OxJournal is an academic platform for intellectually engaged young people. We publish high-quality, university-level research papers produced by 12-18 year olds under the supervision of an expert academic or researcher in their chosen field of study. We hope the papers published here will inspire you to further explore your own academic interests and potential.
Constructing Tomorrow: The pivotal role of long term economic thinking in overcoming prominent global challenges
Winner of OxBright’s 2023 Essay Competition in the Economics Category. This essay explores how long term economic thinking is pivotal in battling contemporary global challenges.
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The Power of Business Morality: How Business Activity and Decisions Foster Optimism about the Future
Winner of OxBright’s 2023 Essay Competition in the Business Category. This essay explores how morality in business can foster long-term optimism.
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International Law of the Sea and its Capacity to Tackle Modern Environmental and Looting Piracy
This paper aims to provide an overview of modern piracy and to whether the current international legal framework is capable of sufficiently combating it.
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Dangers to Democracy from the Response to Three Types of Emergencies: War, Political, and Economic Crises
This article discusses the hazards posed by emergencies to democracy. In particular, the authors emphasise three types of emergencies: wars, political crises, and economic crises. They approach these emergencies in two dimensions: (1) their impact on human rights, and (2) their impact on governmental institutions and their separation of powers, with an emphasis of European and American case studies.
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Insights From Theories of Child Language Acquisition to Critique GPT-3’s Mechanism of Language Processing
This paper looks to explore the ways in which different theories of child language acquisition can be compared and applied to how GPT-3 processes and uses language.
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A Comparative Analysis of Innate Knowledge in AI and Human Language Models
This paper highlights a contrast between Artificial Intelligence language expressions and the traditional language acquisition theories of Chomsky and Skinner.
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Targeting Cancer Stem Cells: Opportunities and Challenges
This article discusses signalling pathways like Hedgehog, Wnt, Notch, protein complex YAP1, and the ABC transporters, and the level of efficiency they have in achieving the goal of CSC apoptosis.
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The Use of Machine Learning AI in Risk Prediction for Coronary Heart Disease: A Deep Dive into Different Risk Factors
This review attempts to look at the importance of four different risk factors for CHD: diet/exercise, genetic information, and type 2 diabetes, their impact on patients’ cardiovascular health, and the existing literature on risk prediction machine learning AI programs for each risk factor.
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A Meta-Analysis of the Economic, Social, Legal, and Cultural Impacts of Widespread Adoption of Large Language Models such as ChatGPT
This article explores the emergent impact of Large Language Models on human society, economics, and culture, discussing the potential for positive social impact through education and the streamlining of work practices, but also considering the many checks and balances that these tools will need to ensure they are not misused.
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Wearable Technology
Since wearable technology is becoming increasingly popular, it is important to understand its implications and whether it is as beneficial to society as it is marketed to be. This article is a holistic source of information that is accessible to people who are considering integrating wearables into their lives.
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Revisiting Rogue States: Current Approaches and Critiques
This paper argues that using sanctions to deal with rogue states harms civilian populations more than it effectively changes the undesirable behaviour of rogue states.
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Beyond Aesthetics: The Unique Value of Literature as a Tool for Political, Social, Personal, and Communal Change
This paper demonstrates the political, social and personal impacts of literature upon society, paying particular attention to the work of Sylvia Plath, Upton Sinclair, and Henrik Ibsen.
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