Midterms, mathematics and Warcraft fill Oxford's seminar-sized week

Maya Tudor examines political representation, while Thomas Hakman explores why familiar games keep drawing players back.

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Oxford prof explains an unexpected trend in the US midterm results

A US election result and a return to World of Warcraft make rather different research questions, but the University of Oxford found room for both among nine new uploads.

Professor Maya Tudor's election analysis was the most watched new release, reaching roughly 38,000 views. Her distinction is between the campaign Democrats ran and the candidates voters elected: she says messaging centred on corruption and rising prices, rather than diversity, yet the results brought significant milestones in representation. Chris Pappas and Abdul El-Sayed are among her examples. The clip is also the channel's busiest individual upload right now.

Next in current viewing momentum comes Oxford Internet Institute researcher Thomas Hakman, exploring the nostalgia that brings people back to WoW. Filmed in Christ Church's Upper Library, "'The grind is back, baby' - Oxford gaming expert on WoW" gives a scholarly setting to a very familiar gaming impulse.

There was creativity elsewhere, too. Marcus du Sautoy recalled the teacher and book that helped him see mathematics as pattern-making, in a clip first published by Oxford Mathematics. Charles Spence's blind chocolate test asked whether an expert could distinguish Cadbury from Galaxy, while introducing the idea that shape can influence perceived sweetness. An admissions-question upload offered a different test: who is more corrupt, the person giving a bribe or the person taking it?

The channel added 1,000 subscribers over the week, though growth was slower than its monthly pace and daily views were a little below usual. Oxford Mathematics collected slightly more weekly views. Here, the most active uploads extended beyond staff research to student Kaveer Ali's philosophical question about why fictional villains, including the Joker, captivate us.

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The videos drawing views on University of Oxford right now

'A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns.’29,603 views · 2026-10-30 'The grind is back, baby' - Oxford gaming expert on WoW11,758 views · 2026-11-04 An Oxford interview question to get you thinking…6,268 views · 2026-11-02 Spooky season at an Oxford University library 🎃5,244 views · 2026-10-31 Oxford professor blind test: Cadbury or Galaxy 🍫3,691 views · 2026-11-01 ‘Behind the chaos, there is some truth.’3,080 views

The numbers

Here is how the University of Oxford's viewing and subscriber totals moved over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

YaleCourses

1,039,102

Arizona State University

835,468

Oxford Mathematics

489,440

Missouri Welding Institute

469,649

University of Oxford

463,710

English Heritage

188,539

Mondly by Pearson

139,755

Oxford Academic (Oxford U…

40,332

subscribers

517,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

86,708,505

views per day

64,695

typical day: 72,619

first-day views of each video posted this week

Oxford prof explains an unexpected tren…

31,370

'A mathematician, like a painter or a p…

12,552

'The grind is back, baby' - Oxford gami…

10,413

An Oxford interview question to get you…

3,279

Spooky season at an Oxford University l…

2,670

Oxford professor blind test: Cadbury or…

2,089

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

YaleCourses

1,880,000

English Heritage

1,390,000

Oxford Mathematics

749,000

Mondly by Pearson

548,000

University of Oxford

517,000

Missouri Welding Institute

270,000

Arizona State University

218,000

Oxford Academic (Oxford U…

174,000

As of November 6, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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