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Construction set to commence for new £190m science park

Construction firm Bowmer + Kirkland secured the contract last week to build Fabrica, Oxford’s largest commercial science park to date, with construction beginning at the end of May. The project is situated on Botley Road and is due to...

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Oxford’s deathtrap – the semi-pedestrianised nightmare

To take a stroll down the quaint New College Lane, to bask in the beauty of a summertime stroll along the canal, to ponder...

The infantilisation of young people in politics must end

Despite centring conversations around them, Westminster is following the US into ignoring and isolating entire generations.

Why are students so financially illiterate?

Ask a typical Oxford student about their academic course, and they’ll happily ramble about the things they’ve learnt in great, riveting depth. Ask them...

College chapels in progressive Oxford: A surprising remnant?

News abounds of the imminent death of the Church of England. Unable to find a new Archbishop and tearing itself apart over same-sex marriage,...

LinkedIn is a Faustian bargain

There are some truths about the world which are both obvious and yet rarely addressed. That social media is, in fact, deeply antisocial is...

Features

Pagans and Presbyterians: Experiencing a sort of secular age

We've long heard that the world is becoming more secular. From Easter parades in Greece to pagan ceremonies in Kent, is that really true for Gen Z?

Twelve points to politics: Eurovision is more than it seems

Brits don't care as much as our continental cousins. Still, mixing glitter and geopolitics, Eurovision is more than a laughable song contest: it's a cultural flashpoint.

Orange paint, green promises, and Oxford’s climate conundrum

Oxford has fulfilled its 2020 divestment commitments. But some activists see hypocrisy, as it continues to hold millions of pounds in indirect investments.

Oxford’s influencers: Student life, filtered through the screen

Oxford has often seemed a mysterious place. An online generation is getting a new but still curated glimpse of life under the dreaming spires

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Hand over Heart

"So bite the heel that walked you home in the rain"

Oxide Radio is a breath of fresh, musical air

"This free station is worth a listen"

Exhibition 004: Oxford Artistry Across All Mediums

When I first walked into Exhibition 004, my gaze was immediately met with Magda Adamczyk’s Nightmare. A demon, swirling with hellish strokes of red, stared at me. The demon...

Review: And Then There Were None – ‘Entertaining, suspenseful and very much worth your attention’

Hajefa Khanam’s take on Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery And Then There Were None for this year’s OUDS BAME showcase was entertaining, suspenseful and very much worth your attention.  This...

Lifestyle

A homely solution to stress

Sometimes the strangest methods are the most effective.

Sport

Bannister Miles 2025: Four meet the mark again

Fittingly, it was four runners...

Schalke, stickers, and social shifts in Germany

When you think about German...

Inside the women’s boat: Courage on the Tideway

"Both crews get ready please." Two...

Clean sweep for Cambridge at Chanel J12 Boat Race weekend

After losing out in both...