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Over 32 JCR Presidents have put their name to a letter to Vice-Chancellor Louise Richardson expressing “deep concern” regarding the University’s mental health provisions. The letter claims that “UK students are in the midst of a mental health crisis”, citing figures which suggest that 78% of students believe they have suffered from mental health problems […]
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Image Credit: Erica Yokoyama Life in Oxford can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially towards the end of the term with impeding essays due and upcoming exams tying us to the desk. For anyone who needs an hour break from their nerve-racking days, Oxford SU has graced us with what some might describe as a puppy miracle […]
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Dear Editor, I am responding to the article ‘Oxford must improve its approach to mental health’ [28th November]. I am someone with a central diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, which is arguably the most difficult to treat of all mental disorders. I can empathise with the author’s frustration at the mental health services provided by […]
Continue ReadingBritain is not short of written pieces about paedophilia. In the wake of endless celebrity scandal (1970s’ stars now appear more frequently in arrest warrants than New Year’s honours lists), we search voraciously for causes and reasons, speculate on the latest arrests and nod at ferocious, hate-filled diatribes. So it is with no little trepidation […]
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