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...

Should Oxford award scholarships to its undergraduates?

Charlotte Clark and Zaeem Bhanji discuss the merits of Oxford's scholarship system

A response to the rise and fall of Dapper Laughs

Anthony Blair considers what the likes of Dapper Laughs and Julien Blanc can tell us about the society we live in

Interview: Tanni Grey-Thompson

Dan Hitchens talks disability and euthanasia with Tanni Grey-Thompson

Interview: Stuart Skeates

Alex Stronell discusses the Army’s role in the 21st century with the Commandant of Sandhurst, Major General Stuart Skeates 

Access and diversity: Why I am running to be OUSU President

Will Obeney outlines what he thinks Oxford's biggest problems are and what he would do to solve them

Myth-busting: In defence of an annual vote on OUSU policy

Presidential candidate Adam Roberts responds to the 5 biggest concerns about his flagship policy and discusses why he thinks it would increase student engagement with OUSU

Falling through the gaps: Oxford’s failing welfare system

OUSU presidential candidate Becky Howe discusses improvements that must be made

Ten thoughts on this year’s OUSU elections

Alex Bartram, a former candidate for OUSU President, shares his ten thoughts about this year's elections on the eve of polling.

Clegg is wrong: The public sector wants more Oxbridge grads

Flora Milligan takes issue with Clegg's recent comments on the public sector and its employment of Oxford graduates

The Most Boringly Interesting OUSU Election in Years

With polls opening tomorrow, Jack Matthews says that there's all to play for in the upcoming OUSU elections

The curious case of the missing candidates

Tom Robinson assesses the impact of fewer candidates running in OUSU elections

“You should ask for big things from the people standing”

OUSU President Louis Trup encourages all Oxford students to demand more of their candidates, and to engage in OUSU elections

Interview: Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen talks elitism, Downton Abbey and Stonewall with Helen Thomas

Interview: Harry Leslie Smith

Niamh McIntyre discusses austerity and activism with Harry Leslie Smith

Debate: Should we wear red poppies to remember the war dead?

William Tilston and James Elliott discuss the ethics of wearing a poppy

We must follow California’s lead on sexual violence

An anonymous contributor and survivor of sexual violence urges the UK to follow California in introducing a new 'Yes is Yes' law with regard to consent

Suggesting solutions: addressing the gender gap at finals

Eden Bailey, Right to Education's candidate for OUSU Vice President for Access and Academic Affairs in the ongoing elections, discusses the problem of the finals gender gap

Electoral changes at the Union: should you bother voting?

Ella Richards argues that even with the vote's problems introducing RON, slates and online campaigning is a step in the right direction

Interview: Simon Callow

Fergus Morgan chats to actor Simon Callow about the National Theatre, religion and homophobia

A golden opportunity for the Church of England

Tom Carter argues that by appointing a female Bishop of Oxford, the Church of England can send a strong message to those that see it as irrelevant in the modern world

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