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Boat Race rowers warned not to enter the Thames after E. coli discovery

High levels of E.coli have been found in the River Thames, where the Gemini 2024 Boat Race between Oxford University and Cambridge University will be taking place on Saturday...

Oxford University changes electoral process for new Chancellor

"The University of Oxford has announced changes to the regulations governing how the next Chancellor will be elected. A new Chancellor’s Election Committee, consisting of a few internal University representatives, will decide which candidates can be eligible for election"

SU campaign appalled at Oxford Literary Festival for hosting ‘gender-critical’ sportswoman Sharron Davies

On Sunday 17 March, the Oxford Student Union LGBTQ+ Campaign issued a statement against...

SU launches groundbreaking Turnaround plan with help from University

Oxford Student Union (SU) has announced its new “Turnaround Plan” with help from the...

Oxford Union tribunal upholds Hilary election after ruling on seven allegations of electoral malpractice

The Oxford Union released a report detailing the judgements of a tribunal that considered seven allegations of electoral malpractice. The tribunal upheld the results of the election and found no evidence of electoral interference by the Returning Officers (ROs). In the course of the investigations, both President-elect Ebrahim Osman-Mowafy and candidate Chris Collins were found guilty of making “vexatious claims” against the other and fined £100. 

Dark Star Safari – Paul Theroux

In a recently published essay, Theroux states that he eschews cameras and travel snaps. A bold claim, but his descriptive prose in Dark Star...

In the footsteps of the Revolution

NATALIE TOMS visits the lefty student haven of cigars, Che and communist charm The silence is getting quite embarrassing. I don’t realise at first...

Preaching to the next generation

Wyclef Jean talks to WILLEM MARX about the music, the money and the messages behind his new album Wyclef was on stage, running through...

Short, sharp shock

Rowena Mason meets up with Clare Short before her Union address to discuss her views on Tony’s war Clare Short has always been audaciously...

Who are we?

KHURUM BUKHARI examines Oxford’s diasporas and questions of identity within the UniversityIn the 12th century, the Hebrew poet Yehuda Halevi wrote “While I in...

Say yes to Europe

Europe Playhouse Tuesday 21 – Saturday 25 October Ilan Goodman’s production of David Greig’s Europe asks the question “What is politics?”. At the same...

Also on stage…

Shakespeare’s Philoctetes Burton Taylor Tuesday 21 – Saturday 25 October The blending of plays from such opposing poles of theatre as Greek tragedy and...

Chatting up…Jamelia

What are you up to at the moment? I’m currently being mobbed by fans in a shopping centre! But apart from that, I’m touring...

Also happening…

Last chance to see Heroic Nakedness featuring a selection of male nude studies from the permanent collection at Christ Church picture gallery. Could be...

Sexy slaughterhouse chic

KILL BILL VOLUME 1Odeon George StreetFriday 17 – Thursday 23 October Quentin Tarantino, the undisputed “daddy” of retro-cool, has made a blistering return to...

Mystic River

OdeonFriday 17 – Thursday 23 October In Eastwood’s latest directorial outing, a child playing with two friends is abducted but subsequently escapes. A few...

Cabin Fever

OdeonFriday 17 – Thursday 23 October Cabin Fever is a welcome return to the format of the much loved traditional horror movie. The story...

Spellbound

OdeonFriday 17 – Thursday 23 October Thirteen year olds spelling excessively long words is not standard material for an edge of your seat thriller,...

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

OdeonFriday 17 – Thursday 23 October 1899. The world is on the brink of war as a villain calling himself Phantom reaps doom and...

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