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Nanometre diplomacy: why semiconductors matter " The Oxford Student
19+ hour, 7+ min ago (495+ words) On 19th March 2021, a small electrical fire broke out in a factory in the sleepy town of Naka, more than 100 kilometres from Tokyo. The fire was brief, and no casualties were reported. Renesas, the factory owner, expected to resume operations within…...
Oxford Professor Amal Clooney helps secure victory for journalist Maria Ressa " The Oxford Student
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (398+ words) On 24th March, it was announced that Oxford Visiting Professor Amal Clooney had helped secure a major legal victory for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, after the Philippine Supreme Court closed the case seeking to shut down Ressa's news organisation,…...
Oxford Union invited Laurence Fox to debate alongside Tommy Robinson amidst growing discontent " The Oxford Student
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (387+ words) Oxford Union invited Laurence Fox to debate alongside Tommy Robinson amidst growing discontent The Oxford Student Oxford Union invited Laurence Fox to debate alongside Tommy Robinson amidst growing discontent Two sources at the Oxford Union have independently confirmed to The…...
Eurovision 2026: live from Vienna " The Oxford Student
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (27+ words) Eurovision 2026: live from Vienna The Oxford Student Eurovision 2026: live from Vienna Stay tuned for our live coverage of the finale on 16 May 2025, 8 PM...
Oxford's insistence on exams makes no sense " The Oxford Student
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (241+ words) I write this late at night, as I try to cram passages of Old English into my head, wondering when my degree turned from an opportunity to question and delve into new and exciting interests to a test of how…...
An explanation (or at least attempt at one!) of tennis' bizarre scoring system " The Oxford Student
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (1083+ words) I never realised how bizarre tennis is until I was tasked with teaching a friend, who had never picked up a racket, last summer. As I reviewed the terminology and rules, I discovered that I didn't understand the rationale behind…...
Israel's recent death penalty law revives apartheid-colonial practices " The Oxford Student
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (818+ words) On 30th March, lawmakers in Israel passed a "Death Penalty for Terrorists Law, introducing the death penalty, that mandates the hanging of Palestinians convicted of killing or attacking settlers. The bill does not apply to Israelis convicted of killing or attacking…...
A plea for poetry in the age of AI " The Oxford Student
1+ week, 1+ day ago (622+ words) A plea for poetry in the age of AI The Oxford Student A plea for poetry in the age of AI You must write a poem. The worse, the better. This may seem like a superfluous request, especially as a…...
'This Music May Contain Hope': a review " The Oxford Student
1+ week, 1+ day ago (726+ words) This Music May Contain Hope: a review The Oxford Student This Music May Contain Hope: a review Holywell is the Oxford Students weekly music column, published every Sunday for your reading pleasure, covering music across genres, eras, and scenes. This…...
It is time to stop hiding Oxford's flaws " The Oxford Student
1+ week, 3+ day ago (942+ words) As Oxford students, there is an unwritten rule " to be unrelentingly proud of where you study. It is just not the done thing to answer the question "how's Oxford' with anything other than praise, maybe a comment about the workload…...