Monday 25th 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...

In Praise of the Protest

It is a pleasant surprise to see Oxford students risking Proctors' censure

Self Defence or Criminal Killing?

A discussion of the issues surrounding the current conflict in Gaza

The Price of an Oxford Education

Oxford admissions: coached to perfection?

Don’t Reward Distinctions

The injustice of material rewards

Proctors: Beneath the Gowns

Dr Brian Gasser, Clerk to the Proctors, reveals who they are what they do...

Fighting the Recession

Dr Bowdler talks us through the current economic downturn

Papal Controversy and Media Misquotes

What the Pope said, didn't say and should have said

Interview: Robert Guest

Robert Guest, Economist Washington Correspondent, on his experiences covering Obama and expectations for the future.

Interview: Kieran Oberman

Kieran Oberman argues for unlimited migration worldwide.

Brown’s Moral Imperative

Brown walks away as the Congo destroys itself

Fight for justice

Gil Won Ok's story of WWII sex slavery and her quest for an apology

Five-minute tute: Is crime rising?

Your guide to whether the public's fears about crime are justified

Interview: Peter Tatchell

Examining the ideology behind the activist's Middle East agenda

5 Minute Tute: The right to die

Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics Professor Julian Savulescu argues for a change in the law.

Organ Honesty

Donating organs - where does the trust lie?

Clamping down on legal protest

The student who was arrested for throwing water to a tree protestor speaks about the issues raised by his actions.

OUSU election: meet the candidates

Cherwell grills the four OUSU presidential candidates on their stance on crucial student issues

Bush’s last stand

Why we should see past Obamamania and take the last-minute actions of the Bush administration seriously

Uniting the Nations

The head of the UN Association Sam Daws explains it's role.

Five Minute Tute: President Obama

Politics lecturer Scot Peterson tells us what to expect from the 44th US President.

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