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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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Applications to join the Editorial team of the Oxford Student are now open! All applications consist of a written application and following this you may be called to an interview with the new Editors in Chief for Trinity term 2021, Isaac and Natasha. News Team applicants may also be required to send in an example […]
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Image Description: Nupur Patel’s DPhil Diaries It’s 6th week and my lunchtimes have been particularly busy lately. This term, midday has been the optimal time to get out for some fresh air. Especially this week, the sun has appeared quite often and the warmer weather has meant that I’ve stared out of my window more […]
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Image Description: Nupur Patel’s DPhil Diaries 5th week started off with a bang with the arrival of Valentine’s Day. Admittedly, on a normal year my boyfriend and I aren’t usually the grandest celebrators of the day. That’s not to say that we’re the cynical type, complaining about how ‘commercialised’ it all is (which is probably […]
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Image Description: Street view of Topshop’s Oxford Circus store The world of online retail has claimed yet another victim on the British high street. Unable to keep up with fast fashion and the immediate satisfaction that low-cost brands such as Boohoo and PrettyLittleThing can provide, Topshop will not be reopening its doors after the current […]
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Image Description: Nupur Patel’s DPhil Diaries The last time I noted down my thoughts here, I was in a bit of a miserable place with my DPhil. In all honesty, I was bored, fed up and anxious about the thought of getting stuck into corrections and preparing for a second draft. Being so close to […]
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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: Nupur Patel’s DPhil Diaries 2nd week of Hilary Term has definitely been on the busier side! I have continued working on a few journal articles, which has been a nice distraction from the boredom that can often arise in lockdown. Admittedly, I did suffer from a little bit of procrastination at the start […]
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Image Description: Amanda Gorman at Biden’s inauguration On the 20thJanuary 2021, people all over the world rejoiced as Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46thPresident of the United States and Kamala Harris became the first ever black, South-Asian and female vice-president. Another, subtler piece of history was made during the ceremony as Amanda Gorman […]
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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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Image description: Colourful fireworks against the background of a night sky Needless to say, 2020 was a tough year for us all but in spite of the adversities, many of us used it as an opportunity to re-evaluate our priorities. Over the past year, we have all had our fair share of tears, laughter, frustration, […]
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Image Description: Nupur Patel standing in front of the Radcliffe Camera The DPhil diaries is a blog post series created by third-year Lincolnite and Oxford Student Life Columnist, Nupur Patel. Having spent a whopping eight years(!) at Oxford, it’s finally time for her to complete her final year at university and find some sense of […]
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Image description: A still from Nauman’s Clown Torture (1987) depicting a close-up shot of a clown screaming. Arriving at the Tate Modern, I knew very little about the American artist Bruce Nauman. Based on a couple of Instagram posts which had popped up over the last month, I was expecting bright neon lights, and a […]
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Many of us love a good book, but should bookshops be classified as ‘essential’ establishments during a pandemic? As new lockdown restrictions are imposed across Europe, government ministers are reaching different conclusions on this controversial matter. As Oxford students (particularly if you are of the humanities persuasion), our relationship with reading is often complicated. Even […]
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With Black Friday having just passed, one of the largest shopping days in the world, we reminded again of the humanitarian and environmental dangers of fast fashion. Brands such as Pretty Little Thing have been accused of encouraging unsustainable consumption with their deals of up to 99% off – including dresses for as little as […]
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Image description: A woman holding shopping bags with a geometric edit on her face You wake up in the morning – it’s a beautiful day and you’re feeling good. You get up, brush your teeth (hopefully), check the weather forecast (unless you’re a reckless maniac), open the doors of your wardrobe, and get to it. […]
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Applications to join the Editorial team of the Oxford Student are now open. All applications consist of a written application and following this you may be called to an interview with the new Editors in Chief for Hilary Term, 2021, Robert and Issy. News Team applicants may also be required to send in an example […]
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Following the (very welcome) trend of departure away from fast-fashion consumption, the demand for pieces which have individual flair and originality has increased. Whether this be quirky second-hand items, hand-made slow fashion or reworked old clothes, the emphasis on responsible fashion consumption and the influence of lockdown has unquestionably led to an interest in personalised […]
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