Uncomfortable Oxford

Women’s History Month: An Uncomfortable Oxford tour in aid of Homeless Oxfordshire

Amie Knights — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:03:09 +0000

Donate to join a tour run in aid of the Her Way Home appeal

Maab Amin — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Maab Amin, OUSS co-president, writes about the background of the war in Sudan and why this fundraising effort is necessary.

Deborah Thorne — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:52:24 +0000

As Black History Month concludes for another year, one resident reflects on how museums in the city and the nation still have more to do.

Kathi Bähner — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:17:45 +0000

The Wars of the Roses have been replaced by the Wars of the Bones, fought by York and Leicester, and between amateurs and archaeologists.

Richard Parnell — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:43:12 +0000

Politicians now promise a "smoke-free" UK, but one Cambridge plaque suggests an alternative plan: doctors be damned, "take a fresh cigar!"

Amy Jones — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 22:00:44 +0000

In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, we look at another historic struggle to assign blame for shocking neglect and a deadly fire.

Giorgia Maffioli Brigatti — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 22:57:36 +0000

Claudia Martínez Garay's latest exhibition, inspired by Peru's Inca and Moche cultures, has much to teach about art, sexuality, and language.

Kathi Bähner — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 22:05:28 +0000

Accessibility costs are impacting one of York's iconic buildings, but this isn't the first time it has struggled to accommodate disability.

Louis Morris — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000

'The Lord of the Rings' is cited as an inspirational text by both friends and foes of asylum seekers, but what does it really say?

Nadia Awad — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 22:42:50 +0000

The Migration Museum's 'Heart of the Nation' exhibition explores how migrants built Britain's NHS, even in the face of systemic racism.