Thursday 4th June 2026

Lifestyle

Measuring out life with coffee spoons: Inside the Oxford death café

“Jaffa cake?” These are the first words I hear upon stepping into Oxford’s Death Café. We’re in the Old Fire Station on George Street, a venue for all kinds...

An archaeological future: Distorted legacies

The ache to remember and be remembered is one of the most important things that makes humankind human, and this hasn’t changed across the sweeping expanse of time.

A mini-guide to the Italian restaurants of Oxford

The Cherwell Lifestyle team decided to combine  our forces and put together a mini-guide to the Italian restaurants to suit all of your needs. 

Actually, Trinifree is a state of mind

Experiencing Trinifree with a proper “Trinittude” (Trinifree-attitude) means the chance to do things I would have considered unfathomable during the past two terms, like take a nap in the afternoon or resolve to never pull an all-nighter in order to finish an essay.

The Alumni Guide to Oxford Clubs

Freshers: Fear Not! Here is a guide to the Oxford club scene based on the University's Alumni

Top Tips for a Turkish Delight

Amelia Anderson returns from Turkey and brings us some useful tips

The Cherwell Guide to Libraries

Cherwell brings you its guide to Oxford libraries, for the benefit of the new incoming class

The Great Job Hunt

Victoria Moore discusses the prospect of a career after Oxford and the meritocracy of internships

Zaragoza: Spain’s Little Known Gem

Erin Goldfinch recounts her time playing tourist and au pair in Zaragoza

Review: Leeds Festival

Tim Ellis reviews all aspects of Leeds Festival, even his fellow Festival-goers

Eating My Way Across America

Sybil Devlin recalls her journey through America through the food she had to leave behind there

Top Lunch Spots in Oxford

Cherwell directs you to the best lunches in town.

The Fringe as a Performer

Amelia Anderson describes the hectic life of a performer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Feasting in Florence

Tim Ellis describes the delights of Florence and its cuisine

"Au coin": The French Naughty Step

Elizabeth English recalls the naughty-step, food at the zoo and the three children that defined her time as an au-pair in France

The Do’s and Dont’s of Results Day

How to navigate Results Day without stress or embarrassment

Big Issue Blog

Catherine Edwards recounts her experience working in the Big Issue office in Manchester.

Review: The Perch

Interest sparked by mixed reviews, Alex Bleasdale takes a walk across the meadows in search of lunch.

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date…”

Elizabeth English looks at what Oxonians have been getting up to in the first month of the Summer Vac

Planes, Trains and er.. does that guy have a sword?

Sybil Devlin's guide to navigating America on public transport

Baroque Churches to Berlin

Tim Ellis reminisces about his summer interailling, and offers up some advice

Party in the USA: New York, New York

Sybil Devlin kicks off her trip round America playing tourist in The Big Apple

There’s No Place Like Home…

The Lifestyle team considers the good and bad of heading back home for the summer vacation

Surviving Work Experience

Donald Cloovin gives you some top tips on getting through the boring horror of work experience

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