Maebh Howell, Author at The Oxford Blue

‘Do as I say, not as I do’: Boris Johnson’s Bike Ride

by Maebh Howell January 22, 2021January 22, 2021

Covid’s Mental Health Crisis

by Maebh Howell January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

‘Gotta blame it on my juice’: The issue with Lizzo’s smoothie cleanse

by Maebh Howell January 16, 2021January 16, 2021

Freedom in the familiar: how to appreciate your hometown during lockdown

by Maebh Howell January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

‘Dear diary’…

by Maebh Howell January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Staycations – The New Normal?

by Maebh Howell August 21, 2020August 25, 2020

Here to stay: Celebrity literature and Lana Del Rey

by Maebh Howell July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

COP30: Behind the Scenes

Maebh Howell Jan 20, 2026 18 min read

Image taken by Merna Elboghdady, used with her consent in the article. Shows the Global Youth Climate Training team at COP30.

Elana Roberts explores the importance, impact and limitations of COP30, which took place in Brazil. She first traces the historic significance of COPs before interviewing…

In defence of the assisted dying bill

Maebh Howell Jan 20, 2026 4 min read

In defence of the assisted dying bill

The House of Lords by William Morrison Wyllie (1820–1895), Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons My grandmother died in 2020. At the end of her life,…

The Physicist Behind the Turl Street Orchestra: In Conversation with Dr. Felix Tennie

Maebh Howell Dec 15, 2025 6 min read

Dr. Felix Tennie stands outside the Radcliffe Camera after our interview.

“If I had no music, I wouldn’t be as productive of a physicist. Whenever I don’t get to make music for a time, I become…

Snow

Maebh Howell Dec 15, 2025 3 min read

Snow

‘If something is frozen we say it’s unchanging — that it stays.’ Nina Sablan’s creative piece about snow and its effects on our landscape. Image…