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Despite complaints, Oxford knows full well that those visible signifiers of quasi-belonging are lucrative and increasingly necessary.| Cherwell
No one reads these days. If it’s longer than an Instagram caption, it’s not worth my time. I doubt most people will even make it to the end of this article. As more and more studies tracking the decline in literacy pile up, doom-mongering professors self-importantly shake their heads in despair that “people don’t read […] The post TLDR: Literacy in the digital age appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
New plans have been unveiled by the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) for the renovation of The Eagle and Child, a famous Oxford pub. The historic pub, once frequented by C S Lewis and J R R Tolkien, has been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. After the venue was bought by the […] The post Famous pub frequented by Tolkien set for refurbishment appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
The 2025 World Anti-Corruption Conference (WACC) took place in Oxford for the first time on Friday 24th October. Hosted at Rhodes House, the annual event brought together academics, policymakers, business and civil leaders, and members of Oxford University to formulate actionable proposals to combat corruption. WACC, which is organised by the International Strategy Institute (ISI), […] The post World Anti-Corruption Conference takes place in Oxford appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
The University of Oxford and the Oxford University Student Union (SU) have launched a campaign to improve water safety awareness in Oxford. The ‘Think Twice’ campaign follows a Conference of Common Rooms (CCR) motion in Trinity, proposed by Brasenose JCR. It aims to make students aware of hazards around Oxford’s waterways and communicate ways to […] The post University and SU launch ‘Think Twice’ water safety campaign appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
Katrina Mulligan, Head of National Security Partnerships at OpenAI, spoke at the Blavatnik School of Government last week about the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and global security, warning that “everything you know about AI is already out of date”. Before joining OpenAI, Mulligan held numerous senior roles in the US government and launched the […] The post Katrina Mulligan on AI, security, and the race to the future appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
Today’s youth are tomorrow’s future. It’s about time we were treated as such. The post Student voices must be heard appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
An off-licence store at 67 Botley Road has been granted permission to sell alcohol despite over 100 complaints from local residents. The site of the shop was previously the Pickle and Lime, a traditional greengrocer which closed down due to ongoing road closures in the Botley area. Pihu Enterprises Ltd., owned by Mansi and Tapan […] The post Newly approved off-licence sparks widespread complaints appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
Not that long ago, video games were considered the cultural equivalent of fast food: lowbrow, overstimulating, and best left in a packed lunch. They were something your 12-year-old cousin yelled about during Christmas, not something you’d bring up in an essay about postmodern narrative structure. Fast forward to 2025, and now the same people writing […] The post Has Gaming Finally Earned a Seat at the Academic Table? appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
To combine all the factors that might influence someone’s decision-making into an aggregate score obscures as much as it illuminates. The post It’s time we stopped fussing over university rankings appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
If you’re thinking “brother, I need more puzzles”, last week’s mini cryptic has you covered. Not quite gathered the magic of cryptics? Why not try this week’s mini crossword. Follow the Cherwell Instagram for updates on our online puzzles. For even more crosswords and other puzzles, pick up a Cherwell print issue from your JCR […] The post Cherwell Mini Cryptic #5 – Tapped Out appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
Despite complaints, Oxford knows full well that those visible signifiers of quasi-belonging are lucrative and increasingly necessary.| Cherwell
We chat to Markus Beeken, a member of the Oxford University Light Entertainment Society (commonly referred to as “owls”), about his involvement with drama at Oxford.| Cherwell
After two years of closure Oriel College’s bar has re-opened following extensive renovations. The refurbishment faced several challenges, including issues with the keg system and the discovery of Saxon remains.| Cherwell
Maxim Vorobev reviews Verity Babbs's new comedic introduction to Art History, filled with jokes and unique illustrations.| Cherwell
Kim A. Snyder’s The Librarians (2025) draws the audience into a pernicious web of censorship, repression, and culture-war collisions.| Cherwell
The sea, in all its forms, is incandescent and immovable. It refuses us. Refuses to be mapped, mastered, or owned, even in myth.| Cherwell
This Is What You Get, the new Ashmolean exhibition, showcases thirty years of art from Stanley Donwood and Radiohead's Thom Yorke.| Cherwell
We all know the type, or at least the meme. The tote-bag sporting, wired-headphone wearing, matcha latte drinking, ‘performative’ men .| Cherwell
Funding awarded impacts the actors' experience more than the quality of a play. It also ensures the variety in Oxford theatre.| Cherwell
In Oxford's drama scene, the same titles, writers and genres still dominate the listings. Why has student drama lost its creativity?| Cherwell
Around 500 people joined a pro-Palestinian protest starting at Manzil Way earlier this evening.| Cherwell
Proposal for Europe’s largest solar farm set to be examined in Oxford next month| Cherwell
Plans for Botley West, which is set to become Europe’s largest solar farm, will be examined in a public hearing held by the Planning Inspectorate next month in Oxford.| Cherwell
