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Jaya RanaNov 3, 202512 min read
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The Editor’s Note Welcome back to this week’s edition of Outside OX1! The term is truly underway as we have hit November, and if you’re…

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Esther Boon reports on the recent announcement that Angela Rippon is set to perform at Christ Church Cathedral for Macmillan’s annual carol service. Image by…

Light and Labour at The Ashmolean

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“With our modern-day overexposure to art online, we can see hundreds of paintings any time, which can desensitise us to the effort that goes behind…

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