Trudy Ross
Is Love Really Blind?
Oh, the times, they are unprecedented, and so is that ever-more-pressing desire for someone to hug, hold, and generally add a little bit of...
Oxford alumnus funds bursary for visually impaired students
"“In setting up this bursary, I wanted to prevent anyone visually impaired with the academic ability to get into Oxford, being daunted from applying or accepting their place because of their disability. We need to challenge this belief that visual impairment prevents you from achieving potential: academically, socially, or that it should impact your career ambitions."
Gender gap persists in lockdown, Oxford study finds
Oxford University’s Department of Sociology has released a report showing that gender inequality in the UK has remained throughout lockdown.
The report, published on 9th...
Album Review: Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’
Promoting her latest album on Twitter, Lady Gaga told fans:
“listen from beginning to end, no need to shuffle, this is my true story.”
Indeed, Chromatica...
Watching, Seeing
I wonder why it matters so much to me that they’re watching. When I picture you, pulling up at the side of a cobbled...
Self-worth and Size: what we’ve learnt from celebrity weight loss
As I’m sure everyone is very aware at this point, Adele has lost some
weight. In the past she’s often been cited as a ‘plus-size’...
Love, actually: dating in 2020
I can’t lie, when I heard the news that we’d probably all be holed up in our rooms for the next few months, without...
Artist’s spotlight: in conversation with Charlotte Bunney
How would you describe your work?
I work in all kinds of media. I would say I have most experience with watercolours and gouache but...
Oxford backs COVID-19 tracking study
The University has announced that it will be supporting a new government study to track coronavirus in the general population.
The study aims to improve...
Colleges offer free vacation residence to students from areas affected by coronavirus
Oxford colleges have been asked by the university to make accommodation available for students who cannot return over the Easter vacation due to the...
Oxford City Council releases annual performance statistics on gender pay gap
The City Council report has revealed
that, on average across the whole of
the Council’s workforce, women earn
10.2% less than men.
This is the first year that...
Black student “physically prevented” from entering Cambridge College
The Master of St Catherine’s College, Cambridge has issued a public statement apologising to a black student who was “physically prevented” by a porter...
Oxford’s Finley Tapp wins Winter Love Island
Oxford City’s Finley Tapp was crowned winner of the sixth series of Love Island on Sunday with girlfriend Paige Turley.
The pair split a...
Oxfordshire could become the UK’s first smoke free county
Last Thursday Oxfordshire’s Health Improvement Board discussed a plan to reduce the number of smokers in the county. The scheme has been proposed following...