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City Council to provide more emergency lockdown accommodation for rough sleepers

by Max Spokes January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

Government proposals to deregulate gene editing unveiled at Oxford Farming Conference

by Max Spokes January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

Oxford professors recognised in New Year’s Honours List

by Max Spokes January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

Oxford professor elected President of British Ecological Society

by Max Spokes December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

Prioritise natural regeneration to address climate and ecological emergency, report urges

by Max Spokes December 16, 2020December 16, 2020

Arts figures call on PM to extend Right to Roam in English countryside

by Max Spokes November 30, 2020December 1, 2020

Write for Rights: Oxford students join Amnesty International campaign

by Max Spokes November 21, 2020November 21, 2020

The ‘green industrial revolution’: We’re on fire and Boris will bring a hose (by 2030-ish)

by Max Spokes November 19, 2020November 19, 2020

Shadow Chancellor calls for “emergency measures” on climate as Labour proposes £30bn green recovery

by Max Spokes November 10, 2020November 25, 2020

University releases plans for net zero carbon and net biodiversity gains by 2035

by Max Spokes October 26, 2020October 26, 2020

Goodwin Appearance Draws Protest at Union, foreshadowing Tommy Robinson Debate

Max Spokes Jun 18, 2026 4 min read

Matt Goodwin giving a round of applause.

Matt Goodwin’s speech at the Oxford Union drew protestors from Oxford Stand Up to Racism, foreshadowing the demonstration at Tommy Robinson’s arrival. Image credit to…

Hey ho, the Wind and the Rain (Or, Best Case Scenario, the Beauty of the Sun)

Max Spokes Jun 18, 2026 6 min read

Characters from the Two Noble Kinsmen garden play

Directing a play opens one’s heart to a vast new spectrum of emotions, from the thrill of opening night, to the rush of pride watching…

We Will Continue to Love

Max Spokes Jun 17, 2026 7 min read

An image of the NIV Bible, 1 Corinthians 13

Isobel Gurnett writes from a pro-LGBT Christian perspective, confronting the homophobic rhetoric hiding behind the religion.

Outside OX1 Week 7: Armenia, Russia, and South Korea

Max Spokes Jun 17, 2026 16 min read

Artwork of key Oxford Landmarks, such as the Radcliffe Camera and Sheldonian Theatre, within a globe Image. Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay

This week for Outside OX1, Nancy Gittus takes a look at Armenia’s recent election, Cormac Edwards explores the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, and Chaehyeon…