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Image Description: Person in a robe and facemask against a purple background, confronted by several extended hands “I am sorry that your PhD scholarship application fails……” Ouch…. another heartbreak, another scholarship failure. How many scholarships have I failed? How many rejections have I got? How many denials have I been facing, so far? […]
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Image Description: A woman wearing a mask being confronted by shadow figures Back when I used to have Tinder, the most common greeting I received was: ‘Hi Jackie Chan.’ ‘OMG Jackie Chan.’ Or: ‘I’ve never had an Asian before. I’d like to try it.’ Whilst the former was a pathetic attempt at a joking association […]
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Image Description: A warmly lit room with a person sat concentrating and wearing earphones Early 2020 saw the beginning of the UK’s response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and as a result, millions of people being ordered to stay at home. With seemingly endless restrictions on socializing, shared spaces, and attending events, it wasn’t long […]
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Image Description: The DPhil Diaries Can you believe it? We reached 8th week! I’m sure many of you are really excited and relieved to have gotten to this point. I wanted to personally congratulate you all on making it to the end of term. What with lockdown and everything that comes with it, this term […]
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Image Description: Nupur Patel’s DPhil Diaries As we reach closer to the end of term, things have gotten a lot busier with work. For most students at Oxford, it’s usually the opposite case. The last two weeks of term normally mean wrapping up courses: handing in final problem sheets, essays and translations and going through […]
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Image Description: Graphic of students protesting with Peace Silly pictured. Reads ‘Artists and Activists featuring Peace Silly’ As part of our Artists and Activists series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Peace Silly, one of the founders of the youth-led non-profit organisation, PeriodLink. Since 2019, PeriodLink has worked to keep young people in the Volta […]
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Image Description: Nupur Patel’s DPhil Diaries This week, I’ve been trying to enjoy a few of the sunny days that February has already gifted us with. When I’ve seen the sunrays hitting my window in the morning, I’ve instantly felt better and eager to get outside for a bit of fresh air. With the floods […]
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Image Description: View from inside the Pitt Rivers Museum I confess, in full acceptance that I am playing into the History Student Stereotype, to feeling absolutely at home in a museum. Many times over this year of lockdowns I have found myself craving the familiar comfort of their echoey rooms. Last term especially, weaving out […]
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Image Description: Graphic of students protesting with Danni Watts pictured. Reads ‘In conversation with Danni Watts’ I first knew Danni through her work with Tabou Disability Magazine, which she founded in 2020 to highlight the experiences of disabled individuals, especially those at university. Danni is currently a third year Law student at St Hugh’s college, […]
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Image Description: Logo of view of the Oxford Radcam and surrounding monuments reading ‘Alumni Series’ The Oxford Student profile Section is proud to announce our Oxford Alumni series! To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Oxford Student we are talking to a series of alumni as they reflect on their university days and what they’ve […]
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Image Description: still from WandaVision of the main characters Wanda and Vision in a living room Saturdays are starting to feel anticlimactic. As a WandaVision fan, you wait a whole week for an episode. On Friday you literally FLY out of bed to watch the 30-minute episode waiting for you in digital paradise. As you […]
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Image Description: poster for the podcast, reading “Relatively”, with siblings standing beside each other With two younger sisters, both with strong personalities, my life has been defined by sibling relationships. But it is not something I have ever given much thought. We spend hours agonising over our romantic relationships, and we are often very conscious […]
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Image Description: Nupur Patel’s DPhil Diaries We’re now in the full swing of term and first week has come with ever-so-slightly warmer and sunnier weather than the last few weeks! Whenever I can, I’ve tried to seize the opportunity to get some fresh air, away from the computer screen that I’m used to staring at […]
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