Neurodiversity Archives - The Oxford Blue

"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

Identity

Exam Stress: Not Just A Stereotype

by Dhillon Lalji June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

Illustrated photo of the side profiles of various people showing their brains. Metaphor for diversity amongst people.

Identity

Unmasking My Friendships: Not Just A Stereotype

by Dhillon Lalji May 22, 2025May 21, 2025

Identity

‘One size does not fit all’: Not Just A Stereotype

by Dhillon Lalji May 10, 2025May 11, 2025

Opinion

The Invisible War: Does Oxford University need to do more to support its neurodivergent students?

by Catherine Kola-Balogun May 27, 2024December 30, 2024

Wytham Woods: Oxford’s natural laboratory

Hannah SmithOct 29, 20254 min read

A vibrant green forest with a sloping ground.

Oxford’s woodlands provide a refuge from academic life, but also function as a resource for scientific study. Hannah Smith explores how Wytham Woods, Oxford’s most…

LIVER ACHE

Anna StibbeOct 29, 20252 min read

‘Smoking someone else’s straight, now they want my secrets in exchange.’ Anna Stibbe’s poem about hazy nights out.

Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s “Iron Lady”?

Melissa EddonOct 28, 20256 min read

Melissa Eddon After weeks of political upheaval in Japanese politics, Sanae Takaichi has become the new Prime Minister. The resignation of former PM Shigeru Ishiba…

Luddite Renaissance: A Case for Limiting Laptops in the Classroom

Noah PettsOct 28, 20257 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…