Oxford’s Chancellor elections to be held online for the first time
Oxford’s Chancellor elections will be held online for the first time in the University’s history, following Lord Patten’s announcement of his retirement.
Wizardry, canal boats, and the Vicky Arms
“It’ll be a fucking feast,” Mother Catweazle declares. Strapping in for the second Catweazle Club of February, Common Ground is abuzz with anticipation.
Streams of...
Daddy Longlegs: a Big Step Up for Student Production
"Daddy Longlegs went above and beyond the standard I’ve come to expect of student productions in my time at Oxford."
Dating Apps: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
They say you leave Oxford with one of three things: a first, a Blue, or a spouse. I can’t do sports, and I’m more...
Ashmolean recommends Indian Artefact repatriation
The governing board of the Ashmolean Museum, the Board of Visitors, has formally recommended to the Oxford University Council that a 16th-century Indian statue...
Get your flatmate to cook on Valentine’s Day
For Valentine’s Day last year, I lay on the floor of my room and ate self-bought, discount chocolate. I intend to do the same...
The Eagle and Child to be restored and reopened
The Eagle and Child, a pub in St Giles renowned for its literary links, has been visited by new owners to discuss details of...
The Rooms Before Me
"How can we make a space our own, for the brief interim where it is indeed our own, when we know that it carries so much history of so many people before us, within it?"
Theo’s Café
The Cafés warm space differs greatly from the takeaway-focused cafés and food trucks of Broad Street, though I’m sure Theo’s will make itself at home soon enough.
Oxford Union does not know what the Labour Party stands for
On Saturday night, the Oxford Union voted in favour of the motion “This House does not know what the Labour Party stands for.” The final count had 188 members voting for the motion and 70 members voting against.
Oxford most popular UK university on Wikipedia
Oxford University is the most visited UK university Wikipedia page of 2023. It was viewed more than 1.4 million times last year, with an average of more than four thousand people googling the University every day.
Oxford University Short Film Festival 2024- Day 3
"The turnout was impressive, and Keble’s O’Reilly theatre was buzzing as we waited for the evening’s entertainment to start. "
Oxford University Short Film Festival 2024 – Day 1
"It is the first night of the Oxford University Short Film Festival, which features five days of screenings of student short films."
Eggs of butterfly thought to be almost extinct found in Oxfordshire
On 16 January, staff and volunteers from the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) discovered approximately two hundred brown hairstreak butterfly eggs. The...
