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Students join demonstration to keep Campsfield House immigration detention centre closed

Approximately 50 protesters staged a demonstration outside the Campsfield House immigration detention centre in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, this afternoon. The protest included students from the University of Oxford and was organised by the Coalition to Keep Campsfield Closed. The group...
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International student levies won’t level up higher education

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International students, who already pay triple what their domestic peers do, are being treated as convenient cash cows.

Take it from me, there are worse things than Oxford

If you feel things are tough for you at Oxford, try to hold on to the little moments that remind you how lucky you are to be here.
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Statute XI is about power, not protection

The changes to the University's student disciplinary policy do more harm than good.
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We must fight the Right’s narrative about Oxford

Media frenzies targeting our University and its students distract from the real issues facing higher education.
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Oriel’s Rhodes exhibition is not enough

Ti-Jean Martin -
The exhibition's portrayal of Rhodes’ actions and the Rhodes Must Fall movement are trivialising and disrespectful.

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An offer is only half the story: The challenges facing college outreach

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Microsoft Forms and student satisfaction polls mark our email inboxes each year as the...

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An architectural tour of the Schwarzman

The product of a controversial £150 million donation, the new Schwarzman building is a dominating new presence for the city and university, built within the architectural patchwork of  the...
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One of the most urgent films of the year: ‘Urchin’ review

There are few films which have the power to change how you interact day-to-day with the world. Urchin (2025) is one of them. Far from an easy watch, it...
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Culture

A Sunday in the Park with Marianne.

She wears no rings. Her ears are double-pierced, hanging with astrolabes and star-studded. She wears two necklaces—one is a golden cross, and the second is a white diamond. Her...
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Lifestyle

Demystifying PMDD: The missing conversation

Amy Lawson -
Women’s health is a curious thing. It’s not unusual to come home from a...

Sport

Ethics versus economics: The WTA Finals in Riyadh

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I am a tennis aficionado....

The BBC’s dying sports coverage is hurting Britain

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Oxford Sailors take on the Celtic Sea

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Many people would consider offshore...

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