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Join us tomorrow for a heating discussion of the recent current affairs’ development 🙌

At our forthcoming Friday’s session on critical thinking as part of Cherwell current affairs club

What resignation of defence secretary reveals amidst the rising threats for the UK and allies in war zones?

What to expect next?

Compulsory conscription? An answer to the unemployment of NEETs

Defence R&D can generate substantial spillovers into the wider economy, with some estimates suggesting returns approaching twice the initial investment over time.

How can military technologies spill over into everyday life?

From Economics Observatory

“The wide-reaching effects of defence innovation often come from the nature of the technologies themselves: they tend to be dual-use, with both military and civilian applications.
GPS began as a military navigation system. Today it is essential to logistics, precision farming and transport. Similarly, the internet was originally developed by DARPA, the US defence research agency. It is now the backbone of the global economy. Drones were first used in combat settings, but are now used for everything from parcel delivery, to agriculture, to emergency response. Nuclear fission started with the Manhattan Project during World War 2, leading to the creation of the atomic bomb and the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Today nuclear energy is a major source of electricity around the world for civilian uses.
These technologies have had profound effects well beyond their original purpose. But it’s important not to turn the desirable goal of dual-use technology into an obsession: as the American experience shows, most defence innovations only entered everyday life after achieving their initial military goals”.







Photo credit to Oleh Pavliuchenkov
Maestro

🎓 Thinking about your next academic step?

Join us for the Cherwell College Oxford GCSE & A-Level Open Day on Friday, 19th June 2026 and discover what makes our personalised approach to education so unique.

✔️ Explore our GCSE & A-Level programmes
✔️ Meet members of our academic team
✔️ Learn about our Oxbridge-style tutorial teaching
✔️ Tour our Oxford facilities
✔️ Ask questions about admissions, boarding, and university preparation

Whether you are looking for a fresh start, additional academic support, or a pathway to top universities, we would be delighted to welcome you.

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Cherwell College Oxford GCSE & A-Level Open Day – Friday 19th June 2026 Cherwell College Oxford Open Day

There is no such thing as bad weather at Cherwell college if you play tennis 🎾 regularly 💪

How old is science? What does grammar really mean? Is knowledge simply information, or something deeper?

Today, a group of GCSE and A-Level students joined a fascinating discussion led by one of our History, Philosophy and Religious Studies tutors, exploring the origins and meanings of ideas that underpin many of the disciplines and subjects we study today.

From the concept of scientia (knowledge) and the traditions of the Trivium, to the evolution of language, learning and intellectual inquiry, students were encouraged to think beyond examination specifications and engage with the deeper questions that underpin education itself.

An inspiring session that reminded us that true learning begins with curiosity.

Many Happy Returns to Maestro and our Honorary Fellow!

The Ukrainian artist who is held in high esteem throughout the world for his contemporary paintings.

Long may he live to continue his contribution to the spiritual journey of his followers.

“I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.”

Albert Einstein

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