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Friday 28th November 2025
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It’s time we woke up to the failures of the NUS
The Cambridge SU's disaffiliation is a reminder that the National Union of Students is not fit for purpose
Opinion
Archie Johnston
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What Britain needs is meritocratic elitism
Want to tackle the issue of social mobility? Look to primary and secondary education, not Oxford University
Opinion
Alexandre Guilloteau
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International student levies won’t level up higher education
International students, who already pay triple what their domestic peers do, are being treated as convenient cash cows.
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Zahara Agarwal
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Oriel’s Rhodes exhibition is not enough
The exhibition's portrayal of Rhodes’ actions and the Rhodes Must Fall movement are trivialising and disrespectful.
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Ti-Jean Martin
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Tutorials are the antidote to declining public speaking skills
We struggle in an era where much of our most important communication takes place in writing
Unhappy feet? Uni on thin ice over welfare penguins
Penguins should never be a prize for completing a Bodleian Libraries survey
Oxford now has the right approach to animal testing
The current position of involving animal testing in research, but not teaching, is best
Labour’s new bill isn’t enough for student renters
Ending 'no fault' evictions should be just the start
Cartoon: ‘The people’s Chancellor’
Hague enjoys scrolling on Oxfess and watching Saltburn
In defence of Oxford’s ugliest architecture
We should consider what brutalism represents
Abolishing tuition fees would be a middle class cash grab
Such a move would imperil the quality of British universities, do little to make university more affordable, and be socially unjust.
‘Expolwed!’: The Oxford Union’s lazy use of AI
A betrayal of the Union’s supposed commitment to free speech, a failure of both imagination and principle.
Representation requires participation: A call to action from the SU
Engage with us, hold us accountable, and see what student representation at its best can achieve.
Why we don’t care about the Student Union controversy
We don’t care about the Student Union, and we have no incentive to.
The fate of the humanities in a digital world
The real problem is that sceptics don’t understand what humanities scholars do.
Cartoon: ‘Rishi returns’
Rishi Sunak returns to teach at Oxford.
Our intellectual self-indulgence is killing social progress
Those who access a world-class education have a special imperative to act.
Handwriting is a necessary skill and a dying art
Seeing the writing of some of my undergraduate friends, I’d rather hold my pen than hold my breath!
Reply: Tutoring can be a force for good
A refusal to engage with the potential of tutoring amounts to prioritising ethical intuition over improving lives.
Don’t let the chatbots win
Using AI to write an essay is embarrassing. There's almost always an element of deception involved.
Cartoon: ‘Ticking time bomb’
A response to the rise of Reform UK across campuses.
How far has Oxford come since the millennium?
An Oxonian is prime minister, the University’s chancellor is a baron, and our financing is still amoral at best.
If private schools were abolished, everyone would win
Attending a state comp gives you a greater sense of perspective.
Not everyone needs – or ought – to go to university
Student Finance is a truly wonderful thing. But it comes at a massive cost.
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