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Snow Day in Oxford - A Photo Essay By Anvee Bhutani Cover Image: Radcliffe Camera, captured by Reya Muller. Oxford was greeted with a burst of snowfall on Sunday morning, gently
New Experimental Psychology and Biology Department building approved for construction By Alice Gowland A new “Life and Mind Building”, which will be funded and delivered in partnership with Legal and General, is to
'Greenwashing' concerns over £100m INEOS donation for Oxford antimicrobial research By Max Spokes Concerns have been raised over the £100m donation from the petrochemicals company INEOS to create a new Oxford University
Oxford University sets out COVID assessment changes By Caleb van Ryneveld Following vigorous lobbying from students and the Sabbatical Officers of the Student Union, Oxford University has announced
More walls? Chinese interests protected by Pakistan By Roheena Buckland Featured image: Chinese and Pakistan border guards at Khunjerab Pass by Anthony Maw In the cold, arid air of Balochistan,
After the mass arrest of pro-democracy activists, is democracy in Hong Kong a forlorn hope? By Athena Kam Featured image: “Hong Kong Protests 2019” by Jonathan van Smit is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 At the end of
The Race to Rollout: A look at how the vaccine is being administered around the world. By Eve McMullen Over the last month, countries across the globe have begun distributing long-awaited vaccines. They are not, however, the
Jaffna students call out to universities ‘across the world’ in international appeal following destruction of Mullivaikkal monument. By Emma Line On Sunday, 10th January, the University of Jaffna Students Union reached out to students ‘across the world’ in a letter
Ineos Oxford Institute funded by tax avoidance and hypocrisy By Maya Lemaire A new institute designed to fight antimicrobial resistance has been announced in light of a hefty donation from Ineos, one
Trump’s downfall will not put out the flames of Christian authoritarianism By Clara Marks On Wednesday the 20th January, QAnon chat rooms filled with followers waiting with bated breath for their day of judgement.
Breaking down the tampon tax By Karishma Khosla What is happening? Since January 1st 2001, sanitary products have been marked with a 5% ‘tampon tax’. However, on January
The Inauguration: White Supremacy, Domestic Terrorism, and a Biden Presidency By Elizabeth Reynard ‘Today we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate but of a cause, a cause of democracy.’ Joe Biden’s speech was primarily
Rhizome Renga: maps of connection By Gaia Clark Nevola Illustration by Dali Dunn. “Just like fish, the ideas submerge and then reappear again later on down-stream” I sit down
Tim Harford on Economics, Statistics, and the Pandemic By Ben Blackburn It would be a stretch to call Tim Harford a household name, but for an economist, he comes close. In a long and varied career,
CloseTheLockdownGap with Mustafaen Kamal By Oliver Bater This morning, I had the pleasure of chatting with Mustafaen Kamal, who has founded a new initiative called CloseTheLockdownGap.
Sundry Style with Nick Foulkes: “I dug deeply into the surface of things” By Osian Williams Illustration by Daisy Leeson Nick Foulkes sounds tired. “Fuck, I don’t know,” he sighs. It’s late in the afternoon
Get with the programme: M.I.High – what childhood spy dreams are made of By Thang Tu AS@John’s. Thank you so much for this. Thank you for reminding me of this absolute diamond in the rough. Thank you for taking
A BA in 5 texts: the essential reading for a snapshot of an English degree. By Elena Trowsdale An English Undergrad’s guide to compiling interesting multi-media research grounded in a study of Belorussian artist Marc
Rhizome Renga: maps of connection By Gaia Clark Nevola Illustration by Dali Dunn. “Just like fish, the ideas submerge and then reappear again later on down-stream” I sit down
The Blueprint, Issue No. 1—Body By The Blueprint The Blueprint is The Oxford Blue’s brand-new arts publication. Following in the footsteps of Creativity in Crisis, it showcases
Nice To Meet You, I’m A Slut: 'Post Nut Clarity' versus 'The Dick Haze', Gendered Responses to Sex By Alice Garnett Within sociocultural concepts like ‘post-nut clarity’ and ‘the dick haze’ there’s a tale as old as time: cishet
Why lockdown 3 is the perfect time to start running By Jessica Searle Back in the summer, when the sun was shining and we were all dreaming wistfully of summers spent punting in the Cherwell and
Get with the programme: M.I.High – what childhood spy dreams are made of By Thang Tu AS@John’s. Thank you so much for this. Thank you for reminding me of this absolute diamond in the rough. Thank you for taking
Breaking down the tampon tax By Karishma Khosla What is happening? Since January 1st 2001, sanitary products have been marked with a 5% ‘tampon tax’. However, on January
Nice To Meet You, I’m A Slut: 'Post Nut Clarity' versus 'The Dick Haze', Gendered Responses to Sex By Alice Garnett Within sociocultural concepts like ‘post-nut clarity’ and ‘the dick haze’ there’s a tale as old as time: cishet
Get with the programme: M.I.High – what childhood spy dreams are made of By Thang Tu AS@John’s. Thank you so much for this. Thank you for reminding me of this absolute diamond in the rough. Thank you for taking
Feeling Final: The Exam Ordeal By Sarah Lewis It goes without saying that the work gets harder in your final year of university: the coursework that actually counts, the
The Weekend Wine List By Ben Owen Illustration by Sushrut Royyuru Week 1: A red wine… from Alicante? Source: Ben Owen Tarima Monastrell Alicante 2019,
