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 – this may be an experience shared by many but…
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 to us as a servant”. – Waldo Williams I was…
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 football. A global emblem of sporting and financial success. The…
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) Josef Mengele entered Auschwitz in May 1943. During his time…
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? Where shall I find my family and relatives? I have…
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 a dog if it doesn’t obey you, or a child…
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 (AML). Within the space of three hours, some unexplained bruises…
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 assault “We’re being pressured into sex by some trans women”…
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 in British colonies. The enslaved spent their lives being brutalised…
Aberfan: The disaster that traumatised a nation
For the village of Aberfan the morning of October 21st, 1966, started like any other.
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 always at the top of my class. I had always…
Ordinary Victims: Ordinary Heroes
At 5am on a temperate August morning, 20 young people from across the UK gathered in Heathrow airport, armed with notepads and suncream and bound for a 10-day intensive study…
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 one of its central concerns?” This question is particularly relevant…
Introducing Jordan
Words By: Dana Amwari Image Credits: BBC I often joke that my sole – or most important – personality trait is being Jordanian-Palestinian. I am very proud to be Jordanian;…
The Dangers of Over Romanticization of Moving to a New Country and Starting a New Life
Words By: Sellah Penteliuk Image Credits: Sellah Penteliuk When given the opportunity to move to England and study law for three years, it was a definite answer. From living in…
Phantom Islands: places that don’t exist
Words By: Rhys Mather Image credits: flickr commons Nakanotorishima is the name of an island that never existed. Reported at coordinates 30°45′N 154°25′E and appearing on maps until 1932, the…
How Coffee Influenced The Way Europe Thought
Image Credits: Shakespeare&Beyond Coffee can be interpreted as one of the biggest contributors to the progression of academic thought within Europe. Although coffee helps us wake up for the day,…
Introducing Palestine
Words By: Dana Amawi 2022, for Palestine, could be described in the words of Charles Dickens’ “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” One neighbourhood’s…