Why People Love Football | Joseph McDonnell
I used to despise football. To those who know me, that will be a shock, but it’s true. Until the age of about 11, I was a proud advocate...
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Nov 29, 20194 min read
Prisoners – The New Slaves | Rama Aowidah
The only way we have made improvements to our previous society is by questioning the moral obliquity present in certain aspects of our...
Nov 25, 20191 min read
‘Grief is the Thing with Feathers’ by Max Porter. A review of one of the decade’s most i
Told through chaotic and unconventional prose, ‘Grief is the Thing with feathers’ explores grief felt after the loss of a loved one and...
Sep 13, 20192 min read
Producing Medicines From Nature | Aatqa Arham
The natural world has provided a cornucopia of pharmaceutical phenomena. From the earliest moments in recorded history, plants and herbs...
Sep 6, 20192 min read
Microplastic fibers: from what we wear – to what we eat | Vanesa Dimitrova
Most self-conscious consumers will recognise the word ‘polyester’ onto the tags of their clothing. Yet, does the most of our population...
May 23, 20191 min read
A Strange Link Between Alzheimers and Gum Disease | Malaika Wasim
Alzheimer’s and Gum Disease? Being one of the major causes of death worldwide, the cause of Alzheimer’s is still unknown. The condition...
May 20, 20192 min read
The Unknown Famine Crime In Yemen | Alaa El-Hannach
Very little mainstream media has given any attention to the famine currently happening in Yemen and the devastating effects it has had on...
May 14, 20192 min read
Creativity and Mental Health | Vesta Latvyte
As well-being week has passed, I’ve been thinking more about the power of language (and other forms of art) and the way it is used....
May 7, 20193 min read
Environmentally Friendly Baby Steps | J Martin
After having been introduced on Wednesday by Labour, MPs have passed a motion making the UK parliament the first in the world to delare...
May 1, 20193 min read
Are The Effects of Global Warming “Fair”? | Alaa El-Hannach
As we all know, global warming is having detrimental effects on the planet. Sea levels have risen and continue to rise, there has been...
Mar 13, 20192 min read
Why ‘Animals’ Is A Masterpiece | Jacob Seager
Continuing on my first review of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, I have decided to write about my favourite album of all time, also by Pink...
Mar 10, 201911 min read
Hijabs & Hysteria | Sadia Ahmed
Photograph: muslim abaya | Tumblr “Do you sleep with that on?” “Do you shower with that on?” “I don’t think girls should be allowed to...
Mar 4, 20193 min read
“There’s no Planet B” and the meaning of the climate change movement | Vanesa Dimitrova
“I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic” says Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg “You are not mature enough to...
Feb 14, 20193 min read
English Literature: What does it mean to today’s youth?|Aashna Shaikh & Alaa El-Hannach
Photograph: Queen Alexandra Sixth Form In the UK, the number of students studying A-Level English Literature has been in decline, with...
Feb 11, 20194 min read
Venezuela: Instability and Insurrection| Etta Selim
A year ago, information about the Venezuelan crisis was surprisingly scarce. Only a small cluster of conflicting ideas lurked in the...
Jan 23, 20192 min read
Plan B | Kane Mesa
I think it’s fair to say that Brexit up to now has been a complete joke. Theresa May’s government has constantly failed to establish a...
Nov 9, 20183 min read
Are we being honest with young people?| Yinka Aresa
This autumn ONS has released a series of articles exploring young people’s earnings, education and employment, culminating in a...
Oct 2, 20187 min read
Human Rights: Universal or a Western Construct? | Alessia Ciocanea
In this essay, human rights will be defined as the ideals belonging to all mankind, inherent to personhood, by which cultures attempt to...
Sep 25, 20182 min read
The Father of Dialysis | Nicola Tang
The world’s first dialyser was invented in 1943 by a Dutch physician called Willem Kolff. Back then, the machine was known as an...
Sep 12, 20183 min read
Understanding ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ – Pink Floyd | Jacob Seager
Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ is one of the most famous and best-selling albums of all time. A flagship release of the progressive...
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