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In defence of consent training

CW: sexual violence It is often well-intentioned, stereotypically ‘progressive’ people who argue against the need for Freshers’ Week consent training, or at least find it obsolete. This includes even those...
Opinion Madeline Gillett -

The Vinted paradox: Consuming our way out of overconsumption

There are few pleasures quite like finding a jumper that sells for £70 new...
Opinion Agatha Crowther -

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

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Interview: Frank Turner

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

The OUSU View: Tom Rutland, OUSU President

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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
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