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Exam conditions to change for languages students mid-course, AI blamed

Oxford University’s Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages (MML) is set to re-introduce closed-book, handwritten exams for almost all papers, to be sat in Exam Schools, due to concerns surrounding plagiarism and the use of AI.  Cherwell can reveal that...
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International students enrich, not endanger, our universities

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The first line of the “About” page on the University of Oxford’s website makes a claim for the institution’s central focus on internationalism: “Oxford...

Hague is not fit to be Chancellor. Just look at his record

The transformative nature of Oxford, coming from a state comprehensive, and his commitment to “bringing the best people here irrespective of background” were all...
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Kashmir: Radicalising a diaspora

A recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, a town in the Kashmir Valley, has led to the escalation of hostilities between India and Pakistan. Most...
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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...
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Beauty without a purpose: Nature and the Oxford mind

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Our recent spell of sunshine has offered a welcome opportunity to rediscover the natural beauty that the city of Oxford nurtures. Perhaps you’ve enjoyed...

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Some of the most talented people here are solving problems that don’t matter

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As AI rewires the job market, what’s the point of being smart if you’re not doing anything meaningful?

Too young for bops, old enough for a first

Martin Conmy -
There are 237 Oxford students aged 17 and below. In the past, some have dramatically crashed out in the public eye, but many others thrive.

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

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

‘We need a different approach’: Students and tutors on AI in academia

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From everyday tasks to academic work, AI is already embedded in university life. We asked students and academics at Oxford what they are using it for, what worries them most, and whether the current system can keep up.

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Film photography: How I went from believer to skeptic

I’m far from the first person to point out the recent revival of analogue technologies. Ever since the late 2010’s, both vinyl records and film have seen a steady...
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The afterlife of stories: The art and ambiguity of literary retellings

Love, betrayal, justice, jealousy: these are timeless themes, woven into the human experience for millennia. It’s no surprise, then, that they have shaped our literature for so long. They...
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What books do professors of different subjects read?

In discussion of ‘the great man theory’, Professor Dominic Scott discussed his recent reading – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy – during his lectures on Plato’s Republic last...
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Full Steam Ahead! Little Clarendon’s bougie bagels

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Beatrix Arnold reviews The Steamhouse, giving it 4 stars.

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Summer Eights Day One: Live updates

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Summer Eights preview: A dummy’s guide

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As Summer Eights approaches, excitement...

Ladies at Lord’s: Oxford women annihilate the tabs

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Bannister Miles 2025: Four meet the mark again

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