Friday 12th September 2025

Opinion

Stop sneering at the staycation

If so much is available within the UK, what justification is there for an Oxford student to travel across the world?

The Encaenia is PR without the public (or anyone else)

Wholesale reform is the last thing Encaenia needs. If only people knew what it is, it would be a well-suited PR exercise for a modern Oxford.

This is how we combat the crusade against universities

It’s easy to think of an arts degree as a fruitless pleasure. But education and academic study are intrinsically valuable.

From pensioners to students, all should fear the Palestine Action ban

If you think this is a win for one side over the other in relation to Israel’s war on Gaza, be careful what you wish for.

Question and answer with OUSU President Tom Rutland

C+ chats to OUSU President Tom Rutland about the role of the student union

Chris Pike on Welfare and Equal Opps in Oxford

The Vice President-elect for Welfare and Equal Opportunities discusses his future role

Rising for justice: a conversation with Helena Kenn

Distinguished QC Helena Kennedy talks to One Billion Rising organiser Dana Mills

Neknominate: should we oppose this lethal trend?

Following recent debate, Louee Dessent-Jackson and Will Railton discuss whether the ‘NekNomination’ phenomenon has gone too far

Interview: Prince Reza Pahlavi

Max Long discusses social media and democracy with the exiled Iranian prince

Interview: Vijay Mallya

Samuele Volpe talks cricket, capitalism, and Cobra with the Indian MP and industrialist.

Interview: Frank Turner

Anna Burn discusses pop, politics and poetry with folk musician and libertarian Frank Turner

The OUSU View: Tom Rutland, OUSU President

'Whether colleges are affiliated or not, OUSU is all of us'

Interview: Norman Finkelstein

Nick Mutch discusses Obama and Israel with Norman Finkelstein

Debate: International students – is more help needed?

Following recent debate, Nick Mutch and Conor Dinan discuss whether international students should receive more assistance

Challenging stigma: Oxford life and mental health

OUSU Disabilities Officer James Elliott discusses depression and his new position

How to defrost: coping with Oxford life

Georgiana Jackson-Callen discusses how she managed a choral scholarship, an Oxford degree and her anxiety attacks

Syria: A perspective from the Middle East

Oliver Radway writes from the Middle East, discussing Syria's future and the impact of the conflict on refugees.

Oxford is not to blame for alienated international students

JY Hoh responds to Cheriel Neo's article 'We need to rethink the treatment of international students'

What’s on your mind?

Anthony Maskell asks what the real reason is for updating our Facebook status.

It’s time to stop the marketisation of our universities

The Tutor View: John Parringon, Fellow in Physiological Sciences at Worcester, argues that recent changes to higher education are making univerisities increasingly market-orientated

Interview: Victoria Coren Mitchell

Holly Whiston talks poker, panel games and Observer columns with Only Connect's Victoria Coren Mitchell

Debate: Does student activism need reinvigorating?

Following the creation of the Oxford Activist Network, Conor Dinan and Nick Mutch discuss whether students politics is in need of change

How cuts to access funds will affect students

Andrew Smith, Labour MP for Oxford East, explains how proposed cuts to the Students Opportunities Fund will affect students adversely

Review: Christ Church Picture Gallery

Edward Lewis finds the gallery to be a peaceful artistic retreat full of renaissance masters

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