The day after exams finished, I jetted off to Naples for three weeks of volunteering with LESS, an NGO that supports refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. Voluntourism often gets a bad name, and I too admit to being skeptical, worrying my work might have a negative impact. It is a...
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Rarely is an artist’s sound described so aptly by their genre as Beach House’s is by the term “dream pop”. Since their 2006 debut, the Baltimore duo have produced music that is light on obvious narrative direction and heavy on feeling; longing, nostalgia, melancholy and starry-eyed adoration, conveyed by Victoria...
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Universities – a topic of national interest – are now a constant feature in the papers. Most recently, universities minister and Conservative MP, Sam Gyimah, has triggered an interesting debate. Gyimah has been criticised for treating university degrees as commodities – products for sale – after introducing digital tools to...
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Manpreet Kaur reports on the finding of the neural link between depression and sleep problems.
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UCAS (The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) has apologised to thousands of students after sending an erroneous email confirming their acceptance to study at Newcastle University. Sent to over 4,000 students who are yet to receive their A-Level results, the email, which was promoting Fusion Student Housing, stated: “You have...
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Imagine you’re at karaoke. Be it that you’re there alone, with friends, with a partner, imagine you’re sitting there, a drink halfway to your lips, when suddenly, you hear the opening chords to ‘Don’t Stop Believing’. Suddenly, the whole vibe changes. Everyone in the bar knows the words, and all...
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Amid recent announcements regarding the expanded eligibility for blue badges to those with conditions such as severe mental health problems, autism or dementia, there has been considerable backlash on social media, from both disabled and non-disabled communities. The blue badge scheme allows disabled drivers and passengers to park closer...
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The University of Warwick found itself in joint fifty-first position, according to Times Higher Education, with a student satisfaction rate of 85%, alongside Durham University, the University of Liverpool and the University of York, among others.
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Students at Manchester university have painted over Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If’ and replaced it with ‘Rise’ by Maya Angelou. The offending poem was painted onto a wall of the university’s Students’ Union as part of recent renovations and was subsequently criticised by a group of students given Kipling has also...
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Kirstie Shearman reports on the landmark trial, sponsored by the University of Warwick, which reveals that adrenaline increases survival rates after cardiac arrests, but potentially at the cost of severe brain damage.
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University College London has ditched its non-disclosure settlements regarding sexual harassment, following a significant increase in complaints lodged against its staff members. Recently, complaints have more than doubled.
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On A-Level Results Day in 2015, I was one of the thousands of students who turned up trembling at the gates of their old sixth-form, nervously awaiting the brown paper envelope which concealed my fate. Unfortunately, I was also one of the thousands of students who were left bitterly disappointed. Coming...
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The film Split showed M. Night Shyamalan back on form with a terrifying psychological horror. The film saw three girls try to escape ‘Kevin’ (James McAvoy), a man with multiple personalities. One of the most exciting moments in the film, however, was almost incidental. It just so happens that at...
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