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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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Hawley Heroic as Oxford Demolish Cambridge 

Chloe-Marie Hawley produced a virtuoso performance, amassing a personal haul of 12 points to steer the Oxford University Women’s team to a record-breaking 52-8 demolition…

Peter Pan Prison: The Infantilisation of Autistic Adults

Lucy Heywood Feb 27, 2026 9 min read
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Isobel Gurnett discusses the stereotyping and infantalisation that autistic adults are subjected to in their day-to-day lives, and the associated pressure to mask their neurodivergence.…

A Closer Look: India’s “Hidden Crisis”

Lucy Heywood Feb 27, 2026 7 min read
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“Do you think there is a crisis in mental healthcare in India today?” I ask Dr Manoj Therayil Kumar, Director of the Institute for Mind…

Oxford SU Postgraduate Storytelling Series Discusses the International Student Experience

Lucy Heywood Feb 27, 2026 6 min read
Oxford SU Postgraduate Storytelling Series Discusses the International Student Experience

On Wednesday 25 February, the Oxford University Students’ Union organised a session of its Postgraduate Storytelling Series, titled ‘Journeys of Hope: The International Student Experience…

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