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Sleep is for the Rich

This may sound familiar. Five political prisoners are locked in a gas chamber in 1940s Russia. In a military-sanctioned experiment, the subjects are kept awake...

New Oxfordshire service supports children’s mental health

Oxfordshire Discovery College is a new mental health service supporting children and young people. It was created in response to research findings that rates...

A Bleak Night from a Student’s View

Ben Gray discusses the impact of the University's coronavirus strategy on mental health.

New Oxford study identifies main suicide risk factors

Last week, researchers from the University of Oxford and the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, published a new study on lifetime suicide risk factors in the...

Why the vac isn’t enough to solve Oxford’s mental health problem

"There are few greater temptations on earth than to stay permanently at Oxford in meditation, and to read all the books in the Bodleian.” Although I...

Review: Section Two

Phoebe Hennell reviews Tom Gould's new play 'Section Two'

For whom and for how long?

Reminiscing about one’s teenage years is a rather cinematic task. After all, Hollywood has made a great profit from narrating stories about what being a teenager should be and feel like.

The fractured mind, literature, and society.

“I felt the narrowing of my life to a very fine point. A hard triangle of a life over and me sprawled at its peak, hopeless and lost.” - Russell Brand, describing a mental breakdown.

Love Island: the breaking point for exploitative television?

"Love Island doesn’t just expose its contestants to the vitriol of the public, it actively encourages it."

Hungry for Love, or Just Plain Hungry?

Exploring the problematic depiction of eating habits in ‘Love Island’

The exploitation of musicians’ emotional struggles

"The general reaction to musicians’ pains is a testament to the humanity of our age."

Should we cancel reality TV?

Given the recent suspected suicides, should shows like Love Island and Jeremy Kyle be allowed on our televisions?

The Ruling Class – ‘a new beast, though one they are competently battling’

Stage Wrong Productions tackle the challenging black comedy on at the BT in third week.

Every Brilliant Thing – ‘strikes a staggering balance between serious and joyful’

For a play about suicide, Every Brilliant Thing is an unexpectedly life-affirming and hilarious production

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