Sunday 8th June 2025

Opinion

The fate of Oxbridge Launchpad shows only the University can improve access

The most rewarding thing I did in my first year at university was to sign up to Oxbridge Launchpad. During the Hilary break and in desperate need of something...

International students enrich, not endanger, our universities

The first line of the “About” page on the University of Oxford’s website makes...

Beauty without a purpose: Nature and the Oxford mind

Our recent spell of sunshine has offered a welcome opportunity to rediscover the natural...

Journalism: A ‘dying’ art

In Palestine, journalism is no longer just a profession. It is a final act of defiance with life and death stakes.

Guest Columnist: Maeve Haran

'The Sixties was the height of the sexual revolution. Just not at Oxford.'

Voice of the People: Humour

Michael Scott argues that we need to be more tolerant of humour.

Five Minute Tute: Spotify

Director of OUCS defends the decision to ban Spotify on campus

Editorial: Making Mistakes

We need to make mistakes, if for nothing other than to learn from them.

More money, better JCR?

Two students debate whether a larger JCR budget means higher quality student experience

A grinding form of productivity

Joseph King argues that cognitive enhancers are not the way to increase productivity

5 Minute Tute: Iraq Inquiry

Professor Vernon Bogdanor explains the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War

Journalism under threat

Sir Peter Stothard, former editor of The Times and Cherwell explains why we should pay for online news

Guest Columnist: Newspaper letters pages are duller without women

The Deputy Editor of the London Evening Standard explains women's reluctance to write letters to newspapers

OUSU: State of the Union

Two students debate the effectiveness of OUSU's proposed funding plans

Massachusetts in Red

Clement Knox analyses the Republican victory in Massachusetts

Guest Columnist: Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson, award-winning wine writer for the Financial Times explains how she first discovered the beauty of wine at Oxford

The drugs don’t work

Simon Singh is on trial for criticising alternative medicine and explains why he will not back down

Drowning in money

The Supreme Court has opened the floodgates in the name of free speech. Bad Decision.

The Weekly Short Cut

Jolyon O'Connell explains why The Week is a must-have for any cocktail party

Can a pill replace alcohol?

Two students consider the merits of a new drug that mimics the effects of alcohol, with an antidote that offers a speedy sobering up.

Editorial: Do we need drugs to switch on?

Mediocrity has never been tolerated, but avoiding it has reached new depths

5 Minute Tute: Google vs. China

Professor Rana Mitter explains Google's decision to pull out of China

The errors of a decade

Clement Knox considers what went wrong in the noughties

Guest Columnist: Entrepreneurship is the way forward

Why students should look beyond corporate institutions

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