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Author Archives: Meg Hopkins

When not doing her degree, Meg (she/her) can probably be found procrastinating with her pet cat Pablo. She loves reading, particularly Terry Pratchett and trying to avoid getting lost in Welsh mountains.

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The 1%: Autistic Joy

by Meg Hopkins November 28, 2021November 28, 2021
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The 1%: What’s wrong with Asperger’s?

by Meg Hopkins November 26, 2021November 26, 2021
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Girli: A Pink Rebellion

by Meg Hopkins October 25, 2021February 12, 2022
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The 1%: Autism, Sexual Assault and Me

by Meg Hopkins September 18, 2021September 22, 2021
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The 1%: Autism in The Big Bang Theory

by Meg Hopkins September 6, 2021September 6, 2021
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Cracking the Cryptic on the Beauty of Sudoku

by Meg Hopkins August 25, 2021September 6, 2021
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The 1%: On Accepting Being Disabled

by Meg Hopkins August 22, 2021August 22, 2021
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The 1% – #StopTheShock

by Meg Hopkins August 6, 2021August 10, 2021
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The 1% – Scary Stats

by Meg Hopkins August 5, 2021August 5, 2021
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VileViolet on Being Trans and on OnlyFans

by Meg Hopkins August 4, 2021December 27, 2021

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Meg Hopkins 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…

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Meg Hopkins Jan 20, 2026 4 min read
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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

Meg Hopkins 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

Meg Hopkins 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…

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