Saturday 23rd May 2026

Opinion

Oxford is not an aesthetic

My social media algorithm has successfully tracked my profile closely enough to have figured out where I study. To my regret. For every now and then, I’ll be confronted...

What are children really learning from their screens?

Today, when compared to my own childhood, screens dominate children's lives more than ever,...

The gap between funding and belonging at Oxford

Oxford is keen to tell a particular story about itself: that it is open,...

I became more at home when I left home

I never felt more at home than when I was living thousands of miles...

OUSU Elections: Campaigns so far

The day before polls open, Cherwell's election analyst considers where each of the slates currently stand

Why I’m voting for Jane4Change

Editor Nick Hilton discusses his reasons for voting for Jane Cahill and her slate in the 2013 OUSU elections

Why we should learn to love Oxford’s architectural failures

Tom Carter defends the less beautiful buildings of Oxford's colleges.

On Remembrance Day we forget those most affected by war

George Gillett believes that acts of remembrance should not be used to justify current military policy

Does OUSU Need ‘Reclaiming’?

Alexander Trafford and Robert Walmsley debate whether OUSU is doing enough for its students.

Can an Atheist Church Ever Work?

Joshua Peppiatt responds to Leo Mercer, arguing that Atheist churches cannot provide the same benefits as a Christian church.

An ‘atheist church’ is not a contradiction

Leo Mercer argues for the importance of building an Atheist community

My Online Double

Rebecca Fairbank on the perils of an online doppelgänger

The encroachment of the English language – good or bad?

Leonie Hentrup discusses the benefits of linguistic integration in Europe.

What it’s like to be a disabled graduate student

Kellogg graduate research student Dr Amy Price praises the University’s provision for her disabilities

Disability is more diverse than wheelchairs

In response Cherwell's investigation into disabilities in Oxford, OUSU Disabilities Officer Will Neaverson considers what is being done to support disabled students.

Autism is not an obstacle to enjoying Oxford

Teddy Hall finalist Chris Pike reflects on life in Oxford as an autistic student

OUSU Elections: Policies and Politics

Cherwell's election analyst considers the different policy and politics on display in the three slates

How to reclaim OUSU

OUSU Presidential candidate Nathan Akehurst discusses the problems, and solutions, of the university's maligned student union

OUSU Elections: First glance analysis

Cherwell's OUSU analyst takes a look at the way things currently stand in the race to OUSU

Helen Clark: Politics and Development

Nicholas Mutch interviews the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, about her new role in international development

Is Oxford doing enough to combat sexual violence?

Responding to Cherwell's latest investigation, Robert Walmsley and Will Railton debate whether Oxford is doing enough to tackle sexual violence.

The power of vote spoiling

Jacob Cassani argues that vote spoiling is a more powerful act than not voting at all

‘Agony Lad’ and the perpetuation of lad culture

Katharine Bardsley laments the reinforcement of laddishness in the OxStu's Agony Lad feature

Diaoyu Islands: a tipping point?

A first-hand account of anti-Japanese rioting in Beijing and what it could mean for Sino-Japanese relations

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