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"For me, one of the most difficult things about exams is that normality goes out the window. Lessons, lectures, and tutorials that defined my week for the first two terms of Oxford life here have now become a series of scattergun revision classes." Image from Wikimedia Commons by Prosa, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ilustrando_a_neurodiversidade.png

Exam Stress: Not Just A Stereotype

by Dhillon Lalji June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

A student with brown hair holding a phone with a text on it reading "Dear Agony Aunt". A banner in pink at the top reads "Agony Aunt"

Your College Auntie: Exam Season

by Anonymous Author May 31, 2025May 31, 2025

Image of someone working on a document with a highlighter pen.

“Google, how do I revise?”: A guide to vac revision

by Niamh Stansfield March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

Theology course at the Sorbonne. Illumination from the end of the 15th century, Library of Troyes.

Are Lectures Worth Attending?

by Beatrice Sparrow February 18, 2025February 25, 2025

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

How To Stay Collected With Collections

by Phoebe Walls February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

The Perfect Crime: Why Your Grades Could Be Wrong

by Lucy Heywood and Charlotte Gleed June 3, 2022June 24, 2022

The Shrink-In-Violet: Session 6, Exam Stress

by Elyse Airey June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

Oxford SU Condemns Plans to Impose £150 Trashing Fine

by Freya Jones April 22, 2022May 5, 2023

Which Is Better: Online or In-person Exams?

by Aniya Selvadurai April 14, 2022March 10, 2025

Will the Israel/Iran war really stop at 12 days of conflict?

Elana RobertsJul 5, 202511 min read

The Israel Attack on Tehran.

Elana Roberts explores the build-up to and events during the 12-day Israel-Iran conflict. Through evaluating global response to the conflict, the article also considers whether…

“I could drink a case of you, and still be on my feet” – Hejira at the Oxford Playhouse: Reviewed

Patricia EulerJul 2, 20254 min read

The seven members of Hejira perform, standingin a circle, on a stage lit in blue and pink hues.

“Championing the charming lightness and churning depth of Mitchell’s music, the band captures the simultaneous free fall and soft land of her jazz journeys so…

The State of African Politics

Daniel BurnsJun 30, 202515 min read

The official portrait of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria

The narrative of African politics is not singular. It is dynamic, contested, and alive. To understand the state of African politics, one must go beyond…

Oxford: Love in the Rearview

Mahima NayakJun 29, 20257 min read

Oxford: Love in the Rearview

What would you do if you had a relationship with a time limit? If, on a predetermined date, all that was your love and your…