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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

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New report shows increase in Oxford students accessing counselling services last year

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A Closer Look: Egypt’s City of the Dead is Coming Back to Life

Oliver Shaw May 13, 2026 9 min read
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Nancy Gittus takes A Closer Look at the development of Egypt’s City of the Dead throughout history, and its future developments. Has help from the…

Bilingualism and Shared Identities

Oliver Shaw May 13, 2026 5 min read
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Eleanor Harris writes about her experience as an Au Pair in France, and what she learned about bilingual language acquisition.

Escapism that Brings us Home: The True Power of Fantasy

Oliver Shaw May 13, 2026 10 min read
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“Every time I have read fantasy I always emerge far more enchanted with my own world. What I had considered ‘meh’ before, glancing at it…

How to spend your money whilst keeping your morals

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