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Illustration of a quill in an inkpot. Blue butterflies and swirls surround the quill.

Words of a multiple: What noise should I make to get your attention?

by Evelyn Patronus June 26, 2024June 26, 2024

Sublime Drizzlings: Bright Young Columnists

by Chloe Smith June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

Sublime Drizzlings: Choupette

by Chloe Smith June 5, 2024June 5, 2024

Illustration of a quill in an inkpot. Blue butterflies and swirls surround the quill.

Words of a Multiple: A Day in the Life

by Evelyn Patronus June 3, 2024June 3, 2024

The image shows a cream envelope with a small pink heart on the seal. Behind the envelope there is a pink cloud with small pink hearts.

Love Letters: 3 A.M.

by Lucy Pollock May 29, 2024May 29, 2024

Small Fictions, Small Kitchens

by Elliot Koubis May 26, 2024May 27, 2024

Sublime Drizzlings: Tracks Of My Years

by Chloe Smith May 21, 2024May 21, 2024

Sublime Drizzlings: An Evening with Transpennine Express

by Chloe Smith May 3, 2024May 3, 2024

A row of statues, coloured blue, against a background of bricks on a temple.

Things in Jars

by Poppy Thornton April 29, 2024November 2, 2024

The image shows a cream envelope with a small pink heart on the seal. Behind the envelope there is a pink cloud with small pink hearts.

Love Letters: Collections

by Lucy Pollock April 29, 2024April 29, 2024

Luddite Renaissance: A Case for Limiting Laptops in the Classroom

Noah Petts Oct 28, 2025 7 min read

A picture of people in a library common room. Everyone is looking at their phones.

“Laptops are Janus-faced things. They are at once enhancers and detractors of learning.” Noah Petts argues for the limiting of laptops in the classroom. Image…

Outside OX1 Week 2: Ireland, Bolivia and China

Lola Dunton-Milenkovic Oct 27, 2025 13 min read

Image Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay

The Editor’s Note Welcome back to another issue of Outside OX1! As the crisp chill of Michaelmas settles over Oxford and the term gathers momentum,…

Skyrocketing Safety: The Power of Above Ground Storage Tanks

Nicke John Oct 27, 2025 7 min read

Skyrocketing Safety: The Power of Above Ground Storage Tanks

Understanding Above Ground Storage Tanks Above ground storage tanks are robust containers designed to hold liquids such as oil, fuel, chemicals, or water at ground…

Mashing English Footballing Failure with 18th-Century Composer Beef: Inside Samuel Oliver-Sherry’s Musical Mind

Luke Erly Oct 26, 2025 6 min read

Image depicts Samuel Oliver-Sherry holding a violin and looking at sheet music on a music stand

Luke Erly interviews musical mastermind Samuel Oliver-Sherry, former concertmaster of the Oxford University Philharmonia, about Oxford’s music community and his upcoming concert. Image used with…