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Category: Opinion

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Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle: Professor Alan Smithers on Exam Results and Grade Inflation

by Ben Blackburn September 6, 2021December 27, 2021
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Exam disruption presents opportunities – will they be taken?

by Eliza Niblett August 26, 2021September 6, 2021
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‘Higher, faster, stronger’, but at what cost?

by Jessica Steadman August 24, 2021September 6, 2021
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If I’d known about part-time study, would I be leaving Oxford?

by Aiden Tsen August 22, 2021August 27, 2021
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IPCC report: the science is irrefutable, political inaction is inexcusable – what we all must do next

by Max Spokes August 12, 2021August 13, 2021
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(Not) Learning From Europe: Vaccine Passport Edition

by Amy Sankey August 10, 2021August 10, 2021
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In Sickness and in Wealth

by Hayden Barnes August 10, 2021August 10, 2021
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Levelling Up: Levelling With Reality

by Guy Ward-Jackson August 5, 2021August 5, 2021
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All my champagne problems: The unique internal struggles faced by international freshers during the pandemic

by Stella Ktenas August 1, 2021August 2, 2021
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Bikes without Wheels and Wheels without Bikes

by Daniel Duffy August 1, 2021August 1, 2021

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