New report shows increase in Oxford students accessing counselling services last year
The University of Oxford today published an annual review of its Student Welfare and Support Services.
Articles by Oliver Shaw
Boris Johnson and Michael Gove were sold in Oxford Union “slave auction” in 1987
The Observer revealed today that Boris Johnson and Michael Gove were “sold as slaves” as part of a “slave auction” at the Oxford Union when they were students at the university.
Keir Starmer asks Long-Bailey to step down over apparent endorsement of “anti-Semitic conspiracy theory”
On Monday, Labour leader Keir Starmer asked Shadow Education Secretary, Rebecca Long-Bailey, to step down, after she shared an article on Twitter that contained an “antisemitic conspiracy theory” relating to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Five key takeaways from Oxford University’s 2020 Admissions Report
The University of Oxford has published its Annual Admissions Statistical Report, which shows – among other findings – that the proportion of state school students admitted to the university has risen from 55.6% to 62.3% over the last 5 years.
The challenges of commemoration: how do we remember VE Day in the time of coronavirus?
Oliver Shaw discusses celebrating VE Day during the coronavirus pandemic.
Debate: US presidential election 2020 – can Biden defeat Trump?
Whatever future Americans awake to on the 4th of November, one thing is certain. It will be a future shaped by Donald Trump alone. Edmund Kelly In any other year the announcement that Bernie Sanders…
The royal treatment: in the age of coronavirus, does the monarchy matter?
We cannot underestimate the Queen’s role as a spiritual figurehead in this moment of historic peril. Oliver Shaw It’s been a terrible year for Britain’s monarchy. And as someone who has always tried to their…
The Labour leadership contest is still happening, but does it matter any more?
Unofficially, the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader began on the night of the party’s catastrophic general election defeat in December. That was three and a half months ago – and there is…
Coronavirus and the comeback of community spirit
The COVID-19 crisis is unprecedented and terrifying. But I won’t tell you what you can already find out from the barrage of breaking news headlines flooding social media. Instead, we have to remember that, despite…
Degree Reviews: Undergraduate History
This post is the first in a series of articles that The Oxford Blue will be publishing about Oxford degrees. First person, in depth, and critical accounts of an Oxford education are hard to find…