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£17,000 on grass, redacted files, and 250,000 parcels: Cherwell’s 2025 FOI review

As the Cherwell Investigations team, we take our job very seriously. A big part of what we do is Freedom of Information (FOI) requests – which allow us to ask for information on any topic (yes, any!) from public...
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There’s nothing wrong with a regional accent

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Accent bias remains deeply embedded in academic institutions, where a hierarchy of accent prestige continues to shape perceptions.

What Britain needs is meritocratic elitism

Want to tackle the issue of social mobility? Look to primary and secondary education, not Oxford University
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International student levies won’t level up higher education

International students, who already pay triple what their domestic peers do, are being treated as convenient cash cows.
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Oriel’s Rhodes exhibition is not enough

The exhibition's portrayal of Rhodes’ actions and the Rhodes Must Fall movement are trivialising and disrespectful.
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Distance does make the heart grow fonder

Poppy Littler-Jennings -
Three months into my year studying abroad, I am reminded why I chose Oxford University in the first place.

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£17,000 on grass, redacted files, and 250,000 parcels: Cherwell’s 2025 FOI review

Gaspard Rouffin -
As the Cherwell Investigations team, we take our job very seriously. A big part...

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Graceful and self-assured: Circle Mirror Transformation reviewed

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Boulevard Productions’ Circle Mirror Transformation...
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‘We’re all mad here’: Alice in Won-DRE-Land at Tingewick 2025

When I wandered into Tingewick Hall on a cold, dark evening in seventh week, I was utterly unprepared for the madness that awaited me over the next three and...
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A comical approach to a classic text: ‘Hedda Gabler’ reviewed

Tiptoe Productions’ Hedda Gabler, co-directed by Ollie Gillam and Gilon Fox, delivered a strong version of the classic text, impressive in its ability to make the differences between characters...
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Culture

‘Lux’ by Rosalía review: A breath of fresh air

'The Latin title ‘Lux’ perfectly embodies the concept and overall aesthetic of divine femininity, as well as the multilingual aspects that run throughout the work. With complex and meaningful lyrics written in 13 languages, and split into four movements, the record is a breath of fresh air for the pop scene'.
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Lifestyle

The ghosts of the King’s Arms’ past, present, and future

Josephine Stern -
Ever felt a supernatural presence hovering over you in what claims to be Oxford’s...

Sport

50 years of women’s cross-country Varsity

Alice Rubli -
The 50th anniversary of women’s...

The inescapable exhaustion of the tennis season 

Gavriella Epstein-Lightman -
The fatigue is inescapable as...

Inside the little-known world of Oxford’s real tennis club

Natalie Tan -
Real tennis? What, as opposed...

Ethics versus economics: The WTA Finals in Riyadh

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I am a tennis aficionado....

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