Your essential guide to the music of May Day - 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
Review: May We Be Forgiven by A.M Homes| Cherwell
I was gently raised with the idea that Britain was fair and decent, a country that meant something good. This was likely shaped by growing up in Devon, somewhere green and small, where things felt familiar and a bit tucked away from the rest of the world. At the time of the Brexit referendum, despite […] The post My journey with British identity appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
★★★★☆ Timestamp is a part-theremin, part-dance exploration of womanhood, expectation, and time. Brought to the Edinburgh Fringe after a successful run in New York City by Emilee Lord and Karen Cecilia, it unpacks, in an hour, the ways in which the performers have dealt with being held to certain standards in their own lives, and […] The post ‘Timestamp’ at the Fringe: Existing in the ‘now’ appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
Samah and Loay have scholarships to study at Oxford. After succeeding against the odds, they are unable to travel to begin their courses. The post The Oxford offer holders trapped in Gaza appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
The Oxford University Student Union (SU) is launching a new community fund to support student societies “to create exciting, inclusive events”. Societies can apply for up to £200 in events funding from this Friday – with applications for Michaelmas term closing on 5th September. Alongside financial support, societies which receive funding will also feature in […] The post SU launches new community fund for society events appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
Oxford is a city deeply entwined with religion. With the first of its colleges founded as Christian institutions, a college without a chapel is rare. The city’s architecture survives as a testament to this past. This is not to say that Christianity is the only religion to influence the city’s history. Every year on the […] The post Architectural and religious fusions in Andalusia and Oxford appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
★★★☆☆ Everything I write ends up being about grief – I suppose this review only proves that point. HOLE IN THE WALL L’HOPITAL, created by Chicago-based comedian Brendan Tran, pays tribute to his late father. This is his Fringe debut and though somewhat scrappy, it is full of vulnerability that makes it a worthwhile watch. […] The post ‘HOLE IN THE WALL L’HOPITAL’ at Fringe appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
Reflective essays look easy on the surface. You write about your experience, say what you learned, and hand it in. But in practice? They’re some of the hardest to get right. A lot of students either turn them into personal diary entries or keep things too shallow. Others over-explain the events but forget to reflect. […] The post 5 Simple Fixes to Instantly Improve Your Reflective Essay appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
It’s a beautiful Sunday morning, and I’m scrolling through Instagram. One of my resolutions for this summer was to reduce my screen time, but I still allow myself a few moments in the mornings to see what everyone is up to and communicate with friends via the time-honoured tradition of sending hundreds of reels. It’s […] The post Performative perfection and the reality behind the Instagram post appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
Triptorelin, a synthetic decapeptide analog of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), has emerged as a focal point in experimental endocrinology and neurobiology. As a potent GnRH receptor agonist, Triptorelin is believed to modulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, supporting the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). While its experimental implications have been widely explored, its […] The post Triptorelin: The Crossroads of Endocrine ...| Cherwell
Fancying something a little more savoury? 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 or porters’ lodge!| 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
Merton announce plans to refurbish student accommodation| Cherwell
Billie Marten on growing, teenage regression, and her upcoming album Dog Eared| 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
Quiet moments of appreciation of the everyday, the emotional, and the extraordinary in life at Oxford, compiled by Selina Chen.| Cherwell
Cici Zhang meditates on what Ray Bradbury's work can teach us about childhood, memory, and the coming of summer.| 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
We’re often told that a year abroad in Europe is meant to be the time of our lives. It can be both intellectually and personally fulfilling.| Cherwell
CRUSH, an original play by Hannah Eggleton, was an elevated coming-of-age story, rendered with all the trappings of the teenage experience.| Cherwell
For Oxford students, the start of Trinity marks not just the start of the final term of the year, but also the start of a brand new wardrobe to match the rising temperatures. College puffers and chunky thermals are out – crop tops, linen shirts, and tastefully long jorts are in. With this seasonal rebranding, there’s a temptation to just buy more to keep the summer looks on-trend; fast-track shipping, Vinted and Depop, and the slew of local thrifting opportunities make acquiescing to the...| Cherwell
William Arlid Crona writes about Rushdie's latest| Cherwell
