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  • 23rd March 2023
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Food and Drink
·12th November 2016

‘Frankenstein Food’ Stakes a Claim in the Meat Sector

With almost a thousand students last week taking the OUSU veggie pledge, with pledges ranging from full veganism to ‘quitting...
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FeaturesScience and Technology
·26th February 2017

“everything i tweet is real”: The Age of Dril

Will Shaw
“fuck “jokes”. everything i tweet is real. raw insight without the horse shit. no, i will NOT follow trolls. twitter...
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Science and Technology
·2nd November 2017

“Where have all the good men gone?”: the single life of a bdelloid rotifer

Penny Young
Bonnie Tyler didn’t realise how aptly her song ‘Holding out for a Hero’ described the lives of the Bdelloid Rotifers...
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Science and Technology
·9th November 2019

10 popular conspiracy theories reviewed

Naomi Housego Day
Image Description: green aliens.   The moon landing was a hoax. There are no stars in the photographs of moon...
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Science and Technology
·31st October 2019

10 things about the UK’s urban wildlife

Naomi Housego Day
Image Description: Harbour Seal pup Seagulls are attracted to urban areas. This is because temperatures are generally 4-6°C warmer, meaning...
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Science and Technology
·19th October 2019

10 things you are about to learn about goats

Naomi Housego Day
Image Description: a goat eating grass.   Goats have rectangular pupils. This allows a wider range of vision of 340°,...
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Science and Technology
·23rd October 2019

10 things you didn’t know about coffee

Naomi Housego Day
Image Description: roasted coffee beans. 600 billion cups of coffee are drunk globally each year. Coffee is one of your...
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FeaturesScience and Technology
·12th February 2017

3 Science-Fiction Technologies Which Could Become Reality

Tom Gould
Science fiction is, in my wholly unqualified opinion, the best of the literary and screen genres. Its imaginative potential is...
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Science and Technology
·21st November 2019

A night at the museum: behind the scenes tour of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Phil Fernandes
Image Description: T.rex at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History   The Museum of Natural History is one of...
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Science and Technology
·17th August 2012

An off-the-record guide to Science at Oxford

Eleanor Armstrong
Coming up to Oxford is filled with ideals of lounging in old building, reading romantic novels, soaking up the intellect...
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Entertainment
·2nd June 2017

‘Garden’: A Cerebral Piece With A Very Human Heart

Once again, Jack Bradfield and Poltergeist Theatre prove that they’re cleverer than us. In the nicest possible way. Garden, Bradfield’s...
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Profile
·14th January 2023

“My problem when I was at Oxford was I tried way too hard and I was constantly trying to work and I just burned out spectacularly”

Matthew Holland
Dr Simon Clark is a YouTuber, science communicator and alumnus of St Peter’s College. His videos focus mainly on climate...
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NewsUniversity News
·22nd May 2014

£1.8 billion development for University

Imogen Crane
The University has recently unveiled blueprints for £1.8 billion worth of development in Oxford. The plans include new developments in...
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Science and Technology
·6th November 2019

10 things about Bonfire Night

Naomi Housego Day
Image Description: Fireworks. The sparks from a sparkler are 1000-1600°C. Yet, they are still safe to use because there is...
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Science and Technology
·16th October 2019

10 things science and technology learnt this summer

Naomi Housego Day
Image Description: a bumblebee on an orange flower. 1. Bees have hairy tongues for drinking nectar. Bumblebees are able to drink...
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Science and Technology
·21st November 2019

10 things you didn’t know about Brussels sprouts

Naomi Housego Day
Image Description: Brussels sprouts   Brussels sprouts are the same species as cabbage, cauliflower, kale, broccoli and kohlrabi (among others)....
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Science and Technology
·16th October 2021

2021 Nobel Prize winners announced

Christopher Collins
Image description: A Nobel Prize for Chemistry medal The winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes, which recognise outstanding achievement in...
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Features
·30th November 2012

A clockwork orrery

Phoenix Paz
Tick-tick, tick-tock, tick-tick. The clockwork inside the fat brass disk clicks as our guide turns the tiny brass handle of...
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Science and Technology
·25th January 2019

A wall to wildlife: how nature will be affected by Trump’s wall

Ella McPherson
To say Trump’s wall is controversial is like saying leaving the EU has been a minor nuisance. The associated government...
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