Science and Technology·5th August 2023Researchers may have cracked the code for room-temperature superconductivity Emily Hudson Featured image credit: US Department of Energy on Flickr Featured image description: A grey cylinder floating above a white surface....Read More
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...Read More
Science and Technology·27th October 2022Introducing the James Webb Space Telescope Emily Hudson The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has conquered headlines in the past year or so, capturing the public’s imagination with...Read More
Science and Technology·10th May 2022Desalination on demand Emily Hudson In the lush and bountiful river valleys of the UK, it is difficult to imagine that for many, fresh water...Read More
Science and Technology·16th October 20212021 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...Read More
Science and Technology·24th April 2021Waking Up to the Benefits of Sleep Nicole Hasler Image Description: a yellow alarm clock showing the time as quarter to five, on white bedding This article is based...Read More
Science and Technology·20th February 2021How the baby formula debate is harming food banks Marietta Kosma Image description: a baby being fed from a bottle The view that formula milk is significantly inferior to breast milk,...Read More
Science and Technology·30th May 2020The mathematics of social distancing Luke Hatton Image description: Russian dolls illustrating social distancing “It seems like a pretty standard interview question”, I thought to myself. Back...Read More
Science and Technology·2nd May 2020Why is coronavirus affecting men more than women? Flora Clark Image description: a bathroom sign with a ‘man’ figure and ‘woman’ figure on it. As coronavirus continues to spread across...Read More
Science and Technology·10th April 2020Debunking the myths: preventing coronavirus Susmita Dave Image description: ultrastructural of the coronavirus After being encouraged by my parents to take daily turmeric supplements to “prevent corona”,...Read More
Comment·1st June 2023The failings of the Doomsday Clock Blane Aitchison Currently set at 90 seconds to midnight, the Doomsday Clock has been ticking for over seven decades now. Since its...Read More
Science and Technology·9th November 2022Can fast fashion be made sustainable? Christina MacIntosh The modern fashion industry is complicated. It relies on both political and economic processes that enable globalised supply chains and...Read More
Science and Technology·5th October 2022Switching to renewable energy could save trillions, new study finds Emily Hudson Image credit: American Public Power Association Switching from fossil fuel energy to renewable energy sources could save trillions, a recent...Read More
Culture·8th December 2021The Effect review – revelatory and ingenious Jason Chau Image Description: The Effect poster with an illustration of Cupid shooting an arrow through pills on a blue background. With...Read More
Comment·22nd May 2021Dawkins and the scientific guise Anna Davidson Image Description: a screen with the twitter app on an app store. CW: mention of transphobia, misogyny, racism, discrimination. “Is...Read More
Science and Technology·24th February 2021COVID-19 vaccine equity: a global failure? Roseanna Allwood Image description: a Hawaiian newspaper with the headline “Mass vaccinations begin” As vaccination proceeds apace in the UK and amongst...Read More
News·30th December 2020Reaction as Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine approved for use in UK Jessica Kaye Image Description: The Radcliffe Camera on a background of grey and red with images of the virus. The UK has...Read More
Science and Technology·2nd May 2020The Science of Bioluminescence Flora Clark Image Description: white and blue jellyfish If you take a trip to Koh Rong, the second largest island in Cambodia,...Read More
Science and Technology·24th April 2020Will phone-tracing spell the end of lockdown? Michael Milad On the 12th of April the Minister for Health, Matt Hancock, revealed that an NHS app was in development: “if...Read More