The Oxford Scientist

15/07/2024

🎉Applications for MT24 are now open! 🐢

Follow the link below for more details and to apply!

We are looking for people with previous editorial experience, strong written communication skills, and a demonstrable interest across a broad range of topics in STEM subjects. They should also have a good eye for what makes a piece work well. Some familiarity with the OxSci editorial process is a significant plus. Those who have previously sub-edited for us are particularly encouraged to apply.

Deadline: Monday 22nd July

Thank you for your interest in becoming one of the senior editorial members for The Oxford Scientist! We are looking for people to work alongside the current editorial team to learn from the section editors and eventually work alongside them and continue the role into Michaelmas term of 2024. We are...

07/07/2024

Last few days to send us your submission!

04/06/2024

'It may surprise you to learn that your colon houses many microbes (~ 100 trillion), so many that they actually outnumber human cells. This collection of microbes in your gut is collectively known as the “gut microbiota”.'

🦠Waywen Loh delves into the rich diversity of the micoorganisms residing in our gut, and the therapeutic applications understanding it has.

Waywen Loh delves into the rich diversity of the micoorganisms residing in our gut, and the therapeutic applications understanding it has.

02/06/2024

'Residents of the Galapagos sit at the crucial intersection between environmental stewardship and economic growth. We have seen that unregulated tourism can be detrimental to conservation, yet the revenue that tourism generates is an important factor in the decision-making of locals and governing bodies.'

Taylor Bi explores the conflicting priorities of tourists and residents in the Galapagos, and how local empowerment may resolve this clash. 🏝🐢

Taylor Bi explores the conflicting priorities of tourists and residents in the Galapagos, and how local empowerment may resolve this clash.

08/05/2024

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05/05/2024

📢We are pleased to announce The Oxford Scientist Schools Competition for 2024!

This is YOUR chance to be featured in The Oxford Scientist! Have a read of the essay themes linked below and get thinking!

Please read the guidelines and essay themes by following the link below⬇️. We look forward to your submissions!

For more details and to submit, go to: https://oxsci.org/schools-competition/

25/04/2024

Join the OxSci senior team this term!

We have several positions open:
⭐Junior web editor
⭐Features section editor
⭐Opinions section editor

We are looking for people with previous editorial experience, strong written communication skills, and a demonstrable interest across a broad range of topics in STEM subjects. They should also have a good eye for what makes a piece work well. Some familiarity with the OxSci editorial process is a significant plus. Those who have previously sub-edited for us are particularly encouraged to apply.

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrL8j2hOMBsszPfoFDN1dER5bZ_yYJSTWVx-W12o7BO8WpsQ/viewform

Deadline: May 2nd

15/04/2024

🧑‍🎨Interested in Art and Design? 🎨
Join our creative team for PARADOX - TT24!

The role is flexible, with commissions released on a termly basis. We are also making this as finalist-friendly as possible, so even those in a pinch with time can make some art for the print!

Deadline: 22nd April

Interested in Art and Design? Join our creative team for PARADOX - TT24! The role is flexible, with commissions released on a termly basis. We are also making this as finalist-friendly as possible, so even those in a pinch with time can make some art for the print!

31/03/2024

'While the gut has been brought to the forefront of contemporary health discourse, with a particular focus on fermented food and bacteria, the more inquisitive among us might wonder exactly why our digestive system is so incredibly important beyond simply doing the job it says on the tin.'

🔎🍴 Ilke Boran reports on the role of the gut microbiome in crucial biological processes, and how social factors impacts its composition.

Ilke Boran reports on the role of the gut microbiome in crucial biological processes, and how social factors impacts its composition.

31/03/2024

'Even where monitoring occurs, there are no international regulations on exposure levels. Only in the EU and, more recently, South Korea are there any legal mandates on the maximum levels of exposure and the monitoring of this.'

✈️ Olivia Allen and Enis Gerxhalija discuss cosmic radiation exposure as an occupational risk faced by cabin crew.

Olivia Allen and Enis Gerxhalija discuss cosmic radiation exposure as an occupational risk faced by cabin crew.

31/03/2024

'Despite the implicit assumption of human free will, neuroscience forces us to reconsider our freedom and re-evaluate the forces that drive our decision-making and who we become.'

🧠Divya Prasad explores arguments against free will and how the findings of neuroscience question our freedom as humans.

Divya Prasad explores arguments against free will yet how the belief that we do hold some power over decisions may be better for individuals.

30/03/2024

If the cells in a blue whale behaved the same way as human cells, statistical models have indicated all whales would develop cancer by age 80. But this is not the case...'

🔎 Isabel Schmidt discusses why larger animals do not show an increased cancer rate that is expected given their size. 🐘

Isabel Schmidt discusses why larger animals do not show an increased cancer rate that is expected given their size.

30/03/2024

'An area of 3 million square kilometers, located 1100 miles off the coast of India, has a sea level that lies up to 100m below the global average. Here, a drop in the depth of the sea floor causes a drop in sea surface level. This is all down to a phenomenon called a gravity hole.'

🌏 Olivia Allen reports on findings that the Indian ocean gravity hole may be a product of low density plasma plumes.

Oliva Allen reports on findings that the Indian ocean gravity hole may be a product of low density plasma plumes.

30/03/2024

'Although we have dominion, the existence of future, random mutations, questions whether we have control. Mutations can be induced but we do not control their frequencies, location of specific base change. We can inflict whatever changes we desire, but the consequences are not ours to decide...'

🧬Edie Allden explores the artistic side of biochemistry and how ethics and access challenge the universality of BioArt. ‍🎨

Edie Allden explores the artistic side of biochemistry and how ethics and access challenge the universality of BioArt.