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As Gladiator II roars into the arena, its Oscar-winning director and star talk about horse-riding, Blade Runner, vodka, Scorsese, Elon Musk, vulnerability, AI … and Russell Crowe

The assessment system at Oxford and Cambridge could be worse for women as they tend to be more risk averse and can suffer from PMS, a report suggests.

Social media and a perception of Oxbridge elitism at the BBC also featured in experts’ reports

Expanding access to Oxbridge and other leading institutions would boost social mobility, say authors of new book

On the eve of the Second World War, three Oxbridge graduates joined forces in London and wrote a pamphlet calling for the union of Britain with other democracies to avert the coming conflict. They sent the short pamphlet, titled “Federal Union”, to more than 500 opinion-makers in Britain. The warm…

Brief letters: Poor judgment | State school kids at Oxbridge | Assisted dying | A quick baked potato

From questions about urea to Jeremy Paxman’s lingering legacy, it was a showdown to challenge Oxbridge bias. Alex Radcliffe, captain of Durham’s 2023 winning team, sizes up this year’s final

Letter: This year the BBC allowed nine Oxbridge colleges out of a total of 28 to compete in University Challenge, and still they did not win, writes Frank Coffield

Beleaguered members cite tradition, but this is an attempt to protect powerful men from society’s progress, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff