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The ‘science’ component of the social sciences is often the subject of jokes, with the idea that disciplines included in this label are not ‘real’ or ‘hard’ sciences. Their defenders are often quick to argue, however, that the quantitative tradition is a prevalent one among disciplines such as economics, demography, or political science. In my […]
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When I got off the plane at Marrakesh Menara Airport, it was a sensory overload. People yelling from all directions, every car communicating with honks of aggravation, and pops of bright colour around every corner. I got in the airport transfer feeling sceptical at best about spending the next week here. However, after a week […]
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Tattoos are seen by some as quite cool, and by some of my friends as something their mother would genuinely kick them out the house for. Last November, in the midst of a mid-degree crisis, I decided to bite the bullet (needle?) and get my first tattoo, just down the road at Oxford Tattoo on […]
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Often, my scientist friends will quizzically ask this question. To them, the idea of having lectures, or rather, or rather lectures which you can miss and still competently complete your degree, seems as unfathomably as say, the origins of the universe. Every day they trot off to their various departments, and every day I wake […]
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At the end of my first year, I started on a course of antidepressants for the first time in my life. I was 19, and I had been struggling with an undiagnosed eating disorder, depression, and anxiety since I turned 16 three and a half years earlier. For three and a half years I had […]
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“So, what are you doing after you graduate?” – the question that brings a tear to the eye and vomit to the mouth of every finalist. I don’t know about you, but every relative I speak to seems incredibly keen to ask me this at least 3 times per social occasion, sending me into a […]
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A couple of weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of headlining Mansfield Ball: it was a well-organised event, the crowds were insane and I was up on stage with some of my best friends in the world playing music that I love. It would be misleading to pretend that playing at balls isn’t a […]
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Image Credit: Jailbreak Oxford RAG’s flagship event Jailbreak is back for 2019. This year, it is happening at the end of 8thweek, on the 9th-10th March. With all tute work done for the term, there’s nothing holding you back from signing up for the adventure of a lifetime and one of Oxford universitie’s most established […]
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Can you tell me a bit about GEG – what is its purpose? GEG stands for ‘Group for European Geopolitical studies’. It is a discussion group, which is part of a bigger organization based in Paris since 2017. Its main purpose here in Oxford is to organize intellectual, civil discussions. As a result, it creates […]
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A mere 3.8% of the 159 modern linguists in my year are Asian. 87% are white. 70% are female. If my A-level Maths serves me correctly, there are approximately 1.8 Asian males in third year reading Modern Languages. I am one of them. Who knows what happened to the other 0.8 – I think I […]
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Oxford is well-known for its problematic past – the oldest English-speaking university has had its share of controversies throughout its long history. But the precise nature of these controversies is often buried deep, and most students know little more than the fact that the university has some sort of dark past. However, the lack of […]
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Image Credit: Hannah Kentridge As a student, there are a lot of different things that stress you out. The academic pressure of deadlines, essay crises, problem sheets, tutorial reading – it never ends. On top of that there’s the societies you eagerly sign up to as a fresher (only to be bombarded with emails you […]
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This past week I got the chance to sit down with Carley-Jane Stanson to talk about a sustainability project through the Oxford Hub that she is heavily involved with called Edible Gardens. Can you explain the Edible Gardens project to me? So, we are a small team starting off now with a 5-week training program […]
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On Tuesday January 24th, the first Oxford SU access conference was held at Mansfield College. The aim of the Access Conference was to ask what Oxford should aim towards in the next five years, considering the role of the Oxford in the context of national targets to reduce inequality in universities. Mansfield was a fitting […]
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Back when I was a spritely Year 13, naïve to what lay ahead and idealistic about University, I faced the choice we all made, where to apply on the dreaded UCAS, and for what. One of the sole reasons I decided to do Classics in the end, was because I didn’t want to give up […]
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We are well into the new year, and with that has come an influx of cries of “new year, new me!”. The trends that people attempt are generally things they know deep down that they should be doing year round, but generally only manage for 24 of the 30 days of the first month. This […]
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SAD (seasonal affective disorder) more commonly known as winter depression plagues an estimated 1 in 4 people every year (National Alliance of Mental Health). These symptoms can range from experiencing mild depression, a drop in energy levels, fatigue or weight gain to extreme manifestations of depression that can result in hospitalisation. Winter depression is most […]
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Hilary is undoubtedly the worst term of the year. The excitement of Halloween and Christmas in first term has gone, and there’s still five months to go until the sun will finally rise once again for the summer. For many, Hilary can be a period where it’s easy to feel quite lost. I, as a […]
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Oxford is definitely a city of contrasts. Architecturally, the old and the modern co-exist side by side, generally in happy juxtaposition to each other, occasionally in a more uneasy tension. When it comes to the relationship between town and gown, a history marked by occasional riots and violence, things haven’t always been straightforward. However, in […]
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