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Oliver (he/him) is one of the Editors-in-Chief of The Oxford Blue for the winter vacation and Hilary 2021. Oliver is from Warwickshire and is in his final year studying History at Merton College.

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City Council wins £1 million Government funding in fight to end Oxford homelessness

by Oliver Shaw September 24, 2020September 24, 2020
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International unease as Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine trials halted after participant falls ill

by Oliver Shaw and Ipsita Sarkar September 9, 2020July 18, 2021
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Ed Davey wins Lib Dem leadership, defeating Oxford West MP Layla Moran

by Oliver Shaw August 27, 2020August 27, 2020
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City Council seeks to end rough sleeping with new housing for Oxford homeless

by Oliver Shaw August 1, 2020July 18, 2021
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8 things you need to know about the University’s arrangements for Michaelmas

by Oliver Shaw July 30, 2020July 18, 2021
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Oxford businesses adjust to a new normal

by Oliver Shaw July 22, 2020July 18, 2021
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Bristol City Council removes statue of Black Lives Matter protestor that replaced Edward Colston

by Oliver Shaw July 17, 2020July 19, 2020
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£100,000 grant for Homeless Oxfordshire amid demands for emergency homelessness law

by Oliver Shaw July 14, 2020July 15, 2020
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New report shows increase in Oxford students accessing counselling services last year

by Oliver Shaw July 8, 2020July 8, 2020
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Boris Johnson and Michael Gove were sold in Oxford Union “slave auction” in 1987

by Oliver Shaw July 5, 2020July 18, 2021

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Dreams

Oliver ShawOct 19, 20251 min read
Dreams

‘Somewhere hidden deep within/ Dark corners of my mind…’ Olivia-Mae Butterfield’s poem about dreams and consciousness.

Romanes Lecture – Mishal Hussain on ‘Empire, Identity and the Search for Reason’

Oliver ShawOct 18, 20256 min read
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“We all, no matter which culture we belong to, share a ‘common inheritance of knowledge’” – Dhillon Lalji explores the 2025 Romanes Lecture

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Oliver ShawOct 17, 20255 min read
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“Every aspect of this production, from the costume, to the live band, to the acting and vocal performances, is continually firing on all cylinders.” Oliver…

10 Health Tips to Survive and Thrive this Michaelmas

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