Sunday 6th July 2025

Opinion

Racism tarnished my European year abroad experience

For linguists and lawyers heading across the Channel in third year, an idyllic continental adventure is not the whole picture

It’s okay to hate tourism in Oxford

Tourists are as much a feature of life as a student at this University...

Academic imperialism and the war on Oxford

For centuries Oxford has balanced town and gown, but increasing college acquisitions are jeopardising the city's very essence

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...

Interview: Frank Turner

Anna Burn discusses pop, politics and poetry with folk musician and libertarian Frank Turner

The OUSU View: Tom Rutland, OUSU President

'Whether colleges are affiliated or not, OUSU is all of us'

Interview: Norman Finkelstein

Nick Mutch discusses Obama and Israel with Norman Finkelstein

Debate: International students – is more help needed?

Following recent debate, Nick Mutch and Conor Dinan discuss whether international students should receive more assistance

Challenging stigma: Oxford life and mental health

OUSU Disabilities Officer James Elliott discusses depression and his new position

How to defrost: coping with Oxford life

Georgiana Jackson-Callen discusses how she managed a choral scholarship, an Oxford degree and her anxiety attacks

Syria: A perspective from the Middle East

Oliver Radway writes from the Middle East, discussing Syria's future and the impact of the conflict on refugees.

Oxford is not to blame for alienated international students

JY Hoh responds to Cheriel Neo's article 'We need to rethink the treatment of international students'

What’s on your mind?

Anthony Maskell asks what the real reason is for updating our Facebook status.

It’s time to stop the marketisation of our universities

The Tutor View: John Parringon, Fellow in Physiological Sciences at Worcester, argues that recent changes to higher education are making univerisities increasingly market-orientated

Interview: Victoria Coren Mitchell

Holly Whiston talks poker, panel games and Observer columns with Only Connect's Victoria Coren Mitchell

Debate: Does student activism need reinvigorating?

Following the creation of the Oxford Activist Network, Conor Dinan and Nick Mutch discuss whether students politics is in need of change

How cuts to access funds will affect students

Andrew Smith, Labour MP for Oxford East, explains how proposed cuts to the Students Opportunities Fund will affect students adversely

Review: Christ Church Picture Gallery

Edward Lewis finds the gallery to be a peaceful artistic retreat full of renaissance masters

We need to rethink the treatment of international students

Cheriel Neo explains why we need to re-examine the treatment of international students in Oxford

The Student View: Online dating

Alice King tells us why it's time for students to embrace online dating

Interview: Mark Littlewood

Robert Walmsley discusses liberty and the state with Mark Littlewood

Debate: Should you give directly to the homeless?

With Oxford's homeless population among the UK's highest, Louee Dessent-Jackson and Nick Mutch discuss what we can do.

Interview: Jack Gleeson

Nick Hilton talks fame, philosophy and PhDs with Game of Thrones star Jack Gleeson

Drugs investigation: the case for legalisation

Matt Broomfield argues that the socioeconomic reasons for legalisation cannot be ignored

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