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Oxford SU Releases Statement Condemning the Invitation of Nathan Cofnas Following Extraordinary CCR
On Wednesday 11 November 2026, the CCR (Conference of Common Rooms) met to discuss the ongoing controversies surrounding the invite of Nathan Cofnas to an event hosted by Oxford University Reform Society at Oriel College. The event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 17 November 2026, therefore giving students only 24 hours to vote…
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High Table: Reviews by The Blue | Merton College
‘My first thought when I entered Merton’s dining hall was, this feels like a garden. It’s perhaps an unusual reaction to a hall, but when you see the sheets of…
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Too Much Money in Sport? Not in the Women’s Game.
Poppy Queenan highlights the financial struggles of women’s football clubs and their players. Image by Poppy Queenan, used with permission.
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Panel Including Count Binface Actor Discuss Personal Identity At Sheldonian Theatre
On 10 November, a panel discussed the theme of personal identity as part of the first instalment of this year’s Sheldonian Series. Image by John Cairns/University of Oxford. Used with…
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“Do You Only Care When I’m Dead?” – Extraordinary Conference of the Common Rooms Handles the Ongoing Nathan Cofnas Debate
“Today, on Wednesday 11 November 2026, an extraordinary CCR (Conference of the Common Rooms) meeting was held to handle the ongoing controversies surrounding Nathan Cofnas’ invitation to attend an Oxford…
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Suffering and Ceasefire: Oleshky Explained Simply
When telling people that I would be writing an article about the situation in Oleshky, it surprised me how many had no idea what I was referring to. Whilst it…
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Justin Trudeau Appointed Distinguished Fellow At Oxford
Former Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has recently been appointed as a Distinguished Fellow at the University of Oxford. Trudeau joins the Blavatnik School of Government, a department at…
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Oxford
They Truly Do Just Let Anyone In: Inviting Nathan Cofnas to Oxford is Dangerous, Actually.
“It doesn’t seem to me that Oxford’s tradition has ever been free speech. It’s an exclusionary project centuries in the making. Try as it might to atone for its racist past, its silence on platforming ideologies that embolden white supremacy does much to suggest it will have a racist future, too.” Author: Mya Sidhu Image…
Oxford Colleges Back Independent Retail
A consortium of four colleges at the University of Oxford have launched an initiative supporting independent retail in the city centre through the formation of the “Oxford Market Quarter”. Camboxer, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Oxford Spinout Revolutionising Fluorochemical Manufacturing Raises $30 million
FluoRok, a University of Oxford spinout, has recently raised $30 million (£22.3 million) in an oversubscribed Series A funding round. The company, which hopes to tackle a key bottleneck in fluorochemical manufacturing, intends to use these funds to begin the mass-production of their new technology. Kim Dornic (IFREMER, Pôle média & web, Centre Bretagne -…
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Looking for the Man in the Machine: Why We Can’t Get Enough of Generative AI
Madeleine Ling explores why the anthropomorphic qualities of AI chatbots have made them so popular, as users search for ‘the man in the machine’. This image is in the Public Domain.
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Joint Honours Degrees: Double the Work or Double the Indecision?
Joint honours students deserve more respect. Why, you might ask, when they are clearly just dithering between two subjects? As one particularly blunt tutor put it, I must only care about history to a limited extent compared to my single honours compatriots. When even tutors view joint honours students as less committed to their cause,…
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We should have left ‘whimsy’ in 2025
Whimsical. Around a year ago, this word (and all its variations) sprouted roots on the internet. It somehow blossomed amidst the backdrop of heightened global seriousness, with people using it to share creative projects and spontaneous endeavours. It was not long before brands latched on, and the word started popping up in adverts, in TikTok…
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Where’s The Outrage? Winner of French Book Prize Admits to Using AI.
The winner of the Prix Goncourt, one of the most prestigious and best known literary prizes in France, announced on November 4 that he used AI in his novel, L’Inconnue de quai de Javel (The Unknown Woman of the Quai de Javel). This comes after months of media attention directed towards another author,…
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Outside OX1: Week 4
Steeling yourself for fifth week blues, or that slap-in-the-face-with-a-cold-fish-feeling of another 2000 word essay due in two hours time? Procrastinating now can’t hurt you anymore that it already has done – so why not take a break and have a flick through some events from around the world this week. Coming up we…
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Who is Fair Trade Leaving Behind?
Image credit : Ei’eke. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Combined, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire supply almost 60% of the world’s cocoa. The bean is Côte d’Ivoire’s primary export and, by volume, makes up about half of the country’s agricultural exports. One might therefore think that…
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COLUMNS
Second Draft: Becoming a Writer
“I just don’t think you can teach creativity. You can either write or you can’t.” A Creative Writing student on the advice books, the disparaging bloke in the queue at a ball, and why everything is copy Words by Eleanor Davies. Illustration by Eleanor Davies
Being and Wine: A Trip to Bordeaux
“The deep scarlet is reminiscent of David Lynch’s red curtains, and will no doubt inspire my next nail varnish shade.” A student-budget red Bordeaux from the Oxford Wine Company reviewed, plus a short history of claret and one girls’ night. Words by Orla Case. Art by unknown medieval artist. Image via Wikimedia Commons, taken by…
Developments of a Prefrontal Cortex: Do You Read Me?
“I’m only 21, so I’ve got another four years’ worth of bad decisions before I have to lock in… right?” Catriona Robertson explores growing up, and why we describe the people in our lives as if we were reading them. Image taken by Sophie Adams
CULTURES
A Confusingly Brilliant Narcissistic Satire: ‘Bait’ in Review
The series follows Riz Ahmed as Shah Latif, a struggling British-Pakistani actor who lands an audition to play James Bond. However, he chokes in his first audition, and his journey…
Women, Power, and a Broken System of Justice: An Interview with Joshua Robey
Tully Ellis interviews Joshua Robey, Director of ‘The Welkin’, coming to the Keble O’Reilly from Wednesday to Saturday Week 5, to discuss the themes of the play, the power of…
And Red All Over at the Burton Taylor Studio: Reviewed
In this article, Nancy Pierre reviews ‘And Red All Over’ at the Burton Taylor Studio. Photograph taken by Nancy Pierre, used with permission.
LIfestyle
The Lecture Lifestyle
‘When you walk into the lecture theatre, you’re struck by the first dilemma: where to sit. You only have a couple of moments to loiter in the doorway and scan…
The Joy of Commuting
Like many second-years from Turl Street, I don’t think I realised how lucky I was to live in the city centre as a fresher. I was spoilt last year with…
Reap the Benefits of Freshers’ Week (And Sports) with Plush
Freshers’ Week has come and gone, and with it, the introduction of hundreds, if not thousands, of new students to Oxford’s diverse nightlife scene. As a 2nd Year watching both…
Identity
Remembering: Physical Confrontations with Nazism
The first time I noticed a Stolperstein in the small town of Müllheim in Germany, where I am currently working on my year abroad, it was pouring down with rain.…
My Mind Through Time: Who I’d be throughout History
Maybe it is the History student in me, but I feel as though I’ve had more than the usual number of conversations about who I’d be if I travelled back…
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