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Oxford among worst universities for free speech, again

by George Beglan January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

Argentina’s decision to legalise abortion underscores the Vatican’s loss of influence in Latin American lawmaking

by Oliver Buckingham January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

At war with my own mind: fighting back against OCD and body hatred

by Alessandro Giacometto January 2, 2021March 17, 2021

New Year, Same Old Problems

by Zaman Keinath-Esmail December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

New Year’s Resolutions: A Curse on Mankind

by Ahmad Nawaz December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

Will the Real Oxford Union Please Stand Up? An Insider’s View

by Priya Garg December 29, 2020December 29, 2020

Dead Centre, Dead Weight

by Hayden Barnes December 28, 2020December 28, 2020

Stay at Home, Shag at Home?

by Amy Sankey December 23, 2020December 23, 2020

Pret-A-Manger: the encapsulation of the north-south divide?

by Laura McBride December 13, 2020July 18, 2021

Dance for decolonisation: a new medium for Rhodes Must Fall

by Claire Paetsch and Claire Paetsch December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

Wytham Woods: Oxford’s natural laboratory

Hannah Smith Oct 29, 2025 4 min read

A vibrant green forest with a sloping ground.

Oxford’s woodlands provide a refuge from academic life, but also function as a resource for scientific study. Hannah Smith explores how Wytham Woods, Oxford’s most…

LIVER ACHE

Anna Stibbe Oct 29, 2025 2 min read

LIVER ACHE

‘Smoking someone else’s straight, now they want my secrets in exchange.’ Anna Stibbe’s poem about hazy nights out.

Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s “Iron Lady”?

Melissa Eddon Oct 28, 2025 6 min read

Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s “Iron Lady”?

Melissa Eddon After weeks of political upheaval in Japanese politics, Sanae Takaichi has become the new Prime Minister. The resignation of former PM Shigeru Ishiba…

Luddite Renaissance: A Case for Limiting Laptops in the Classroom

Noah Petts Oct 28, 2025 7 min read

A picture of people in a library common room. Everyone is looking at their phones.

“Laptops are Janus-faced things. They are at once enhancers and detractors of learning.” Noah Petts argues for the limiting of laptops in the classroom. Image…