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Author Archives: Nancy Gittus

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A Closer Look: Elephant Poo is Saving the Planet

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A Closer Look: India’s “Hidden Crisis”

by Nancy Gittus February 27, 2026February 27, 2026
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by Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Nancy Gittus, Laura Beard and Thomas Yates February 22, 2026February 23, 2026
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A Closer Look: So Why is Morocco Spending $4 Billion on Football?

by Nancy Gittus February 14, 2026February 14, 2026
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Outside OX1 Week 2: Winter Olympics, India/EU and South Korea

by Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Nancy Gittus and Noah Allerton February 1, 2026February 9, 2026
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by Nancy Gittus January 30, 2026January 30, 2026
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by Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Laura Beard, Nancy Gittus and Noah Allerton January 25, 2026February 1, 2026

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New Media: Have We Evolved to Think Less Deeply?

Nancy Gittus Mar 23, 2026 6 min read
New Media: Have We Evolved to Think Less Deeply?

Image credit to Kristin Hardwick. Used under the Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ License via Wikimedia Commons When we think of evolution, our minds tend to spring…

A Tour of The Grove: Oxford’s Newest Student Theatre Space

Nancy Gittus Mar 20, 2026 5 min read
A student theatre set with two actors and a wooden structure which looks like a house.

“the Grove, with its top-of-the-line sound and lighting, traditional architectural backdrop, and grander scale, is certainly a theatre worth watching out for” Janik Peeters tours…

The Sabotage of Modernity

Nancy Gittus Mar 19, 2026 5 min read
The Sabotage of Modernity

“Thunderstorm with glimmering lightnings over ocean” by Lachlan Ross, https://www.pexels.com/photo/thunderstorm-with-glimmering-lightnings-over-ocean-6510369/ In recent times, we seem to be intoxicated by the heady spirits of progress and…

Outside OX1 Week 8: Chile, Nepal and Mandelson

Nancy Gittus Mar 16, 2026 16 min read
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Welcome back to this term’s final issue of Outside OX1! Hilary has flown by and Trinity with its blossoming flowers and sunnier days awaits. What…

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