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Author Archives: Thomas Yates

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Outside OX1 Week 5: Navalny, Peru and the Chagos Islands

by Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Nancy Gittus, Laura Beard and Thomas Yates February 22, 2026February 23, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, pictured in 2013.
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested on Suspicion of Misconduct in Public Office

by Thomas Yates February 19, 2026February 19, 2026
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Posted inGlobal Affairs, Outside OX1

Outside OX1 Week 4: Canada, Japan, Armenia and Azerbaijan

by Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Thomas Yates, Noah Allerton and Anastasija Vranjes February 16, 2026February 16, 2026
Internally-displaced children in a migrant camp in Darfur, Sudan.
Posted inGlobal Affairs

War and No Peace – Sudan and Civil War

by Thomas Yates January 23, 2026January 23, 2026
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Posted inOutside OX1

Outside OX1 Week 8: End of Term Special

by Sol White, Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani, Thomas Yates and Elana Roberts December 12, 2025December 12, 2025
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Outside OX1 Week 3: Jamaica, Cameroon and Poland

by Sol White, Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani and Thomas Yates November 3, 2025November 3, 2025
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 1: Uruguay, Iran and Cape Verde

by Sol White, Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani and Thomas Yates October 19, 2025October 27, 2025
Ice hockey teams in cream and navy huddle on the rink.
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Not That Type of Hockey—Vikings tame Huskies on the ice

by Thomas Yates March 9, 2025March 9, 2025

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Thomas Yates Feb 25, 2026 7 min read
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

On 27 January, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a decree to create a legal pathway for undocumented migrants to gain residential status in Spain. While…

Chancellor Hosts Special Honorary Degree Ceremony to Mark the First Anniversary of His Inauguration

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On 24 February, Lord Hague, the Chancellor of the University of Oxford, conferred honorary degrees upon eight individuals in a Special Honorary Degree Ceremony at…

Are some colleges better than others?

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