Thursday 19th February 2026

Lucy Pollock

First patient treated in ground-breaking retinal gene therapy trial

A patient in Oxford has been treated for a degenerative eye condition as part of a new clinical trial by the genetic medicines company SpliceBio.

New study co-led by Oxford shows global aviation emissions could be halved by maximising efficiency

A new study co-led by the University of Oxford has found that aviation emissions could be significantly reduced through efficiency measures.

The Mermaid

The mermaid is dying, and no one cares.She does not belong here, here in the suburbsWhere council-mandated hedges block her from the sea.She does...

Dating Apps: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

They say you leave Oxford with one of three things: a first, a Blue, or a spouse. I can’t do sports, and I’m more...

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