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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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Oxford Responds to The Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

by Lucy Heywood and Guy Ward-Jackson September 10, 2022September 10, 2022
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In Conversation with Joe Seddon, founder of Zero Gravity

by Lucy Heywood August 21, 2022August 20, 2022
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Oxford’s Class Problem

by Lucy Heywood July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
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Introducing: Oxford ERM and Identity Societies

by Lucy Heywood and Hannah Selig July 16, 2022September 16, 2022
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The Genius of the Minions: The Rise of Gru Soundtrack

by Lucy Heywood July 9, 2022July 9, 2022
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‘Under Siege by Women’: Everything We Take for Granted at Oxford

by Lucy Heywood June 29, 2022June 29, 2022
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A Word From The Editors

by Guy Ward-Jackson, Lucy Heywood and Ben Blackburn June 20, 2022June 20, 2022
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The Perfect Crime: Why Your Grades Could Be Wrong

by Lucy Heywood and Charlotte Gleed June 3, 2022June 24, 2022
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Knoops: Oxford’s Hottest New Café

by Lucy Heywood May 3, 2022May 6, 2022
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Meet the Lifestyle Editors

by Lucy Heywood, Amy Ellis Winter, Charlotte Gleed, Daniel Quinn, Niamh Jones and Frances Dowle April 23, 2022June 24, 2022

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A sensational hat-trick from hooker Will Roddy powered Oxford University to a hard-fought 37-25 victory over Cambridge in a pulsating Men’s Varsity Match. In a…

Beyond the Byline: Major Names Discuss the Future of Journalism

Lucy Heywood Feb 28, 2026 6 min read
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On Tuesday 24 February, the first ever panel hosted in collaboration between Oxford University Media Society, The Oxford Blue, The Isis, and The Oxford Student…

People-Watching as Abstract Art

Lucy Heywood Feb 28, 2026 2 min read
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I’m looking for inspiration. Sat, now, rooted at the curb of the moment—a moment expanding the night on its surface and waning as if to…

James Dauris at Oxford Politics Society: Diplomacy and Multilateralism

Lucy Heywood Feb 28, 2026 6 min read
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James Dauris, who served as the British High Commissioner for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, as well as the British Ambassador for Peru and Panama, spoke…

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