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Author Archives: Dhillon Lalji

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Self-Study: Not Just A Stereotype

by Dhillon Lalji November 3, 2025November 3, 2025
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Romanes Lecture – Mishal Hussain on ‘Empire, Identity and the Search for Reason’

by Dhillon Lalji October 18, 2025October 18, 2025
"For me, one of the most difficult things about exams is that normality goes out the window. Lessons, lectures, and tutorials that defined my week for the first two terms of Oxford life here have now become a series of scattergun revision classes." Image from Wikimedia Commons by Prosa, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ilustrando_a_neurodiversidade.png
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Exam Stress: Not Just A Stereotype

by Dhillon Lalji June 12, 2025June 12, 2025
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Oxford Union: Members Debate Colonialism in Africa and Internal Rules Reforms

by Dhillon Lalji May 31, 2025May 31, 2025
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Oxford Union: ‘This House Believes the Right to Die is a Human Right’

by Nithusha Sathyendran and Dhillon Lalji May 24, 2025May 24, 2025
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Unmasking My Friendships: Not Just A Stereotype

by Dhillon Lalji May 22, 2025May 21, 2025
Illustrated photo of the side profiles of various people showing their brains. Metaphor for diversity amongst people.
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‘One size does not fit all’: Not Just A Stereotype

by Dhillon Lalji May 10, 2025May 11, 2025

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The Modern Problems of an Ancient University with Dr. Matt Williams

Dhillon Lalji Nov 12, 2025 10 min read
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“‘Hi everyone! My name’s Dr. Matt Williams. I’m a tutor in Politics and what is known as the Access Fellow here at Jesus College at…

Risk Appetite: On Bubble Tea and Home

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“In the absence of another activity, the simple invitation to get bubble tea can be an opportunity to connect over culture, over identity, and over…

Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants: a modern-day drama of stolen clothes

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“Sisterhood, according to Delia Ephron, is “essentially uncivilised”. I think that sums it up — two wild animals thrown together into a random family, similar…

Ugly Feelings: Send me to the Seaside

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