Upper Svaneti, Georgia, Summer 2018
Travel and Culture editor Hal Keelin recalls a memorable experience volunteering on a Hiking Trail project in the wilds of Georgia in the Summer of 2018.
Deepfakes and cheapfakes: is the future fake?
Words By Miranda Dunne “My friends, I wish to rise above this divide, and endorse my worthy opponent, the Right Honorable Jeremy Corbyn to be Prime Minister of our United…
The Romance Genre Needs Diversity
While the Romance genre thrives this Valentine’s day, we need to diversify our bookshelves.
Lockdown California Dreaming
Final year American Studies student Grace Curtis reminisces on her year abroad in L.A from a locked-down Brighton
LGBTQ+ Film recommendations
Words by Emma Frith Despite its career defining performances, intimate shots and clever use of colour, the award-winning french film Blue Is the Warmest Colour unfortunately fed into a larger…
Hacking your way through the pandemic
Words by Nauris Kalnins In the first term of my first year at university, I attended the HackSussex 2019 hackathon, keen to experience a type of event I have only…
Influencers Flock to the Next Travel Hotspot
Words By Katya Pristiyanti With the intensive regulations that have been put in place this year, travel has become one most people take for granted and one that is a…
Michael Kiwanuka, Love & Hate
An album that made me question my feelings about music
Lebanese dissident Lokman Slim murdered
Words by Diane Naimeh The dissident and leading critic of Hezbollah was found dead in his car the morning after he went missing. On the 4th of February, Lebanese citizens,…
Man fined £25,000 over online review
Words by Lucy Evans Phillip James Waymouth had hired London based law firm Summerfield Browne for legal support, and after being dissatisfied with the service, had left a scathing TrustPilot…
Trump: Here to stay?
Words by Luke Thomson Former US President Donald Trump has been acquitted by a vote held in the senate on Saturday 14 February. The Democrat-led vote failed to gain the…
Covid-19: New UK arrivals face potential £10,000 fine
Words by Grace Curtis On 9 February the UK Government announced the details of their new travel enforcement plans, that will come into effect on 15 February. When the program…
£50m added to universities’ funds to support students
Words by Aiala Suso On 2 February, the UK government announced an additional funding of £50 million for universities to help students facing financial difficulties due to the pandemic. This…
A short history of gender neutral
Words by Olly DeHerrera Olly Blue for a boy and pink for a girl” is so ingrained in our understanding of gender that it seems almost like an aspect of…
Arlo Parks – ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’: Review
Resilience, compassion, and poetic beauty: The voice of Generation Z.
Robert Downey Jr- from Iron Man, to Environment Man
RDJ leading an investment fund to support green tech.
What does the B1.1.7 variant mean for the vaccines?
Words By Ayah El-Dakal Many people have been concerned with news surrounding the new strain of the infamous coronavirus also named B1.1.7. Questions are rising about ‘carried immunity’ from the…
Plans for university return set to be announced
Words by Jake Nordland Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is expected to announce plans for the return of students to universities in England on 22 February. The upcoming plans are said…
Decolonising the curriculum: Proposed changes at University of Leicester cause controversy
Words by Ewan Vellinga The University of Leicester has received significant backlash around a proposal that could include staff being made redundant and certain modules being discontinued. Proposed changes would…