School graduates this year face huge restrictions in social mobility
Lucy Martin argues that basing exam grades on schools’ past performance will massively hamper social mobility.
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Enter Shikari’s Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible is an ode to an era
Enter Shikari are back with Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: an album full of genre-experimentation, raging vocals and insightful lyricism, no other rock record better fits the mould left in Britain's wake.
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Literary characters in lockdown
Sadia Nowshin imagines what some of our favourite literary characters would be like under lockdown, from the Winnie the Pooh gang to Harry Potter
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‘A triumphant milestone for black culture and diversity’: the durag and Vogue 2020
After Rihanna became the first person to wear a durag on the cover of British Vogue in May, Bailey Agbai considers the wider cultural benefits of this and its impact on diversifying magazine culture.
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Lionesses: Jade Moore joins star-studded Orlando Pride
News of Jade Moore’s decision to depart the Women’s Super League (WSL) was lost in the noise emanating from the ongoing disruption caused to the sporting calendar by the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only did the England midfielder’s switch to Orlando Pride fail to generate the number of column inches it...
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Are the rich to blame for climate change?
The gulf in energy consumption between the rich and the poor is undeniable – both within countries and between them. But, how much are the rich to blame for climate change? And what can governments do to reduce the global footprint of the world’s wealthiest people? According to a recent...
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In-person Chinese university entrance exams to be held in July
The Chinese government has announced that in person University entrance exams will be held in July after being postponed from June.
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Are movie musicals a wasted opportunity?
Reece Goodall discusses whether or not movie musicals belong in the theatre industry.
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‘Doctor Who’: The Timeless Children
Nick Alford reviews Doctor Who 'The Timeless Children', the series 12 finale, reflecting on the instalment's fun, confusion and controversy.
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How is coronavirus reshaping education?
There are multiple ways of measuring the impact of coronavirus. Whether it’s businesses losing an overwhelming amount of trade, individuals cancelling their holidays or streets being empty of traffic, the pandemic has globally altered every aspect of life. Before the lockdown came into place, a key way to measure how...
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Social security might have deeper roots than we think: evidence from hunter-gatherers
A lot of focus has been placed on the UK government over the past few weeks. As the pandemic situation escalates, people have been turning to the Prime Minister and his team to provide the much-needed response. The government has done just that. They have taken unprecedented action to provide...
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A new theory to explain our expanding universe
A new theory of an expanding universe Physicists know that our universe is expanding, but the question of exactly how fast this expansion is has proven deeply contentious in scientific circles. It has been suggested that we need to fundamentally alter our understanding of physics to deal with issues in...
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BREAKING: Danny Stewart extends Coventry Blaze tenure
Coventry Blaze have announced that Danny Stewart has committed his future to the Skydome Arena outfit by signing a contract extension following the club’s third-placed finish in 2019/20. Stewart, who made 248 appearances as a Coventry player, was appointed Blaze head coach in 2016. The Fort McMurray native led the...
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