• News and Sport
    • Sports
    • Interviews
  • Opinion
    • Features
  • Global Affairs
    • Outside OX1
    • Across the Aisle
  • Identity
    • LGBTQ+
    • Feminism
    • Disability
    • ERM (Ethnic and Religious Minorities)
    • Diaries of a Thought Son
    • (Dis)abled
    • Not Just A Stereotype
    • Words of a Multiple
  • Environment
  • Culture
    • Film & TV
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Fashion
    • Literature
    • Internet Culture
  • Lifestyle
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Relationships
    • Travel
    • Food
    • E-Lifestyle
    • Spotlight
  • Columns
    • Previous Columns
      • Beyond the Bubble
      • Love Letters
      • Musings of a Media Lover
      • Beyond the Footnotes
      • Heal Between the Lines
      • Admissions of a Rusticated Student
      • Objectifying Oxford
      • SaTired: Observations of a Finalist
      • Your College Auntie
      • Wine Waffle
      • Borders and Belonging
    • InterMEDIAte
    • Risk Appetite
    • Lady Grinning Soul
    • Second Draft
    • Low Concept
  • Profiles
  • The Bluebell
  • Contact Us
  • Mailing List
  • Alumni – can you help us?
  • The Archive
    • 5 Years of The Blue
    • The Blueprint
    • Freshers’ Guides
      • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2024
      • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2023
      • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2022
      • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2021
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Facebook Page
Skip to content
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Facebook Page
The Oxford Blue

The Oxford Blue

Oxford University's Independent Newspaper | Est. 2020

  • News and Sport
    • Sports
    • Interviews
  • Opinion
    • Features
  • Global Affairs
    • Outside OX1
    • Across the Aisle
  • Identity
    • LGBTQ+
    • Feminism
    • Disability
    • ERM (Ethnic and Religious Minorities)
    • Diaries of a Thought Son
    • (Dis)abled
    • Not Just A Stereotype
    • Words of a Multiple
  • Environment
  • Culture
    • Film & TV
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Fashion
    • Literature
    • Internet Culture
  • Lifestyle
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Relationships
    • Travel
    • Food
    • E-Lifestyle
    • Spotlight
  • Columns
    • Previous Columns
      • Beyond the Bubble
      • Love Letters
      • Musings of a Media Lover
      • Beyond the Footnotes
      • Heal Between the Lines
      • Admissions of a Rusticated Student
      • Objectifying Oxford
      • SaTired: Observations of a Finalist
      • Your College Auntie
      • Wine Waffle
      • Borders and Belonging
    • InterMEDIAte
    • Risk Appetite
    • Lady Grinning Soul
    • Second Draft
    • Low Concept
  • Profiles
  • The Bluebell
  • Contact Us
  • Mailing List
  • Alumni – can you help us?
  • The Archive
    • 5 Years of The Blue
    • The Blueprint
    • Freshers’ Guides
      • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2024
      • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2023
      • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2022
      • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2021

Author Archives: Alice Gowland

Alice Gowland (she/her) is the current Science and Technology Editor for The Oxford Blue, and a Third Year Experimental Psychology student at Magdalen College. She is a cheerleader, peer supporter, and proud Northerner, with a passion for discussing topics within all spheres of science. To get in touch with her, please email alice.gowland@magd.ox.ac.uk.

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • instagram
  • linkedin
Posted inOxford News

The Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: where are we now?

by Alice Gowland February 16, 2021July 18, 2021
Posted inOxford News

Detecting seismic waves on Mars: new opportunities for discovery in NASA mission

by Alice Gowland January 29, 2021January 30, 2021
Posted inOxford News

New Experimental Psychology and Biology Department building approved for construction

by Alice Gowland January 23, 2021February 10, 2021
Posted inOxford News

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS donates £100m to new Oxford antimicrobial research institute

by Alice Gowland January 20, 2021January 20, 2021
Posted inOxford News

New Research Finds Psychedelic Substance with Potential to Treat Depression

by Alice Gowland December 28, 2020December 28, 2020
Posted inOxford News

NHS blood donation rules to be relaxed for gay and bisexual men from summer 2021

by Alice Gowland December 15, 2020July 18, 2021

Popular Posts

  • Collage of different cups of coffee
    Ranking Every Coffee Shop in Oxford
  • Tommy Robinson surrounded by a crowd
    Far-right activist Tommy Robinson says he is “coming” to debate Islam at Oxford Union
  • Secretary Kerry Delivers an Address to the Oxford Union Membership in the Debating Chamber, 11 May 2016.
    This House believes that the Oxford Union has lost its values: the downfall of Oxford’s “free speech” society
  • Photos taken at the Say No to Tommy Robinson march and rally in London on Sunday 9th December 2018.
    Anti-Muslim rhetoric contributes to anti-Muslim violence: On Tommy Robinson’s Oxford Union Invite.
  • A Night to Remember: the Jesus-Exeter Ball 2026
  • People outside at dusk.
    Risk Appetite: On Trying British Classics as an American
  • The two protagonists of Oleanna; the professor is reading an essay to his student.
    David Mamet’s Oleanna at New College, Oxford: Reviewed
  • President of the United States Donald Trump stands at a podium with large blue signs on both side saying "Winning the AI Race".
    How Did AI Development Turn Political?
  • Characters from The Two Noble Kinsmen.
    The Two Noble Kinsmen at Mansfield College Garden: Reviewed
  • Coventry City's home ground, pictured in late 2025.
    Drama on and off the pitch: The 2025/26 Football League Championship

Supernova

Alice Gowland May 24, 2026 2 min read
The star Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR124) shines at the centre of an image taken by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Background stars and galaxies surround WR 124.

Silene Stenophylla Just like you, permafrost hides life. In Siberia, scientists find flower seeds in the burrows of frozen squirrels that lie between thick mammal…

Top 10 travel destinations to add to your summer bucket list

Alice Gowland May 23, 2026 6 min read
Photo of the Natual History Museum, Vienna, as the sun is setting

With the long vacation coming up, it’s impossible not to be dreaming of distant lands, foreign beaches, and tropical climates. Whilst the weather may be…

Guys and Dolls at The Queen’s College Gardens: Reviewed

Alice Gowland May 23, 2026 5 min read
Stage of Guys and Dolls

“This production exemplified Guys and Dolls’ style and playfulness, mixed with skilful and enthralling musical numbers” Nancy Pierre reviews Eglesfield Musical Society’s Guys and Dolls

Our House at the Oxford Playhouse: Reviewed

Alice Gowland May 23, 2026 3 min read
Harriet Wilson and Alex Innes in Our House

Tim Firth’s Olivier Award-winning musical Our House made its debut on Wednesday night at an Oxford Playhouse handsomely packed with young and old alike. The…

© 2026 The Oxford Blue Student Newspaper CIC | A new voice for a new decade | Est. 2020. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic Privacy Policy
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Facebook Page
Go to mobile version