UK’s Childcare Crisis: The Untold Story
The UK is in the midst of a childcare crisis. It has one of the most expensive systems in the…
The Sleazy Underbelly of Wednesday Night Socials
Every Wednesday, Sussex students dress up, drink up, and head out to Walkabout, a bar they wouldn’t be seen dead…
Getting to Know Brighton: International Students’ Journey of Discovery
Students from Hong Kong and Indonesia share their experiences of visiting a gay pub and attending life-changing classes in Brighton,…
The Mystique of Romantic Love
Words by Jada Phillips Love is an essential element of the human experience. Countless songs, poems, movies, books, plays and…
Why are you whispering? Understanding ASMR
Words by Beth Brown I’m sure many of us, in the middle of the night, have fallen down a YouTube…
Change of Plans: The Trials and Tribulations of Coming Out Again
Words by Charlotte O’Riordan (DISCLAIMER: this is written based on personal lived experience, and an experience lived with much privilege…
A Queer History of Wales
Words by Rhys Mather “Gobaith fo’n meister: rhoed amser i ni’n was” / “Hope is our master: time was given…
Football in Madrid: Pipas and Politics
Words by Hal Norman When you think of football in Madrid one club comes to mind. The home of glam…
The Legacy of the Mengele Twins: Eva Mozes Kor
Words by Beth Brown “Here I am in Birkenau, the closest place to hell on this Earth.” (Eva Mozes Kor)…
Life after the Holocaust: The Displaced Persons camps.
Words by Olly DeHerrera, Print Production Editor “And I – where will I go? Where shall I seek my home?…
Taking the Red Pill: Misogyny, Andrew Tate and Incels
Words by Jada Phillips “You can’t be responsible for something that doesn’t listen to you. You can’t be responsible for…
My Unorthodox Gap Year: Getting Cancer
Words by Julia Reinstein When I was in my first year of university, I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia…
Transgender Representation in British Media
Trans people discuss how the British press misrepresents their lived experience Words by Rhys Mathers CW: Transphobia, mention of sexual…
Remembering Dame Angela Lansbury
“Here I am, I still go on, you know, like the tides.” - Dame Angela Lansbury
The Sins of our Fathers: Slavery, British Taxpayers and Reparations
Just over 150 years ago, enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic as property to be sold to the wealthy…
Aberfan: The disaster that traumatised a nation
For the village of Aberfan the morning of October 21st, 1966, started like any other.
Lake Nyos
On the morning of August 22nd, 1986, the normally crystal-clear waters of Lake Nyos – located in North-western Cameroon –…
I am a Fraud: Imposter Syndrome During Freshers
I had always done well in school. I had received awards, won numerous competitions, was in student government and was…
Ordinary Victims: Ordinary Heroes
At 5am on a temperate August morning, 20 young people from across the UK gathered in Heathrow airport, armed with…
A Brief History of Student Activism
David Hicks once wrote “What is education worth if it does not include discussion of moral and ethical dilemmas as…