The forgotten pandemic?
"The emergence of anti-vaccine extremism demonstrated that the ghost of dogmatic individualism lived on"
Scientists highlight the importance of ethics in tackling the next global pandemic
Estimates predict that there is currently more than a one in four chance of another global pandemic in the next decade, and scientists are...
Matt Hancock warns of “next pandemic” at Union address
Matt Hancock warned of the "next pandemic" in an address to the Oxford Union, where he discussed everything from the NHS to I'm a Celebrity...
Could the pandemic get worse, again? And can we anticipate the future of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or of any organism?
"Fitness landscapes appear everywhere from the social sciences to string theory/cosmology, and is arguably one of the most powerful tools in science to conceive of problems with large spaces."
Queer As Folk: Pride is where community is
"Yet the message carried in this little soap opera bubble is nonetheless heartening: that the queer community is supportive and inclusive, and that for the very vulnerable, it’s often more loving and nourishing than the institutions and relatives that have failed to accept them."
Researchers reveal pandemic’s impact on children’s mental health
A new policy briefing by a team of researchers at King’s College London and Oxford University has revealed the profound impact of the Covid-19 pandemic of the mental health of children and young people, as well as setting out various steps which can be taken to address this growing crisis.
Interviews to be online for second year running
"The University stresses that 'no candidate or their school will be expected to purchase a touchscreen device in order to participate'."
Pandemic sees rise in suspected exam cheating and collusion cases
University of Oxford investigated 27 cases of suspected cheating in the academic year 2020/21, Cherwell can reveal. Of the 27 suspected cases, only one case was upheld.
The future of film in a post-pandemic world
Is the cinematic experience in danger of decline?
What the pandemic has taught me: Nursing during Covid-19
"If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s demonstrated who we instinctively turn to for support through our darkest moments. Across this hugely challenging and sad time, we’ve relied on nurses to keep us, and our loved ones, safe."
Like A Record Baby: Vinyl in the Pandemic
"The sanitiser that coated my hands before entering Vintage and Vinyl was sticky. I was conscious of every fingerprint I might leave– a world away from thumbing through endless stacks of records in a pre-COVID world." Shreya Banerjee discusses her lockdown love affair with the LP.
“There Is No Pandemic”: A First-Hand Insight into Oxford’s Anti-Lockdown Protest
"He agreed to talk to us, but only after insisting that we remove our face masks (“unless you’re undercover police”)."
You’re Breaking Up!
my experience of dating during ‘Doomsday’ has been pretty much just as embarrassing, agonising, uncomfortable and fun as it was before the pandemic.
Valuing the Future-Present: How to be Taiwan
"By acknowledging that the future will eventually be the day we wake up to and the problems we encounter, we can make a greater conscious effort to make that future-present a better one."