PPHs are an area of mystery to most Oxford students and often subject of various myths. Cherwell spoke to the heads of all four PPHs to shed some much needed light on the smaller cousins of Oxford colleges.| Cherwell
A new translation of Federico García Lorca’s tragedy, Blood Wedding, was put on beautifully by Full Moon Theatre at the Oxford Playhouse.| Cherwell
ART not only raises pertinent questions about modern art, but unravels what makes people stay friends, even when they have little in common.| Cherwell
Oxford City Council have released details on a suggested proposal to abolish Oxfordshire’s six councils and replace them with three new ones.| Cherwell
Kate Winslet catches Saoirse Ronan’s eye in the mirror, watching in the light of an oil lamp as she takes her corset off. Later, Ronan looks down at their held hands, petticoat layers concealing their secret. They kiss in an empty courtyard, cheeks flushing, a stolen moment of romance. These scenes are from the recently […]| Cherwell
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is stunning. It is tense and excruciating, it is the final crumbling of an old salesman whose hallucinations swallow up his reality.| Cherwell
RJ Productions present an enjoyable rendition of Shakespeare’s last solo-authored play, whose strongest points lie in its subtler elements| Cherwell
Bridget Kendall was the BBC's correspondent for Moscow in the pivotal period covering the collapse of the Soviet Union.| Cherwell
Diane Abbott has written a statement of support to the University of Oxford for a constituent involved in a pro-Palestine sit-in.| Cherwell
Over a hundred Oxford students, staff and local campaigners gathered at the Careers Office on Tuesday afternoon, calling on the University to drop disciplinary proceedings against thirteen student protestors arrested at a sit-in last year.| Cherwell
£560,560 of Oxford University SU's 2025-26 draft budget is projected to go toward salaries for unelected non-student staff.| Cherwell
Seun Sowunmi, Wantoe T. Wantoe, Alisa Brown and Shermar Pryce have been elected in the latest SU elections| Cherwell
The Oxford Cinema & Café: A profile| Cherwell
On May 6th 1954, a young British medical Oxford student named Roger Bannister achieved what was once deemed impossible: he broke the four-minute mile.| Cherwell
Tourism is as much a part of life as tutorials or getting hammered with tutors. It is regrettable that we are constantly subjected to their effects.| Cherwell
Safe Celebrators, a new student-led peer support initiative, was launched this week by Brasenose College and St Catherine’s College JCRs.| Cherwell
It’s a damp Tuesday afternoon, and W.H. Auden is waiting patiently at the bus stop. He’s been there seventeen minutes.| Cherwell
Oxford Union presidential candidate was identified by police as owner of a number used to accuse her opponent of “inappropriate behaviour”.| Cherwell
Reincarnation romance films are sometimes silly, mostly melodramatic, but always overlooked as a subgenre, despite their inexplicable magic.| Cherwell
Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, performed by Exeter College Drama Society and following Keller family in the 1940s, does not have a happy ending.| Cherwell
To maintain interest, this production of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', at times, leant into some of the play’s comedic elements.| Cherwell
Three Oxford University students completed four ultramarathons in aid of motor neurone disease last week, running around 200km in total.| Cherwell
Cherwell is Oxford University's oldest student newspaper, independent since 1920.| Cherwell
"Reading for fun is not the same as reading a book to study it. This may be obvious to some people, but it took a while for me to realise that my love of Jane Austen books didn’t necessarily mean I would enjoy studying one of them."| Cherwell
Jill Cushen talks to Last Bookshop owner Jake Pumphrey about his unconventional approach to the book business.| 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
Emilie Tapping, co-CEO of Oxford SU, announced her resignation last week, with a plan to leave in June after a year in post.| Cherwell
Linkedin and social media dominate student lives, but will you trade your mental health for better employment prospects?| Cherwell
Cyrano de Bergerac takes a script full of sly innuendos and rises to meet it with no small amount of heart and energy.| Cherwell
It was four runners again who broke Roger Bannister’s four minute mark in the BMC Bannister Miles 2025, the same number that did so last year.| Cherwell
Ruby Tipple discusses why it's so important to keep reading for pleasure at Oxford, and recommends some books to help you do it.| Cherwell
Maya Heuer-Evans heads to Oxford's second-hand book fair to scope out the Brookes campus and muse about our connection to the past.| Cherwell
Peter Chen reviews Sally Rooney's latest novel Intermezzo, finding new depths and maturity in her moving tale of two resentful brothers.| Cherwell
The Oxford Opera Society gave us an entertaining performance of Carmen, but their faithful approach raised questions about responsibilities.| Cherwell
Academia has a historic relationship with fashion, both officially and unofficially. The former manifests itself in Oxford’s sub fusc – mounting costs and pressure of tradition aside, it’s at least somewhat reassuring for us to be equally as pretentious as each other.| 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
The University has also made known that the donation was “facilitated” by Azerbaijan president’s sister-in-law.| Cherwell
Cherwell sat down with Lord Patton to discuss a decline in higher education funding; fears over foreign influence; and why Oxford is the UK's best.| Cherwell
