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...

The Campaign: No HeterOx**

No HeterOx** is a new zine in Oxford, giving a platform to the discussion of queer and trans* issues

Debate: Is college marriage a successful institution?

Evy Cavalla and Tom Carter argue the purpose of college marriage.

Interview: Devaki Jain

Helen Thomas speaks to leading feminist Devaki Jain about the rise of Indian feminism, economics, and her friendship with Alice Walker

We’re All Terrible

Nick Hilton looks at the fallout of the NUS Referendum rigging scandal

Debate: Should Britain leave the EU?

Tom Posa and Eleanor Newis debate the pros and cons of leaving the European Union

Women in media: Does the industry work against them?

40 years since the beginning of co-educational colleges in Oxford, Kate Tuohy discusses the challenges faced by women in the media

The Campaign: Fashion Relief

Fashion Relief uses the power of students to raise money to tackle poverty and inequality in the UK, and to change the face of fashion.

Interview: Malcolm Rifkind

Niamh McIntyre talks to Conservative MP for Kensington and chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee, Malcolm Rifkind

Interview: Luke Harding

Evy Cavalla talks Vladimir Putin and Edward Snowden with Guardian journalist Luke Harding

Local Lib Dems aren’t in the Coalition

Deputy Lord Mayor Tony Brett argues that voters should judge the Liberal Democrats in the upcoming local elections on their contribution to Oxford life, not to the Coalition

Why Oxford needs a loony candidate

Jessica Hao spoke to prospective local councillor the Mad Hatter about his electoral ambitions

Yes please

Max Long argues in favour of staying affiliated with the National Union of Students in the upcoming referendum

Debate: Does alcohol improve your experience at university?

Alice King and Nick Mutch debate whether there is benefit to drinking at University

Profile: Ghetts

Niamh McIntyre talks grime and disillusion with musician Ghetts

Interview: North Korea expert Brian Myers

Brian Myers, Associate Professor of International Studies at Dongseo University in South Korea, believes that the West has not quite come to terms with...

How the NUS works and how to get involved

James Elliott explains how the NUS works and how to get involved

NUS affiliation: the pros and cons

Eleanor Sharman and Tom Rutland debate whether or not to keep Oxford's NUS affiliation

We must demand that race continue to be taken seriously

As part of Cherwell's investigation into race and ethnicity, Anuradha Henriques says Oxford is lacking in spaces to discuss racial identity

Racism is a constant presence in people’s lives

Anne Meeker, co-chair of CRAE, discusses the findings of their Race Survey, as part of Cherwell's race and ethnicity investigation

All minority groups are not the same

Raphael Mokades argues that we must reevaluate our approach to 'BME', as part of this week's investigation into race and ethnicity

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