In delaying and avoiding writing this piece, I am succumbing to exactly what many university students are guilty of: procrastination.| Cherwell
Reuben College catering team has been presented with a bronze Food for Life accreditation by the Soil Association, the first of all college caterers to have achieved this award.| Cherwell
PUBG is one of the most popular games for students, and streamers. It isn’t just a battle royale —it’s a stage. A digital coliseum where streamers rise, viewers roar, and the line between gamer and entertainer gets beautifully blurred. While other titles might offer flashier graphics or faster pacing, PUBG’s tension-filled gameplay gives creators something […]| Cherwell
Amy Lawson reflects on the practice of reading in public, and its potentially performative aspect.| Cherwell
In the last few years, old-fashioned hobbies have started to enter the mainstream, especially among young people.| Cherwell
Beatrix Arnold reviews the recently-founded restaurant Ramen Korner on the High Street, and decides if it's worth the price.| Cherwell
Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is one of 14 NHS trusts to be included in a “rapid national investigation” of maternity and newborn care in England, the government announced last month.| Cherwell
Michaelmas is a season of creativity, and Cherwell has curated a calendar of highlight events to look out for.| Cherwell
Two of Oxford's music venues, separated by a walk of less than half an hour, show their pasts and personalities in convenient opposition.| Cherwell
Cherwell is Oxford University's oldest student newspaper, independent since 1920.| Cherwell
Highway Elegies: Living Bruce Springsteen’s ballads| Cherwell
Oxford Union believes there is no moral difference between American and Russian foreign policy| Cherwell
Hertford College faces student criticism for limiting display of Pride flag| Cherwell
Review: May We Be Forgiven by A.M Homes| Cherwell
Daniel Burns previews the musical classics that make up May Day, and the history behind them, from the Magdalen College Choir to Morris Dancing.| Cherwell
Ava Doherty reflects on the experience of loss in her childhood, and how being a rainbow baby continues to affect her.| Cherwell
Mini-crossword: TT25 Week 5| Cherwell
Fining students is a surface level approach to save face for the University rather than ensure student safety.| Cherwell
" I imagine there'd be a sort of, maybe late 30s, early 40s, teenage regression to just to just go back to being unsure.”| Cherwell
The previous format of entirely open-book examinations is not practicable in the current age of artificial intelligence.| Cherwell
Students at Brasenose College expressed their frustration last week after scenes for a forthcoming sequel to My Fault: London were shot on the College’s grounds. At the time of filming some students were still sitting their preliminary exams.| Cherwell
Ellie Clare reflects on her relationship with sugary foods, and how it has affected her university experience.| Cherwell
Seun Sowunmi, Wantoe T. Wantoe, Alisa Brown and Shermar Pryce have been elected in the latest SU elections| Cherwell
Three Oxford University students completed four ultramarathons in aid of motor neurone disease last week, running around 200km in total.| Cherwell
The Student Union (SU) has released a statement apologising to former president Danial Hussain for “fail[ing] in its responsibilities, and in particular its duty of care” following an independent report. The apology comes after Hussain’s suspension last year over allegations the report finds “unfounded” and that the period of suspension was “not warranted”. Hussain was […]| Cherwell
You must be living under a lily pad if you have not heard of – or seen on your Instagram feed – the infamous Oxford Kermit.| Cherwell
On Wednesday 9th April, the hockey Men’s Blues beat Cardiff Met 4-2 in the BUCS Premier playoff to stay up for another year| Cherwell
Should the organ scholarship be abolished? At the time of writing, 23 of the 43 colleges in Oxford offer organ awards. These consist in a mixture of funding, housing privileges, and symbolic perks such as the right to don a scholar’s gown. It is no secret that those who secure the scholarship are likely to […]| Cherwell
A UN judge studying for a DPhil at Oxford University has been found guilty of modern slavery, witness intimidation, and immigration offences.| Cherwell
Spectators, umpires and poorly timed pedestrians lined the banks and, as you made your way down the towpath, Torpids was on every tongue.| Cherwell
Oxford Union voted that they believe there is no moral difference between American and Russian foreign policy| Cherwell
I recently took to my finsta to post a story claiming that the Fontaines DC’s Radio One Live Lounge cover of Lana Del Ray’s ‘Say Yes To Heaven’ should play at: “all my future birthdays, my wedding and my funeral.” It’s undeniable that recently the band seems to be dominating the music scene, with their […]| Cherwell
Cashmere is a luxury fibre, warm in winter, sustainable, but you may have been put off in the past by its rocket-high prices.| Cherwell
Hot girls in Hilary pace themselves; they know it’s a marathon, not a sprint. They’re taking it day by day; they’ve got their planners, Notion databases and Google calendars, and are colour-coding their way to time-management heaven.| Cherwell
Magdalen College’s proposal to redevelop its Waynflete site student accommodation, situated beside the Cowley roundabout on St Clement’s Street, has received criticism from local residents in a recent public consultation, despite initial changes to the proposal to appease residents.| Cherwell
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Does love really conquer all? An Oxford student discusses the ups and downs of dating a member of The Other Place.| Cherwell
In a burlesque fusion of murder mystery, dark academia, and autofiction, Coe charts the development of a pro-NHS-privatisation thinktank from its roots in Cambridge in the 1980s to its short-lived triumph with the rise of Liz Truss in 2022, scattering the story between the perspectives variously of a failed conservative novelist, a Cambridge undergraduate, a murdered anti-Tory blogger, a police detective, and a sushi attendant.| Cherwell
