Over the last month, countries across the globe have begun distributing long-awaited vaccines. They are not, however, the quick-fix many had hoped for. Not only are there multiple versions of the vaccine, but there are competing regulatory agencies, arguments over who should receive it first, and prices that range from $3- $62 per dose, depending Read More…
“As a carer in a locked-down home, I am often one of the only people a resident will see that day, and so will be the person to whom they express their worries. It saddened me beyond words these past few weeks seeing how residents deteriorated in isolation, suffering from boredom and loneliness.”
Jemima Storey discusses the harsh realities of working as a care worker this winter.
‘So, what are you going to do with your life?’ The fateful question posed by parents, friends and tutors alike. As the days and weeks go by, it gets more painful to answer with ‘I don’t know’. The career question has been around all our lives; throughout our school careers we are asked by our Read More…
Maebh Howell takes full advantage of lockdown exercise regulations to explore new parts of her hometown.
A new year, a new lockdown. And with it again, the call for a tuition fee reduction – this time with more weight behind it than ever. Orlaith Lindsay and Calum Isaacs present the cases for and against a reduction.
The Pro-Vice Chancellor has confirmed that students can study remotely for the entirety of next term. In an email sent to the student body by the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education), Martin Williams, today, the following guidelines have been outlined for students, with the waiving of residency requirements being the most significant: “In light of the current Read More…
“2020 was queen of wacky lockdown trends and a look back over some of them suggests that many of us were questioning, if not abandoning, our gender performances, whether we knew it or not…”
Eve McMullen explores how lockdown has given people the freedom to change and experiment with their gender expression.
A number of Oxford professors have been recognised for their work in the 2021 New Year’s Honours List, including in social and natural sciences. It was announced that Professor Dieter Helm CBE will be appointed Knight Bachelor, with the knighthood being awarded for services to the environment, energy and to utilities policy. Professor Helm is Read More…
One year after the virus first emerged, new strains of COVID-19 have been detected across the world. Whilst mutations have occurred over the past twelve months, a graph from this study shows that the new version spreading throughout the UK is markedly different. The new strain, known as B.1.1.7, has mutated enough that it only sets Read More…
“The events of the past year are not unexpected flukes: they are simply the unmasking of problems that have been festering for years or even decades.”
Zaman Keinath-Esmail examines why the optimism surrounding the New Year is misplaced.