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Veganuary

With January comes the onslaught of New Year’s resolutions, with one popular way to start the year being ‘Veganuary.’ Veganuary is a combination of the words ‘vegan’ and ‘January,’ and a 31-day challenge which aims to adapt your lifestyle to be more nutritionally balanced, empathetic towards animals, and eco-friendly. Each...
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By , Jan. 31, 2025

Government to implement free speech law for universities

The UK government has confirmed its plans to reintroduce a piece of legislation intended to protect free speech on university campuses. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, which envisions the implementation of fines for universities failing to uphold freedom of speech, was passed under the previous Conservative government in...
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By , Jan. 30, 2025

The essential comfort of reading

We all have those books we turn to when we need a little comfort. Funnily enough, most of my comfort reads come from my childhood, a time when the world seemed a little simpler. Below, I’m going to share with you some of my favourite comfort books, the ones I...
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By , Jan. 29, 2025

Celebrating Lunar New Year

Are you a lover or hater of snakes? If you are in the latter group, the news that the Lunar New Year welcomes the year of the snake may not be the most pleasing to you. However, even if snakes are not your favourite animal, they carry plenty of positive...
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By , Jan. 29, 2025

The lynx loose on the Scottish Highlands

On Wednesday 8th of January, wild lynx were spotted roaming the Scottish Highlands. Lynx vanished from Britain around 1300 years ago, after being driven to extinction by hunting and habitat loss, so their sighting certainly sparked some frenzy. Talk of reintroducing lynx back into the Scottish Highlands has been circulating...
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By , Jan. 29, 2025

How will the Trump presidency affect climate policy?

Trump’s re-election into cabinet has inevitably sparked great controversy and fear in a time of such political uncertainty. The relative failures of COP29 in Azerbaijan, and the need for immediate action in an increasingly desperate time for the climate, means that Trump’s election poses a substantial risk to the extent...
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By , Jan. 29, 2025