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Serbia: The Students Seeking to “Get into the Construction Site”

by Finlay Jones November 21, 2025November 28, 2025

Cacak, Serbia - January 26, 2025: "Change country or we change country". Protests in Serbia regarding the fall of a concrete canopy in Novi Sad where 15 people died. Citizens demand that the authorities take responsibility and punish those responsible for that event. The protests were initiated by the students of the Belgrade Drama Faculty, after which the citizens joined in and are taking place in almost all cities of Serbia. This is a moment from the protest from the city of Cacak.

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The Invisible Ones: Student Protests in Serbia

by Lola Dunton-Milenkovic May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image

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Outside OX1 Week 7 – Spats, Serbia, Scams, and Samba

by Nick Marshall, Matthew Brown, Orla McMahon, Caroline Johnson and Elana Roberts March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

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The World Beyond OX1 ‒ Week 4

by Izzy Mills, Joe Bardsley, Hajar Munirah, Josie Wells and Krishh Chaturvedi May 22, 2023May 22, 2023

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Croatia Hit by Strong Earthquake

by Hannah Gardner January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

Excess and Essays: A Visiting Student’s Reflection

Isobel Gurnett May 2, 2026 7 min read

An image of the Farmers and Mechanics Branch of the PNC Bank in Georgetown, Washington DC

“This would be my third university in three years, and I was well-practised in the ritual of formulating one’s persona. Feigning the aloof disinterest one…

Biodiversity for profit? Power and accountability at IPBES-12

Hannah Smith May 2, 2026 5 min read

Drone shot capturing lush green fields and trees

Niamh Tooher evaluates the success of the IPBES-12 conference in effectively aligning business and biodiversity, in a space where corporate presence was found lacking. Image…

Bonaly’s Backflip Returns to Olympic Ice

Thomas Yates May 2, 2026 4 min read

Figure skater Surya Bonaly, competing in 1992.

“She decided that she’d lose on her own terms. As a statement against judging bias, Bonaly performed the first and only illegal backflip on Olympic…

David Marmet’s Oleanna at New College, Oxford: Reviewed

Nancy Pierre May 1, 2026 5 min read

The two protagonists of Oleanna; the professor is reading an essay to his student.

David Mamet’s Oleanna is a difficult play. Difficult in that it raises hard questions about how we respond to claims of sexual harassment and imbalances…