Wednesday 15th October 2025

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Over forty local leaders ‘sleep out’ to support Oxfordshire Homeless Movement

Over forty local business and community leaders took part in this year's Oxfordshire CEO Sleepout, a fundraising event for Oxfordshire Homeless Movement (OHM), which took place in University Parks last week. Prior to sleeping outside for the night, participants...

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Opinion

Let’s critique what protesters do, not who they are

I may not agree with all of their tactics, but I am grateful for those who make sure that our University is on the right side of history.

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.

Outreach shouldn’t stop at Hadrian’s wall

In a Britain that claims to be a “United” Kingdom, having only two-dozen Scottish state schoolers at its best university does much to foster division.

Features

‘A constant negative spiral’: Students on Britain’s economic future

Four Oxford students sat down to share how they feel about the state of the UK. From pensions to the NHS and Brexit, their answers were frank, frustrated, and sometimes surprisingly hopeful about how Britain could change direction.

Drinking the political compass

Oxford’s political societies cultivated generations of MPs and PMs. In an era of rising populism, a tour of their drinking events finds a drifting elite with few ideas.

The BNOC list 2025

It's finally here... the most famous names from this Oxford year

The Oxford offer holders trapped in Gaza

Samah and Loay have scholarships to study at Oxford. After succeeding against the odds, they are unable to travel to begin their courses.

Profiles

Culture

Spike Lee’s lackluster remake: Highest 2 Lowest

There is no reason why a remake should remain inferior to its source material; even less so when it’s a ‘reinterpretation’ by an auteur as opposed to a cynical...

One book, 500 years of art: The History of Art in One Sentence

★★★★☆ Former Wadhamite Verity Babbs has created a practical guide to the history of art – breaking away from the traditionally dense Oxford academic style. Comedian, writer, performer, and all-round...

The Librarians (2025) at the Bodleian: reviewed

Kim A. Snyder’s The Librarians (2025) draws the audience into a pernicious web of censorship, repression, and culture-war collisions.  Embroiled in a fierce, sombre, and at times failing fight for...

Lifestyle

The incandescent and the immovable

I went to Ometepe in search of a view, but found something closer to...

Sport

The elusive magic of club cricket

As summer draws to a...

Over 12,000 compete in the 2025 Oxford Half Marathon

Thousands took to the streets...

England batter Canada to claim the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup

After consecutive final defeats in...

Oxford Handball’s historic season: From promotion to British Champions

The Oxford University Handball Club...