Scams such as the latest Bill Gates twitter hacking debacle, where the hacker(s) are estimated to have earned $120000, are on the rise. While social media is an excellent way of staying interconnected with other people, that very network provides a breeding ground for shareable tricks and scams - is it worth it? This article aims to get you thinking and debating in response to some of the most pressing questions of our digital age.

Unlock the secrets to crafting compelling scientific essays with our comprehensive guide for school students. From structuring your argument to mastering scientific writing style, discover essential tips for success in academia. Perfect for students navigating the intricacies of scientific writing, our blog offers invaluable insights to elevate your essays to the next level.

Explore the fascinating details of cardiac development and functioning and different ways in which these can go wrong with Oxford Medic, Rhea. Unfortunately, in our modern society, heart disease is one of the leading causes of death and is associated with many co-morbidities including obesity and hypertension. Rhea will lead you through some of the scientific principles currently being translated to patient-centred, clinical practice, as well as some of the latest clinical evidence on some of the drugs used for treatment, to highlight the ever-advancing nature of medicine and provide inspiration for the future.

Once imagined only by the most speculative science-fiction writers, the idea of ‘mind control’ using technology has been around in popular culture at least since the beginnings of the Cold War, where paranoia surrounding control of people by governments was at an all-time high. The mainstream view was that controlling people’s actions and thoughts was much too far-fetched to become a reality in the near future. This perception, though, may be starting to change as scientists in recent years have made pioneering advances into fields such as optogenetics, a technique which allows precise control of how neurons fire by using flashes of light from a laser – all very space-age!

Human beings seek the thrills of life. We enjoy pushing our bodies to the limit, conquering challenges, exposing ourselves to potential danger. Rollercoasters? We love the adrenaline rush. Mountain climbing is one such challenge. Find out what happens to the body as mountaineers ascend to the heavens, why athletes train at high altitude and some of the ground-breaking work in Medicine on cells and oxygen availability.

Explore the branches of Parkinson’s disease research, offering an exciting example of the emerging, ever-advancing nature of medical sciences. Rhea reflects on how the molecular and anatomical principles of a disease can be practically investigated in various animals models, and results translated to a clinical scenario, to improve clinical outcomes.

Can people act cruelly without actually being cruel❓Can someone perform evil acts, without evil intentions, because they are following orders❓From Nazi war criminals to the extreme abuse of guards of prison patients in Zimbardo’s infamous Stanford Prison Experiment (1971), explore the theory of the ‘banality of evil’ with psychologist, Chloe.

As the processing power of computers is increasing, novel techniques such as machine learning are used to make more and more accurate predictions in various fields of science, including drug research. Find out how machine learning has become a promising tool in future pharmaceutical industry, with the potential to create safer and more diverse drugs to treat diseases that are still considered untreatable.

You may have heard the phrase ‘gig economy’ kicking around, but do you really know what it is and some of the pressing labour issues its rise has stimulated? The term has emerged to describe the new and increasingly popular form of employment exemplified by the likes of Uber or Deliveroo. Rather than having a clear and set workplace, such companies provide lots of individual ‘gigs’ to people – often through an app. But what does that mean for employers’ rights? How can we ensure that workers are given the protection they deserve, without stripping them of the flexibility the gig economy was originally intended to provide?

Under almost any given country’s legal system, its citizens – its people – have rights: to exist freely, to be free from exploitation, to be safe from harm enacted by another. The same is not true, however, of the natural world. The Amazon rainforest is felled at an astonishing rate, the Great Barrier Reef suffers massive bleaching on a regular basis, and countless other small acts of pollution and degradation occur the world over, every minute of every day. But what if these wonders of the natural world could be protected in the same way? What if a river, or a forest, or a whole ecosystem could become a person?

A moot is a mock trial or pretend court hearing in which participants act as advocates for each side. Mooting is commonly undertaken by trainee lawyers, in particular those who want to become barristers, as court advocacy is the foundation of a career at the Bar. It’s also a great activity for anyone to undertake as it helps to develop public speaking and advocacy skills. Emma leads you through her top tips for approaching a mooting problem and mastering the art of persuasive argument building.

“I always thought I wanted to be a barrister. Then I realised that actually I was only interested in criminal law. Then I realised I wasn’t interested in law at all… I was interested in criminals. Rather than defending or prosecuting those who commit crime, I wanted to know why they committed the crime in the first place. This was a subtle distinction, but it is an important one that has shaped my career prospects. I wanted to learn about the psychology informing people’s actions, as opposed to the law restricting them.”

Miranda works in a highly pressurised role in Cabinet Office as a Covid-19 Policy Advisor at the centre of government and previously worked as an EU Exit Advisor. Follow her journey from preparation for the challenging Economics & Management degree at the University of Oxford, to parliamentary and volunteering work experience and Civil Service applications. She leads you through top tips for Oxbridge application and how to secure relevant work experience.

Law is one of the building blocks of our society. It shapes and moulds people’s behaviour and so says a lot about what we collectively value and how. It is particularly worrying, therefore, when we get it wrong. Follow Cambridge law graduate, Sylvie’s, path to the cutting-edge research she is currently undertaking in gender disparities on her PhD and what crucial steps she took to prepare for her undergraduate law application.

Digital anthropology as a field is fairly new and seeks to use anthropological theories and methods to understand how people are interacting with digital aspects of today’s world. The field is broad and encapsulates everything from the use of Facebook in rural India, through societal conceptions of big data, and the ethics of AI. Follow Ada’s meandering route through the field and into the pioneering use of the digital in international development and public health.

Joy is an engineer enrolled on the unique Innovation Design Program, the product of a partnership between Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art. Working on design and creative engineering within an often futurist context, Joy is tasked with imagining our future on a daily basis: what will XYZ be like 10-20 years from now, and how can we find opportunities in the present so that we can reach that vision? From designing and programming censorship goggles with Google Object Detection, to building a tangible interaction game exploring the experience of street harassment, find out how Joy became involved in the world of invention at the nexus between the arts and sciences.

Global history and literature is more important than ever in our current world. Not only is it important in a high-brow sense in terms of understanding the global, political landscape, but it also explains our everyday lives with our increasingly transnational and globalised cultures..

Interested in mastering mathematics? Adam completed the four year Master of Mathematics MMATH degree course at St Catherine`s College, Oxford, graduating with a high first (average of 79), and is now a PhD candidate in pure maths at the University of York. Follow his mathematical journey to discover the independent endeavours that prepared him for success, how he learnt to think and verbalise mathematically and the ways in which his current research interacts with real world phenomena.

Historiography underpins and defines the discipline of history; it is a history of historians and their arguments, and to understand history we must first understand the historian. A successful Oxbridge History applicant will demonstrate originality of thought and historical imagination in their approach of historical texts and source analysis. Find out how with 1st Class Oxford Historian, Will.

Why have symmetry principles been central to the activity and results of physics for the past century? Is our future symmetric? What does that mean? Gain a deeper appreciation of physics beyond the A-level syllabus and prepare for university level symmetry arguments with theoretical physicist, Sanjay, PhD researcher in particle and string theory.