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Uber, the largest ride-hailing app globally, was granted a licence by Oxford City Council to begin operating in Oxford. Prior to this development, Uber...

here is a lot to be said for blind positivity. On a good day, I’m a manifester, a big believer in my ability to speak things into existence. During my English A-Level, I had complete confidence that the crystals hidden in my bra would provide enough luck to snag me an A*. Today, I put great faith in words, relying on the same ‘I can do it’ that gets Olympic athletes across the finish line, to help me through difficult situations.

I’m now in my fourth year, and as such, must grapple with the reality of my Oxford days drawing to a close. Granted, this is something that every student must contend with, and I watched on as most of my friends bade a fond farewell to this city where our friendships began when they graduated last summer. Yet there is something about the fourth year that I’m certain makes the final year even more strange: a sense of something already lost, of living in a moment that has already passed.

Now, having exhausted myself with these relentless pursuits, the job has been passed on to a new bright-eyed Cupid, and in my retirement I’ve become fondly reflective, and decided to curate my insights into this list: 

With the termly set of Oxford Union elections imminent, Cherwell spoke to both candidates vying to become President, Chris Collins and Moosa Harraj, to...

Penguins should never be a prize for completing a Bodleian Libraries survey

Shakespeare is undoubtedly the most well renowned English playwright. Thus, the chance that the bard might have been strongly influenced by a woman, as...

Torpids: the bringer of cult-collegiate support, un-ironic unitards, and this year: the first blue skies in what has felt like an eon. Torpids sees...

Oxford Feminist Society have condemned the Oxford Union for their invitation of convicted domestic abuser Dizzee Rascal. The rapper, whose real name is Dylan...

For some authors, the Bodleian Libraries have not always a safe haven for their work. Although marginalised texts are no longer demarcated with the phi symbol on their spines, with many having re-entered the undergraduate canon, Sophie Price discusses the valuable lessons we can learn from the Bodleian blacklist which remain pertinent today.

The current position of involving animal testing in research, but not teaching, is best

In Thursday night’s debate, the Oxford Union voted in favour of the motion “This house believes there is no moral difference between American and...

Oxford city council has agreed a new budget which will see the construction of over 1,500 council homes, two new community centres, and council...

A global study recently conducted by the University of Oxford and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has shown that most people are in...