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Author Archives: Lucy Heywood

Lucy Heywood (she/her) is the Oxford (News) Senior Editor at The Oxford Blue this term, having formerly worked in Lifestyle and as Editor-in-Chief. Between studying History at Worcester College and editing for The Blue, Lucy can usually be found watching rom-coms or listening to music with a Knoops hot chocolate in hand.

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by Lucy Heywood February 19, 2023February 19, 2023
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by Lucy Heywood February 18, 2023February 18, 2023
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Councils Release Joint Statement Amidst Traffic Filter ‘Misinformation’

by Lucy Heywood January 3, 2023January 20, 2023
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by Lucy Heywood January 1, 2023January 5, 2023
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Worcester Commemoration Ball Committee Launches Access Ticket Scheme

by Lucy Heywood November 15, 2022November 15, 2022
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Freemasons ‘Crash’ Second Union Access Social

by Lucy Heywood and Guy Ward-Jackson October 26, 2022October 31, 2022
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The Elephant in the Newsroom: Discovering Your Voice

by Lucy Heywood, Ruben Martin-Ward, Zariel Konadu, Evie Craggs, Thomas Evans, Sophie Benbelaid, Thripty Dutt and Imogen Edmundson October 9, 2022October 9, 2022
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The Elephant in the Newsroom: Access in Journalism

by Lucy Heywood September 25, 2022September 25, 2022
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The Oxford Period: Addressing Period Poverty in Oxford

by Lucy Heywood September 23, 2022September 21, 2022
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by Lucy Heywood, Leyla Baxman, Ben Blackburn, Guy Ward-Jackson, Amy Ellis Winter, Elisabetta Molteni, Elspeth Knight, Evie Craggs, Frances Dowle, Gioia Grafin Von Donhoff, Hannah-Sarah Selig, Rosie Somers, Sophie Mackenzie, Thomas Britton and Thomas Evans September 17, 2022September 19, 2022

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