Music that made me: The Vamps
Emily Holditch on The Vamps, a band that shaped her music taste and made her into the person she is today.
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Dancing between genres: Bjork’s Debut turns 30
Emily Holditch reflects on the importance of Bjork's genre-defying Debut.
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Arctic Monkeys’ AM was a new beginning: the album 10 years on
Emily Holditch reflects on Arctic Monkeys' AM as it turns ten.
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The math ain’t mathing – maths till 18’s adverse effects on student self-image
In a speech made on the 4th of January this year, our Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set out plans to make some form of maths education compulsory until the age of 18, to help young people prepare for a world where “data is everywhere”. As it stands, approximately half of...
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Thinking green: could cannabis help fight climate change?
Emily dicusses the need to acknowledge the use of cannabis in our fight against climate change.
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Why meritocracy is a myth
Emily Holditch discusses how a person's birth can affect their future and questions whether we should try to achieve a wholly meritocratic society.
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“What. Is. So. Terrifying.” – What can Florence Pugh teach us about freeing the nipple?
In July, Florence Pugh attended the Valentino Haute Couture fashion show wearing a hot pink tulle dress. In her last fitting before the event, she and the designer Pierpaolo Piccioli decided to remove the lining of the dress to eliminate any confusion over the intentionality of its transparency. When photos...
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‘Dress Like a Leftie’: problematic, or just a bit of fun?
Emily Holditch comments on the Conservative Society's 'Dress Like a Leftie' social and explains why it is potentially problematic.
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Are we really living in a ‘Post-Covid’ era?
In September 2020, I tested positive for Covid. Like many young people, I assumed that I’d have cold and flu symptoms for a few days but would swiftly recover. I never stopped to consider the long-term effects Covid might have on me. I didn’t have any pre-existing health conditions, nor...
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Study finds Cambridge University ‘benefitted from slavery’
A three-year inquiry conducted by the Advisory Group on the Legacies of Enslavement has concluded that the University of Cambridge has benefitted substantially from slavery.
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