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Image Description: Sign saying “Open” One of my favourite parts of Freshers’ week last year was arriving at the Freshers’ Fair. I wandered over to the Examination Schools, stepped through the archway and walked into a new world. Every room was full of bustling people stopping at different stalls to sign up for societies and […]
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If I told you I spent every Wednesday evening in a basement playing with Lego, you could be forgiven for raising an eyebrow. Admittedly, it’s probably not the first thing that springs to mind when you think of “extra-curricular activities,” “societies” or “thriving social life.” And yet this is what I have chosen to do […]
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College. It’s the place we all feel most at home. It’s where we first meet all our friends in Freshers’ Week. It’s where we spend hours slogging away at essays, then go to our friends’ rooms to pre before we hit Bridge. For many, college is everything they know and experience of Oxford, the be-all-and-end-all […]
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1989 was one hell of a year. In international politics, the Berlin Wall fell after 28 years, one of a series of events that would see the end of the Soviet Union, while Brie Larson, of Captain Marvel fame, was born. Here in Oxford, in Hilary Term, something else was born, the Oxford Doctor Who […]
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Image Credit: Erica Yokoyama Last week, the Freshers’ Fair turned out to be a great success with each college’s freshers thronging in to over 400 booths. At the jam-packed Examination Hall, Oxford’s myriad of societies and clubs showcased their activities and recent achievements, with the goal of recruiting new members. But as any fresher will […]
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Image Credit: Photo © Jonathan Billinger (cc-by-sa/2.0) What better way is there to immerse yourself in science during your degree than by joining a student society? Here in Oxford there are a multitude of societies dealing with a myriad of different subject areas. Joining a society enables you to make friends with likeminded people, attend […]
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Image Credit: Jaredd Craig Walking into the Fresher’s fair can feel like one of the most overwhelming aspects of the Freshers week experience. With limited time and endless enthusiastic stall-holders vying for your attention (“What do you mean, you’re ‘just not really into Ultimate Frisbee’?”), finding societies relevant to your interests is a challenging feat. […]
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Image Credit: OUCA/OULC/OULD Facebook Wondering how to get involved with the political societies at uni? Look no further! Here is everything you need to know about the three major political societies at The University of Oxford and an overview of their upcoming meetings and events for the Michaelmas Term 2018. Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA), […]
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On 6th February this year, Britain celebrated a landmark anniversary. The day marked one hundred years since the first women in this country were granted the vote; full female suffrage was achieved ten years later in 1928. This centenary year is an opportunity for reflection on what has changed since then. While there is much […]
Continue Reading“Psychedelics! LSD! Psilocybin!” is not something that you expect to hear at the OUSU Fresher’s Fair. Yet, if you walked through the “Miscellaneous” section of the Fresher’s Fair this year, you might have heard this pitch. Alternatively, you could have witnessed what looked like the oddest drug deal in history: free blotter tabs, typically associated […]
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Biotechnology is at the forefront of the twenty-first century’s biological revolution, developing novel therapies grounded in the mechanisms already exploited by biology. Biotech companies themselves are the minnows of the pharmaceutical world, streamlined for the sole purpose of developing these treatments—no marketing costs, just pure research and development —and aiming for the ultimate prize of […]
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In the deep underbelly of Trinity college, a revolution is taking place. Every Tuesday evening at 7:30, a ragged band of radicals meet with one sacred mission in mind: to make the ukulele cool. A forlorn task, one might scoff. After all, isn’t the ukulele just a child’s toy which peaked in popularity back when […]
Continue Reading“You cannot fight if you have drunk alcohol. Also, we do not fight in the dark.” So closes the safety notice of one of Oxford’s less conventional societies. The Oxford University Historical Re-enactment society, referred to by its members as the Wychwood Warriors, currently boasts 35 members, and states as its primary goals the study […]
Continue ReadingYou’ve got the tightly-buttoned shirt, and the black-rimmed glasses. You do an arts subject. You are so close. But if you really want to make it as a thesp, we’ve got a few simple pointers to help. Let us present our beginners’ guide to the curious world of Oxford theatre… 1. Find your niche. Obviously, […]
Continue ReadingAfter eight weeks amidst the fabled spires, the return home can seem more like a return to Earth – particularly for the Freshers among you. The first week of the holiday is utter, blissful freedom – breakfast, lunch and dinner at a time of your choosing? Yes please! Shove all subject-related books out of sight […]
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