Voluntourism: wasting time abroad
Comment writer Sara Ahmed thinks that voluntourism is coming to a well-deserved end.
Union Reform has only just begun – now we need you
This week comment writer Ansh Bhatnagar argues for your support for far reaching and enduring Union reform
Why I’m proposing a complete restructure of the Union
Students have been complaining for years that the Union makes decisions without consulting its members or volunteers. It’s time for the old structures to be torn down and for a new democratic, transparent, accessible and member-led Union to take its place.
Fashion is not a real thing
This week’s grumpy bastard’s cynicism falls heavy on the industry, almost as heavy as the Supreme brick.
Women in STEM: Report from a conference
(Or how I lost my favourite umbrella)
Supervision Story - February
Dialogue. I believe that in the thorough yet enjoyable experience that the PhD can be, we all go through times of self-doubt and questioning. Not only about the research itself, but about our own capabilities and the, sometimes, fearful prospect of having to finish. I am glad to have a
Yemen: an unseen issue
President of UNICEF on campus, Stevie Lam, writes about the terrible famine in Yemen occurring out of sight of the world’s media
Les Gilets Jaunes: protesters or extremists?
Xiu Xiuchen argues that whilst the gilets jaunes began as a protest against fuel taxes, it has mutated into an extremist movement
A case study in Fake News
Theodor Videnberg discusses a recent incident that caused an online uproar as a prime example of fake news and proposes some measures to combat it
Who should vote on what?
Comment editor Charles Titmuss argues that voters are not to blame for poor political outcomes
Female Genital Mutilation: A Hidden Crisis
Millions of women still bear the consequences of this terrible, unjustified surgical operation. We can prevent that her daughters suffer the same fate.
The last domino to fall
One of the last countries in the European Union to not fall victim to the rise of far right parties has joined the club with the rise of the new party Vox.