The possibility of moving back the start time of secondary schools to 10am was recently discussed in parliament after a petition on the subject gained almost 200,000 supporters. The arguments put forward by schoolchildren and parents generally pivot on the idea that teenagers can’t work as well in the morning...
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“I don’t think this is something that will ever go away. From the way you’ve described your life to date, I think this is something that’s going to recur throughout your life. Now I think it is a question of learning how to deal with it.” Those words will always...
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Problematic is a buzzword that often gets thrown around in the current political climate. Books are not exempt from this and the mud-slinging rage which has come to define the state of discourse in 2019. Yet the word is frustratingly (and perhaps somewhat intentionally) vague and undefined: what exactly makes...
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The universities of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh have published two sets of entry requirements to increase the proportion of incoming students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Edinburgh University law applicants will only need ABBBB while the typical offer is AAAAA. For those applying to study Medicine, the grade boundary has been lowered...
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Sam Savelli shares why he thinks you should consider partaking in Lent this year even if they aren't religious.
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The Home Office has recently been accused of failing to take action regarding alleged cheating in English-language tests after an investigation that argued the system itself was flawed.
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As a devout fan of comic books, it is a great time to be alive. From the expansive Marvel Cinematic Universe on the silver screen, newly released smash hit superhero video games like Spider-Man PS4, or even some of the exemplary stories coming out of DC in the original medium itself, comics are thriving in a cultural golden age. Television, of course, is not free from the all-encompassing reach of comics in the media zeitgeist and has a significant place in its ability to adapt original comic book stories.
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Mental health is one of the biggest struggles students face on an everyday basis. As a group, students are at high risk of developing mental health issues ranging from a result of educational and social pressures, to the financial burden of student loans and the potential negative consequences of increased social...
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Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, an 18-yearold activist from Colorado, urged university students to walk out of lectures and strike about climate change, as school pupils across the United States have done.
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Although not all of us are frantically stockpiling following the defeat of Theresa May’s deal on 15 January, many people in the UK are becoming increasingly fearful of the, arguably feasible, prospect of a No Deal. This divorce from the EU has been dominating British news outlets and political discourse...
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Sasha Santhakumar investigates whether medical schools in England have a diversity problem.
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In 2014, Bradley Cooper – an able-bodied white man – was met with rave reviews for his performance in The Elephant Man, a biographic play about Joseph Merrick, a Victorian man with a condition of unknown origin which caused large, intrusive masses across his body. His performance was particularly lauded...
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Critically-maligned but loved by audiences, Death in Paradise is a ray of sunshine in the January/February schedule. The show has just finished its eighth series, but what better time to look back at the run, its ups and downs, and ask where the show can go next? Some spoilers will...
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