• 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
  • Lifestyle
    • The Lifestyle Lowdown
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Relationships
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Love Comes out of The Blue
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lifestyle
    • The Lifestyle Lowdown
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Relationships
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Love Comes out of The Blue
  • 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
  • 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: Jess Milligan

Image of the top section of the book cover of “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant”.
Posted inProfiles

Everything I Learned from the Author of “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant”

by Jess Milligan April 21, 2025April 23, 2025
Image of a girl walking through a path in a garden.
Posted inEnvironment

Hilary Scaries and the Nature Cure

by Jess Milligan February 21, 2025February 23, 2025
Image of a pink flower in the shape of a heart.
Posted inEnvironment

Valentine’s Day in Uncertain Environmental Times

by Jess Milligan February 13, 2025February 13, 2025
Posted inEnvironment

Catastrophe, Climate Change and Celebrities: The LA Wildfires

by Jess Milligan January 14, 2025January 14, 2025
Posted inEnvironment

How Storytelling Can Save the Environment

by Jess Milligan November 11, 2024November 24, 2024
A wardrobe filled with clothes, with a shelf on the top half with jumpers and a rail with hangers on the lower half of the image.
Posted inEnvironment

Why is it so hard to be an environmentally conscious fashion girly?

by Jess Milligan October 12, 2024November 13, 2024

Popular Posts

  • The Oxford Union chamber.
    Oxford Union Term Card Released for Hilary Term 2026
  • The cost of money: New College’s economic aspirations threaten ethical standards 
  • The Grand Egyptian Museum
    A Closer Look: The Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Not Choosing London
  • Ranking Every Açaí Bowl in Oxford
  • The cast of Company gathered together on the stage
    Stephen Sondheim’s Company at The Oxford Playhouse: Reviewed
  • Commodifying “Yellow Face”: A Reflection on Identity and (Self-)Representation
  • In defence of the assisted dying bill
  • Local Elections Confirmed in Oxfordshire This May
  • Oxford Student Union Election Results Announced for 2026

Is Your Home Losing Heat? ECO4 Scheme Can Help

Jess Milligan Feb 17, 2026 6 min read
Is Your Home Losing Heat? ECO4 Scheme Can Help

Do you often feel cold at home, even with the heating on? Does your energy bill keep rising every year? If yes, your home may…

How To Prepare Your Home For A New Boiler Installation

Jess Milligan Feb 16, 2026 4 min read
How To Prepare Your Home For A New Boiler Installation

Upgrading your home heating system is a significant step towards improving energy efficiency and ensuring your property stays warm during the colder months. While the…

Outside OX1 Week 4: Canada, Japan, Armenia and Azerbaijan

Jess Milligan Feb 16, 2026 18 min read
Image Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay

Welcome back to another issue of Outside OX1! I hope everyone celebrated a lovely Valentine’s, Palentine’s or Galentine’s Day. It is easy to fall under…

Second Draft: Sardines, Low Ceilings, and Knitting

Jess Milligan Feb 16, 2026 6 min read
Illustration of Oxford buildings and study materials surrounding text that reads 'Second Draft'

“I’m fortunate that life in Oxford is particularly spontaneous and varied. You can go from having no plans to suddenly finding yourself drinking port next…

© 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