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Image Description: Photograph of creative director Sachini Imbuldeniya, producer of ‘You Clap for Me Now’. Irrespective of the various, imposed-isolation activities Britons attempt to distract themselves with during the pandemic, one initiative encourages a weekly harmonious act of appreciation: every Thursday, at 8pm, we are all invited to ‘Clap for our Carers’. The campaign, earnestly […]
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Image description: Corona Virus Tutoring Initiative Logo On Wednesday 18th March 2020, much to the anticipated concerns of many parents, guardians and teachers, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the mandatory and indefinite closure of schools throughout the UK. Amongst the proliferation of anxious-driven questions surrounding examinations, predicted grades, home-schooling and childcare, an idea inspired […]
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Tilly Rose, the founder of That Oxford Girl, provides free resources for upcoming and current students at the University of Oxford through her blog, social media and her book, which we talked about in a 2019 interview: https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2019/05/07/that-oxford-girl-tilly-rose-on-access-at-oxford-and-her-new-book/. We chat to Tilly again about what has changed since the publication of her book. Tilly also […]
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Could you tell us a bit about your background and how you first fell in love with music? I was born and raised in Edinburgh, but my family are Chinese. My parents are first-generation immigrants, and I have a pretty traditional Chinese family whom I’m very close to. I also have an older brother, who […]
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Image Description: Alex J. O’Connor Alex J. O’Connor is the founder of the Cosmic Skeptic YouTube channel, podcast and blog, and his work is dedicated to the open discussion of philosophy and religion. He is an experienced public speaker, debater, and interviewer, and has over 300,000 YouTube subscribers. He also finds time to study at […]
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Jen Campbell is a bestselling author and award-winning poet. Her most recent books include ‘The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night’, ‘The Girl Aquarium’ and a series of children’s picture books. I was lucky enough to talk to Jen about poetry, the importance of children’s voices, and the magic of online […]
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Image description: Róisín McCallion Róisín McCallion is the VP Welfare and Equal Opportunities at the Oxford Student Union where she works following the completion of her undergraduate degree in French and German at Merton. Róisín’s name has been hauled through national newspapers recently due to her involvement in passing the motion to promote BSL applause […]
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In early November 2019, I spoke with the Icelandic President, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson. I had seen Mr Jóhannesson speak once before, when he visited Oxford to speak to the Oxford Union earlier in the year: I was struck by his ability to communicate calmly but with authority. In short, he’s a natural statesman – which […]
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After graduating from Oxford University in 2016 with a degree in PPE , Alexandra Wilson pursued a career at the Bar. Wilson is now a criminal and family law barrister at 5 St Andrew’s Hill and is a member of the Criminal Bar Association Social Mobility Committee. She has recently been given a portrait in University […]
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Labour Assembly Member Mark Drakeford is known for his unassuming style of leadership. I was, I confess, taken aback slightly by Drakeford’s candour: particularly gutsy was his open indifference towards Oxbridge (especially as the Welsh Government has put improving access firmly on the agenda, through programmes like the Seren Network). My overall impression, however, was […]
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Image description: Jessica Searle, Merton Gender Equality rep Jessica Searle is a 2nd year Mertonian studying Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. She was voted Gender Equality Representative by the JCR, a role made especially interesting by Merton celebrating 40 years since women were introduced into the college. Speaking to Jessica about what her role includes and […]
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Nathan de Giorgi, a second year music student at Hertford College, made a name for himself last year off the back of several successful musical theatre appearances including ‘A Little Night Music’ and ‘Made in Dagehnam’. As the President of the Hertford Music Society (HCMS), choral award holder, and conductor of the Hertford Orchestra, Nathan […]
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From left to right: Katharine Gun, Gavin Hood – Director of the Official Secrets movie, Martin Bright – Journalist who worked on the article 24th September, the day that Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament was ruled unlawful was the same day that I heard the story of Katharine Gun. Two political situations were brought to […]
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Tell me about your background and your YouTube channel: I’m from Wolverhampton and come from a pretty average background but I recognise that I was very lucky to get into the selective state grammar school in my area which gave me lots of good opportunities that I wouldn’t have otherwise been able to enjoy. My […]
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Earlier this year, I stumbled into my first Woodroffe Ethics Society meeting in Worcester College. The Woodroffe Society was set up in 1947, to discuss moral and ethical issues, and since that time, it has always been led by the College Chaplain. On a Tuesday lunch time between 12.30-2pm, the morally curious amongst us meet […]
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Leonie Woodland is a third-year at Merton College who lead the Merton team in the University Challenge final of 2018. The team played against St John’s College, Cambridge, who were victorious in winning the overall competition with a score of 145-100. However, the Merton Team excelled throughout the whole competition, Leonie particularly catching attention due […]
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Ray Bradshaw introduces a new aspect to stand-up comedy with his show Deaf Comedy Fam. The two-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist tells his stories using both English and British Sign Language. The limited number of deaf students at Oxford presents a wider issue of inaccessibility for deaf people in society, including entertainment. Being […]
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I saw that you produce music for films and documentaries, could you tell me a bit more about that, please? When I was at Oxford, I played in a student band which broke out a bit, we made a record which was played on Radio One. Most people that do film and television music seem […]
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In April, the Profile section was contacted by technology giant HP with an invite to attend their roundtable event in partnership with the Fawcett Society to discuss the barriers which make the tech industry less accessible to women. As a historian, the idea of discussing technology seemed daunting, but the opportunity to see what a […]
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