Artist Focus: Brighton Skate Collective
As a farewell to this section, I wanted to dedicate the last instalment of Artist Focus to a creative community in Brighton that is close to my heart: the Brighton…
Read now: The Badger’s 12th Edition
Pick up a copy of The Badger's final edition of the academic year. From emotional goodbyes to a chat with the leader of the Liberal Democrats, this edition, as always,…
Candidates release manifestos ahead of Students’ Union Elections
Manifestos have been released by those running for Officer positions in the Students' Union elections, next week.
Office for National Statistics calls for students to complete the national census
The Office for National Statistics is calling for students who haven’t yet completed the online 2021 census – which previously had a deadline of March 21 – to do so…
ARIA: new funding for experimental science
The new high-risk, high-reward scientific research agency announced by the UK government. With funding for research more and more competitive, there is an urgent need for new sources and increased…
The Gift Of Ageing
Words by Libby Mills My friends and I recently received a bombardment of images from one of our friends of all our faces completely altered. We were in hysterics at…
Review – Boys in Zinc by Svetlana Alexievich
Words by Oliver Mizzi When we think about Afghanistan we think of America’s long war – the forever war. We don’t think about the early days of the Afghan tragedy.…
Blaze tears through swathes of Cox’s Bazaar refugee camp, Bangladesh
A large fire has broken out in Balukhali camp on Monday afternoon claiming the lives of 15 with that number likely to rise in the coming days. An estimated 400…
Editor’s Choice 11
Words by Robyn Cowie Whether it is; Oxfam, Marie Curie, Cancer Research, British Red Cross, Mary’s Living & Giving, Age UK, Shelter, Martlets or The British Heart Foundation, I am…
British Judo Face Bullying Allegations
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games only 4 months away, yet another British sports organisation has faced allegations of bullying.
The experience of receiving a covid vaccine
Words by Lucy Evans Throughout the past year, one thing almost everyone has wanted, and been waiting for, is a way out of this pandemic. The vaccines were developed, tested,…
Ethiopia accuse Eritrea of human rights violation
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission have alleged that Eritrean forces killed over 100 civilians in Aksum, Tigray, during a two-day massacre last November. The alleged killings, which took place on…
UK comes under fire for its overhaul of the asylum system
On 24 March, Priti Patel announced a New Immigration Plan aimed at stopping unregulated entries in the UK. Under this plan, asylum claims would be assessed primarily on how immigrants…
Israel election stalemate
Paths to victory remain unclear as Israel’s election results produce a deadlock. No party succeeded in obtaining the 61 seats necessary to form a governing majority in Israel’s system of…
Saudi Arabia proposes Yemen peace plan amidst Houthi offensive
Last week, Saudi Arabia put forward a peace plan aimed at ending the Yemeni Civil War. This proposal comes around the 6th anniversary of the entrance of the Saudi led…
Your brain on fiction – how we become what we see
The intense moments of deep immersion are caused by something more complex than empathy. Brain imaging shows our brains are tricked into ‘becoming’ a character for our own benefit. We…
When You See Yourself: Kings of Leon become the first band to release an album as an NFT
Words By Dylan Bryant The Followills are back with yet another album that falls under their unwritten five-syllable album title rule and although rich with the bands classic rock sound…
A Review : Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Words by Laila Rumbold-Kazzuz In the nine years since sultry melancholy-pop-ballad Video Games became a cult classic with the aid of its Hollywood-centric archival Americana music video, Lana Del Rey…
US relations with Russia worsen
Russian diplomats have gone on the offensive this week following Joe Biden’s “killer” accusation made against Vladimir Putin. The 46th U.S President called Putin a killer amid claims that Moscow…
Brighton cinemas set to reopen
Three cinemas in Brighton are set to reopen from 17 May, with the easing of national lockdown restrictions expected to go ahead. The venues include the Duke of York’s Picturehouse,…