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Oliver Shaw is a 1st year undergraduate at Merton College, Oxford, studying History who self-identifies as having a hearing impairment. As part of the minority at Oxford who suffers from a hearing impairment, I found it interesting to discuss with Oliver how this affects his daily life at university. ‘Access’ is a word that can […]
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At the age of just twenty-three, London-born Scarlett Curtis has already done a lot of things. As the curator of Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (and other lies), a collection of essays written by various women, herself included, on what the F-word means to them, one might be tempted to label her a writer. As a […]
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Kerry McCarthy is the Labour MP for Bristol East and has had her seat since 2005. She has been vegan for over 25 years and campaigns tirelessly for ethical improvement and better ecological sustainability as well as national health issues. She kindly invited me to Portcullis House in Westminster where she shared her own reasons […]
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Danny Parrott and Richard Lloyd are two Oxford graduates who first met on their Chinese Studies course at the university. In 2011, they established a social enterprise called Gotoco with their Chinese partner, Lisha Tang, which allows university students from various parts of the world to travel to travel to China on summer teaching and […]
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Simon Upton and Marceline Bresson are 2nd year undergraduates at Teddy Hall, studying PPE and E&M respectively. They have recently set up their own University Society, Oxford European Forum, as a space to discuss Europe holistically rather than in the context of any political agenda – and they are now recruiting for members. I met […]
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Mario Stepanik is a 1st year undergraduate at Merton College, studying Economics and Management. In the elegance and indulgence of Viennese ball culture, Mario saw an opportunity to create an event with a goal far more lucrative than simply perfecting the famed Viennese Waltz. The classic setting of the Viennese Palais housed “La Soiree” on […]
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Image credit: regan76 (Flickr) The similarities between making bread and setting up a time to talk to Ben Lebus, founder of the online food publishing company MOB Kitchen, are few; neither, however, prove easy. It’s almost apt that we finally find the time to call while I am faced with a cupboard as empty as […]
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Image credit: Charlotte Austin As Profile Section Editors, Francesca and I sought to curate stories that were reflective of an increasingly diverse and international Oxford, both in the makeup of its student body and in the individuals that interact with it. For our final print piece, we decided to look inward at the OxStu team […]
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Image credit: Joe Inwood Joe Inwood is the current President of Oxford University Student Union (SU). He is a graduate of Mansfield College and stepped straight into the role after completing his degree. He grew up in Manchester and has a slight Northern twang, noticeable to fellow Northerners like myself. I find him in SU […]
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Image credit: The Oxford Foundry “Tell me about yourself”, asks Oxford Foundry director Ana Bakshi before our full conversation begins. I’m initially disarmed by the question; after all, the job description of a library-bound, technologically-averse History and English student doesn’t typically involve a Friday afternoon chat with a leading entrepreneur. Yet I’m soon shown that […]
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Image Credit: Pxhere. Description: a woman viewing some paintings in a gallery. Not only is it considered normal to hold foreign art in museums, but it’s almost perceived to be the role of these institutions. Can a museum ever be able to represent accurately a heritage and a set of work that doesn’t belong to […]
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Image Credit: Dezalb. Description: a tablet engraved with Egyptian hieroglyphs. Museums are a fantastic resource for many subjects. In Oxford, for instance, there is the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH), and the Museum of the History of Science, to name but a few. These places house […]
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Image Credits: Benedict Allen I find Benedict Allen at the Sheldonian Theatre, there to give a talk on the various expeditions he has undertaken, and, more particularly, on the events of November 2017. Benedict was reported missing in Papua New Guinea, before being ‘found’ and taken out of the region by helicopter. This event brought him […]
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Image Credit: Sofya Sudets There is a Boston Consulting Group recruiting event in full swing on Turl Street Kitchen’s compact staircases. Amidst the suits and savvy conversation, it seems almost surprising that the same space functions as the headquarters for Oxford Hub, an organisation founded in 2007 to connect students to local-facing charitable groups. Sofya […]
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Image credit: Manish Binukrishnan It’s nearly half a year since the Oxford published its first Annual Admissions Report, which made headlines in University and national circles for the disparities in the demographics of students admitted as undergraduates to Oxford. Less than a month after the report’s publication, a community of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic […]
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Nancy Pelosi is, to borrow one of President Trump’s phrases, the definition of ‘high energy’. A seasoned fund-raiser and congressional veteran, the House Minority Leader knows just how much she has done for the Democratic Party. Even deep in the enemy territory of a recent Fox news interview, Pelosi was coolly assured of her own […]
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Neo, 47, is one of the most recognisable faces in Oxford. With his characteristic beard and Akubra-style hat, he can usually be found busking on Cornmarket Street. Having been involved in various campaigns, Neo has come to represent Oxford’s growing homeless community. In an interview with The Oxford Student, Neo and I discussed the various […]
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Harriet Harman is one of the most prominent political figures in recent history. A pioneer of women’s rights and representation, Harman entered Parliament as a pregnant thirty-two-year-old at a time when 97% of MPs in the House of Commons were men. After serving in various shadow and cabinet positions, including as the first-ever Minister for […]
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From its very name, Student Action for Refugees (STAR) makes its objectives very clear – that of the empowerment and mobilisation of young people in local communities across the UK to address one of the most pressing crises in the world today: the refugee crisis. By hosting various volunteering, campaigning, and educational events – here […]
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