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Author Archives: Isabelle Winter

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All in a Weekend

by Isabelle Winter and Julie Urban May 15, 2025May 26, 2025
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‘Varsity’: What does it really mean?

by Isabelle Winter March 14, 2025March 13, 2025
Huddle during a touch rugby match.
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Oxford’s Hottest New Sport: Uncovering Touch Rugby

by Isabelle Winter and Charlie Wallace February 20, 2025February 15, 2025
Jenson Button interviewing Lando Norris for Sky F1.
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Red flags and rash calls: Do stewards in F1 work?

by Isabelle Winter February 5, 2025February 5, 2025
Illustration of a person reading against a tree.
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A Guide to Seasonal Reading

by Isabelle Winter January 7, 2025May 14, 2025
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Hurdles Ahead: Will the Commonwealth Games Jump or Stumble?

by Isabelle Winter December 12, 2024December 31, 2024
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All Eyes on Grenoble: A Guide to the Grand Prix Final Showdown

by Isabelle Winter December 7, 2024December 28, 2024
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From Fantasy to Reality: How have virtual leagues changed how we watch sport?

by Isabelle Winter November 18, 2024May 26, 2025
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Manchester United dismisses Erik ten Hag after a disappointing start to the season

by Isabelle Winter October 29, 2024December 31, 2024
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by Isabelle Winter October 27, 2024December 31, 2024

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Lost for Words: Storytelling As The Solution To Oracy?

Isabelle Winter Nov 19, 2025 9 min read
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When was the last time someone told you a story?  I mean, truly told you a story – not using a book as a crutch,…

Rooted and Restless: Eco-Anxiety and the Inheritance of a Collapsing Earth

Isabelle Winter Nov 19, 2025 5 min read
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As climate systems collapse, biodiversity vanishes, and the seasons turn strange, the rising anxiety among young people isn’t a disorder. It is a diagnosis.

Rare Aesthetic: getting your first essay back and realising you kind of suck

Isabelle Winter Nov 19, 2025 5 min read
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“I threw in as much secondary criticism as I could find, hoping desperately that Derrida and Calvino could drown out my voice, or lack thereof.”…

Protesters Gather in Oxford to Protest the Proscription of ‘Palestine Action’

Isabelle Winter Nov 19, 2025 3 min read
Protesters Gather in Oxford to Protest the Proscription of ‘Palestine Action’

On Tuesday 18 November, a group of around 30 protesters met outside the Clarendon Building in central Oxford to protest the government’s proscription of the…

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