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The complex longing for home

It could be mild, an almost poetic longing. Or it could be visceral, deep, an overwhelming feeling that eats into your everyday life. Come with Gail Tolley as she introduces a deep dive into homesickness.

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Inhaling happiness and gasping for a high

The rapid, short-lived high we get from whippets, reefers and vapes can be accompanied by long-term health consequences. The search is on for safer ways to get stoned.

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The unexpected parallels between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Wellcome Collection

With the news of a sequel in development, Russell Dornan explores parallels between ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and Wellcome Collection.

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Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard

Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.

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  • University of Oxford: view of Exeter College.
  • Queen's College, Oxford: interior of chapel. Aquatint.
  • Queen's College, Oxford: showing panoramic view of All Souls College and St. Mary's Church. Line engraving.
  • Queen's College and High Street, Oxford: panoramic view. Reproduction of a drawing by V.H. Bailey.
  • University College, Oxford: aerial view with key and coats of arms. Line engraving by D. Loggan after himself.
  • Henry Robinson, Provost of Queen's College, Oxford, shown in clerical regalia on his tomb. Process print, 1898.
  • Henry Airay, Provost of Queen's College, Oxford, shown in clerical regalia on his tomb. Process print, 1898.
  • The Addictions Forum in association with The Alcohol Research Group - the University of Edinburgh present the Third National Conference on Drugs & AIDS ... : 3 and 4 November 1992, Queen Mother Conference Centre, Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH12 1JQ.
  • St. Mary's Church, Oxford: from the High Street with Queen's, All Souls and University Colleges, and Carfax Tower. Etching by H. Toussaint.
  • Queen's College, Oxford: south-east view. Aquatint with etching by R.G. Reeve after J. Buckler.
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