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‘We’re all writing for screenshots these days’: In conversation with Jonathan Liew

When the call connects, Jonathan Liew spends the first five minutes asking me instead about whether you can get through an Oxford tutorial having not read the book your essay is about and what the news diet for students my age looks like.

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OURFC crush Cambridge to sweep Varsity 2026

Stepping out onto the field carrying the weight of a historic rivalry is one...

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A matchweek with the OURFC Blues

Oxford is starting to wake up, a couple of cars and the occasional runner dotted about the roads.

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Away day blues: The impact of unfamiliar territory

With Varsity season fully underway, conquering the complications of an away day is key to a successful display of Oxford’s sporting superiority.

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‘We’re all writing for screenshots these days’: In conversation with Jonathan Liew

OURFC crush Cambridge to sweep Varsity 2026

A matchweek with the OURFC Blues

Away day blues: The impact of unfamiliar territory

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