catastrophic impact on mental health care

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This week, C+ explored the contribution Oxford scientists have made in combatting Ebola

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As part of C+'s investigation on Oxford's role in the fight against Ebola, Hannah Foxton asks whether we have a moral obligation to provide support to the Ebola-stricken countries

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As part of C+'s investigation into Oxford's treatment of Ebola, Tom Carter speaks to Tommy Rampling, who is part of the Oxford team testing a potential vaccine

Interview: Peter Horby

As part of C+'s investigation into Oxford's treatment of Ebola, Tom Carter speaks to Peter Horby, who is leading Oxford's contribution to finding a cure

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David Browne disagrees with James Elliott's column on Le Pen, giving alternative reasons for clapping her and arguing that there were bigger issues at stake

"Medical leave often feels like a punishment"

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Did you clap Le Pen’s speech?

In his weekly column, James Elliott looks back at the questions surrounding the Oxford Union's decision to invite Marine Le Pen to speak

Debate: Should we have televised leadership debates?

Given widespread demands to include minority parties in this year’s pre-election TV debates, Lucjan Kaliniecki and Harry Gosling discuss whether we should have televised leadership debates at all

We should stop the social media ‘pay-day witch-hunt’

Jack Evans argues that the student social media campaign against Andrew Hamilton's salary is reactionary

Interview: Xavier Rolet

Tom Robinson talks to Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) about the role of finance and the future of capitalism

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
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