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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

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Your College Auntie: Exam Season

by Anonymous Author May 31, 2025May 31, 2025

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“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

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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

Doctor Faustus at the Keble O’Reilly: Reviewed

Rohit Ghosh Nov 28, 2025 6 min read

Doctor Faustus at the Keble O’Reilly: Reviewed

‘I was, at times, simply floored by Carrington’s production of this classic play; there was a constant tension, both emotional and sexual, that wound up…

Creditors at the Burton Taylor Studio: Reviewed

Janik Peeters Nov 28, 2025 5 min read

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“In Harry, we have an eminently modern comedic protagonist, while Beloou and Smith bring out the more timeless frustrations of relationships with a good balance…

In Conversation: Anjana Ahuja on Three Decades of Science Journalism

Ava Doherty Nov 28, 2025 7 min read

In Conversation: Anjana Ahuja on Three Decades of Science Journalism

Anjana Ahuja has been making sense of science for Financial Times readers for years, covering everything from pandemic ethics to AI’s impact on scientific training.…

Can Oxford Students Still Afford to Follow Their Passions?

Malachy King Nov 28, 2025 4 min read

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There is no question that the job market is looking increasingly bleak. Many Oxford graduates, promised opportunity and privileged status, with grand ambition allowing them…