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Do ‘you-need’ Youni?

More than a year on from their official launch in Oxford University, it is time to consider the success of the alumni-founded startup app...

The Ultimate Picture Palace: A Profile

The Ultimate Picture Palace has been at the forefront of Oxford’s cinema scene for over a century. First opening in 1911, under the enthusiastic...

Town bests Gown in Union boxing showdown

There are few places on Earth as synonymous with disputes as the Oxford Union. Since its inception just over two centuries ago, the society...

Handwriting is a necessary skill and a dying art

Seeing the writing of some of my undergraduate friends, I’d rather hold my pen than hold my breath!

Oxford had the most redundancies out of Russell Group universities

Despite an overall increase in headcount, Oxford University made 519 redundancies in 2023-24, over 100 more than any other Russell Group university. This figure...

Botley Road will not reopen until 2026

Botley Road will continue to be blocked for another 18 months, until August of 2026, according to an announcement this Friday from Network Rail,...

Oxford Union believes that liberal democracy has failed the Global South

In Thursday night’s debate, the Oxford Union voted in favour of the motion “This house believes that Liberal Democracy has failed the Global South”,...

Flood prevention plan spurred by wettest month on record

After experiencing the wettest month on record in September of last year, Oxfordshire County Council has set into motion a new Local Flood Risk...

To Julian – Ella O’Shea

you’re enwombed within stone, this anchorhold,wool on your skin, the draught on your feetink on your nose, barley in your teeth.to look at a...

My music doesn’t break tradition. It is traditional

"It is precisely because I love Oxford’s traditions that I’m inviting my culture to be part of it."

Even contest in uneven waters: Boat Race trial

On December 18th during the vac, the Oxford University Boat Club took to the Tideway for their one dress rehearsal before the Boat Race...

Don’t let the chatbots win

Using AI to write an essay is embarrassing. There's almost always an element of deception involved.

Has Atik’s closure cursed Oxford nightlife?

In my first year, I was a regular Atik attendee, especially at Park End. Chris Duke’s shout-outs, the cheese floor and Ahmed's chips on...

The definitive ranking of (most) Oxford matcha

Matcha, rich in antioxidants and caffeinated, is my go-to when I don’t want anything espresso. Yet not every store in Oxford sells it – I have been a victim of many bad matcha lattes over the years. Here’s a ranking of the matcha lattes I’ve had in Oxford.

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