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Image description: (L to R) Ellen Buttrick, Giedrė Rakauskaitė, James Fox, Ollie Stanhope, and cox Erin Kennedy receive their gold medals. Erin Kennedy is one of Oxford rowing’s success stories. A double World Champion, European Champion, and world record holder, the 29-year-old Pembroke alumna (and 2014 Boat Race winner) won Paralympic gold last Sunday when […]
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Image description: Someone holding the asexual pride flag CW: Transphobia, sexual assault Alex* is a student at Oxford University who would describe themselves as being on the asexual spectrum. We met up last week to discuss the experience of being asexual at university over a zoom-coffee (a term I’m sad to admit is actually part of […]
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Image description: Jeremy Corbyn and Adam Roble sitting on chairs in the Oxford Union’s chamber. Guy Dabby-Joory reports on Jeremy Corbyn’s appearance at the Oxford Union, and The Oxford Student’s subsequent interview with the former Labour leader. On the afternoon of 20th May, Jeremy Corbyn MP, the former Leader of the Opposition, came to speak […]
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Image Description: A white middle-aged man in a crowd of people. This week’s alumni is Alan Allen, an accountant from Worthing who continues to describe himself as being in his ‘mid-to-late thirties’ despite turning 40 later this year. Allen graduated from Oxford in 2002 with a perfectly acceptable 2:2 in History, and now works as […]
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Image Description: brown brick buildings near trees and flowers during daytime On the 6th May 2021, local elections will be held across the UK. These include elections for local and regional mayors, police and crime commissioners, certain local councils in England, and devolved powers such as the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments and London Assembly. There […]
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Image description: Buckingham Palace Most hypothetical rulebooks of ‘appropriate’ royal behaviour probably don’t include sitting down with a chat-show host in a garden in California. However, Harry and Meghan have never represented the model image of traditional British monarchy. Their recent televised conversation with Oprah Winfrey – which touched on issues such as personal security, […]
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the repercussions this has had for students, the work of the SU in advocating on our behalf has been more important than ever. The nominations for SU sabbatical officers are coming up and these are roles that will affect student life. We spoke to two outgoing sabbatical […]
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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 screwed up piece of paper on a desk Before we re-entered lockdown, I went to the Ashmolean rooftop, and met a group of three writers (Struan Murray, Alex Bryant and David Leon) who were meeting up to celebrate something rather unusual – they were no longer ‘failed novelists’. The three friends originally […]
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As we enter a new academic year at the University of Oxford, the Profile editors of the Oxford Student have introduced a new ‘Student Spotlight’ series which will span the eight weeks of Michaelmas term. We aim to celebrate and raise awareness of a selection of empowering student activists who are committed to making the […]
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Image: Len McCluskey in front of a microphone, from Twitter. Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite the Union, published a book earlier this year titled ‘Why You Should Be A Trade Unionist’. The book, about 140 pages long, talks about both impact that Trade Unions can have and have had on society today. I spoke […]
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Image description: Professor Sunny Singh holding the Jhalak prize trophy 2019 First awarded in 2017, the Jhalak Prize was founded to celebrate books of all descriptions written by British citizens or British residents of colour. The idea came from two writers, Sunny Singh and Nikesh Shukla, who are supported by the authors club, media diversified […]
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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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The World Health Organisation recognised coronavirus as a global pandemic on 11th March. Today, over a quarter of the global population is under lockdown, and over 1 million cases have been confirmed globally. Wuhan city, in China’s Hubei province, the birthplace and original epicentre of the outbreak, has seen more than 50,000 coronavirus cases, with […]
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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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After spending a relaxed Wednesday morning on a cup of peppermint tea and the obligatory – always prolonged – scroll through Instagram, I telephoned Her Grace Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland, to talk with her about her work as CEO of Belvoir Castle and ask her some questions about successful – and unsuccessful – business failures, […]
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Dr. Janina Ramirez is a popular art and cultural historian, and a member of staff at the University; studying English at St. Anne’s, Janina went on to study for an MA and PhD. She has presented a number of successful documentaries for the BBC and written numerous books, including a three-part ‘Viking Mystery’ series for […]
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Image description: Rosie Sourbut canvassing in the constituency Studying English in the year above me at Somerville College, I have been good friends with Rosie Sourbut since first year — and have followed her as she ardently campaigns for the issues which she is most passionate about. At only twenty-one years old, Rosie recently became […]
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