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Gareth Lim elected Oxford Union President for Michaelmas 2026 in re-poll

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Toni Servillo shines in thoughtful assisted dying drama: ‘La Grazia’ in review

Finlo Cowley - 29th April 2026

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Formula One’s controversial 2026 regulations

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‘This isn’t a culture war. It’s a war on culture with a very long history’: Dan Hicks on Rhodes, racism, and the Pitt Rivers

Beatrix Arnold and Stanley Smith - 1 day ago

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Change to Rowing Clubs’ Rules of Racing for transgender athletes sparks backlash

A change to Oxford University Rowing Clubs’ (OURCs) Rules of Racing means that only athletes assigned female at birth may now row in a Women’s boat. This applies to boats entered in both inter-collegiate and university-level competitions. Several student boat...

Sophi Hayes-Hoyle - 14th May 2026

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The Oxford donors in the Epstein files

Beatrix Arnold and Stanley Smith - 3rd May 2026

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Oxford researchers trial non-invasive diagnostic scans for endometriosis

Melissa Eddon - 11th May 2026

Students encounter issues with voting registration during local elections

Hattie Simpson - 9th May 2026

Opinion

I became more at home when I left home

Neville Lai - 14th May 2026

I never felt more at home than when I was living thousands of miles away from home. It is indeed a paradox that many...

Both rags and riches: Social media is heightening Oxford’s class disparities

According to the University of Oxford’s admissions data, in 2024, 14.5% of students admitted were from the most socio-economically deprived areas in the UK....

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We need to talk about Oxford’s gossip problem

Gossiping is an innately human pastime, existing long before our generation, and a beloved form of social interaction that teeters on the boundary between...

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When I met Peter Mandelson

In October 2024, during the Oxford Chancellor election, one of my responsibilities as Deputy Editor of Profiles at Cherwell was to interview Peter (then Lord) Mandelson, who was among the five frontrunners contesting the election.

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Oxford’s Career Connect is failing northern students

Esther Bird - 14th May 2026

The north-south divide is alive and well at Oxford’s railway station at the end of term. While students heading south crowd the opposite platform,...

The Oxford Union has a far-right problem

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Oxford needs a women’s college

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Features

‘It happens here and it’s our responsibility to stop it’: Oxford’s anti-sexual violence campaign

Beatrix Arnold -

For the co-presidents of It Happens Here, Aparna and Maddie, literacy about consent and sexual violence is needed now more than ever.

The Oxford donors in the Epstein files

Beatrix Arnold and Stanley Smith -

The appearance in the 'Epstein files' of the names of a number of Oxford University's most prominent donors raises questions about the University's sources of funding.

‘The only woman in Hall’: Gender and college governance

Ruby Barenberg and Hattie Simpson -

When Baroness Alexandra Freeman became Principal of Hertford College last month, she did not initially realise she was the first woman to hold the role.