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This is how we combat the crusade against universities

Elite college students can’t read. The university wage premium has significantly declined. The young are unable to fulfil the requirements of an intensive academic degree, and even if they...

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From pensioners to students, all should fear the Palestine Action ban

I do not support Palestine Action. No one can after midnight on Saturday the...

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Trashing rules save face, not students

Trashing is banned. But what does the banning achieve except pushing students further from...

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The Language Faculty is promoting intelligence, not artifice

Isaac Asimov’s fantastic short story ‘The Last Question’ has always struck me as vaguely...

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Prepare for more political despair in 2017

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Who is to blame for the ‘Post-Truth’ era?

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Perspectives on Gender

As part of our women's issue guest-edited by Christina Lamb, we asked Oxford women to write about their experience of gender in the University. Here are their responses.

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One thing I’d change about Oxford… Hacking

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Sustainable journalism?

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Opinion

This is how we combat the crusade against universities

From pensioners to students, all should fear the Palestine Action ban

Trashing rules save face, not students

The Language Faculty is promoting intelligence, not artifice

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