Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK
Julia O'Driscoll is the engagement editor. She covers UK and world news, as well as writing lifestyle, food and travel features, and is a regular guest on The Week Unwrapped podcast. Julia previously hosted The Week’s short-form documentary podcast, The Overview, interviewing guest experts on topics including nuclear power, international politics and women’s football. Julia is an experienced digital strategist with expertise in social media, newsletters, audience development and influencer marketing. After writing for student publications and interning at the Hay Literary Festival, she began her career as a print and digital journalist on magazine titles at Norwich-based publishing company Archant. She later moved to London and joined sustainability consultancy Eco-Age. During her tenure there as a social media and content editor, Julia oversaw a digital rebrand, managed the social media strategy for the Green Carpet Fashion Awards and interviewed prominent voices in the sustainable fashion and climate justice movements.
She has a master's in liberal arts from Bristol University, where she specialised in English literature and art history. She also spent a year studying at Charles University in Prague, dabbling in music anthropology, indigenous literatures and art curation.
Latest articles by Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK
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Why are kidnappings in Nigeria on the rise again?
Today's Big Question Hundreds of children and displaced people are missing as kidnap-for-ransom 'bandits' return
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Oscar nominations 2024: who is predicted to win?
In Depth Christopher Nolan's war biopic Oppenheimer dominates the Academy Award nominations
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Best comedy shows to make you laugh
The Week Recommends Featuring cringe-inducing scenes, heart-warming storylines and a prank reality TV hit
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Why India's farmers are protesting again
The Explainer Unions march towards capital as government accused of failing to keep promises made after 2020-21 demonstrations
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Best true crime podcasts
The Week Recommends Chilling incidents and unsolved mysteries continue to captivate crime fans
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Iceland's volcanic eruption hits Grindavík
In Pictures Town evacuated just hours before lava pours from cracks in the ground nearby
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Scotland bids farewell to giant pandas
Speed Read Animals soon to begin journey back to China as loan agreement comes to an end
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Doctor Who: 60 years of time-travelling tomfoolery
Why Everyone's Talking About Special episodes celebrate show's past as Whovians look forward to new seasons ahead
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Why the Troubles Act faces a legal challenge in Belfast
The Explainer Relatives of victims bring case against controversial legislation to High Court
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How Iceland deals with volcanic activity
The Explainer Scientists are closely monitoring seismic activity as threat of eruption looms
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Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup: glitz, glamour and 'grimly inevitable'
Talking Point Critics claim country is guilty of sportswashing as it stands unopposed to host tournament
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Matthew Perry: 'The one where our hearts are broken'
Why Everyone's Talking About Friends creators pay tribute following death of actor who played the sitcom's 'most quotable character'
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Drug use rife among Russian soldiers in Ukraine
Speed Read Frontline troops 'easily' access illegal substances, which can cause paranoia and hallucinations
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Britney Spears: snippets of star's 'bombshell' memoir released
Why's everyone talking about 'Tell-all' book to share details of singer's life during her conservatorship and decades-long career
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Sponsored weddings: a tradition for the Instagram generation
Talking Point Brides and grooms are cashing in on brand deals to help cut costs
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Russian pilot 'tried to shoot down RAF plane'
Speed Read 'Ambiguous' communications triggered the potentially deadly incident in 2022, defence sources say
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Scenes from Morocco after devastating earthquake
In Pictures International rescue teams arrive to try to help recovery efforts following Friday’s disaster
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Daniel Abed Khalife: how did terror suspect escape from Wandsworth prison?
Today's Big Question ‘Gob-smacking’ events raise urgent questions about state of UK’s criminal justice system
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The pros and cons of Ulez
Pros and Cons Lower levels of air pollution will come at a cost to some motorists in this bitterly divisive issue
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British museum worker sacked over ‘stolen’ treasures
Speed Read ‘Thefts’ of jewellery, gemstones and glass may have taken place over ‘a significant period of time’
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What daily life in Afghanistan looks like after two years under the Taliban
In Pictures The rights of women have been severely impeded as the war-torn nation’s ‘slide into poverty’ continues
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Pembrokeshire campsite crash: baby saved after car ‘catapulted’ from road
Speed Read Vehicle was travelling at ‘80 or 90mph’ in 30mph zone, site owner says
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The best craft ciders from the UK and Ireland
The Week Recommends From traditional varieties to champagne-style sippers
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Interest rates rise to 5.25% for first time in 15 years
Speed Read Inflation is slowing but at 7.9% it remains well above the Bank of England’s 2% target
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