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Second Draft: Introductions and long words

by Eleanor Davies November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

The Drax Deal: How ministers quietly extended Britain’s most controversial energy subsidies—and what it means for students’ energy bills

by Maria Viola Albano June 10, 2025June 10, 2025

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All in a Weekend

by Isabelle Winter and Julie Urban May 15, 2025May 26, 2025

Agenda Released for Oxford Student Union’s First Conference of Common Rooms

by Esther Boon May 12, 2025May 12, 2025

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Love Letters: Grey Hair

by Lucy Pollock May 11, 2025May 11, 2025

The Oxford Student celebrates being named the fourth-best newspaper in the world

by Ethan Penny December 29, 2024January 3, 2025

Going Home for the Vac

by Ivett Berenyi December 10, 2024December 10, 2024

“I don’t know yet”: The challenges of a final year without a post-grad plan

by Lottie Newell November 29, 2024November 29, 2024

A Seat At The Table

by Niamh Stansfield November 22, 2024November 22, 2024

Food

The Highs and Lows of Student Cooking

by Humairaa Moosa November 15, 2024November 19, 2024

The Modern Problems of an Ancient University with Dr. Matt Williams

Luke Erly Nov 12, 2025 10 min read

Dr. Matt Williams stands in the hall of Jesus College, Oxford.

“‘Hi everyone! My name’s Dr. Matt Williams. I’m a tutor in Politics and what is known as the Access Fellow here at Jesus College at…

Risk Appetite: On Bubble Tea and Home

Valerie Wu Nov 12, 2025 5 min read

A man sits at a table alone, eating a bowl of ramen.

“In the absence of another activity, the simple invitation to get bubble tea can be an opportunity to connect over culture, over identity, and over…

Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants: a modern-day drama of stolen clothes

Grace Gordon Nov 12, 2025 5 min read

Two young sisters eating ice cream in a field.

“Sisterhood, according to Delia Ephron, is “essentially uncivilised”. I think that sums it up — two wild animals thrown together into a random family, similar…

Ugly Feelings: Send me to the Seaside

Briony Arnott Nov 12, 2025 3 min read

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“While I am endlessly thankful for antibiotics, vaccinations, and the establishment of the NHS, something deep within me longs to be sent to the seaside.…