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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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“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…

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That person, no matter what they do in the present, will always be defined by what they did. In the country where I was born,…

Outside OX1 Week 8: End of Term Special

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The Editor’s Note As the end of term is finally here, many will be lacing up their skiing boots; or enduring painstaking journeys home around…

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