Does setting deadlines help your creative writing?
Reflecting on her experience of NaNoWriMo, Maria Swiatek discusses whether setting deadlines for her writing is actually helpful
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Maria Swiatek
AstraZeneca: a Great British business
From failed bids by Pfizer to becoming the UK’s most valuable company, how did AstraZeneca do it? AstraZeneca, a Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company, pledged to supply two billion doses of a coronavirus vaccine at no profit – the biggest such pledge yet. The company chose to partner with Oxford University to develop...
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The lowdown on Chrome’s privacy update
The recent security updates, now available in the Chrome browser (version 83), are some of the biggest yet. As students, we spend what seems to be an infinite amount of time using browsers, whether it is for writing essays; doing online shopping or checking Facebook. As students, we spend what...
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Why should we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month?
Mental Health Awareness Month has been celebrated in May since 1949, with the purpose of breaking the stigma of mental health illnesses. By encouraging conversations and empowering those who struggle with mental health, awareness is just what we need amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Although it was started in the United...
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The Boar-ket list: where we want to go next
During the current pandemic, travel bans have been enforced worldwide to slow the spread of the virus. The Boar Travel asked writers where they'd most like to visit when the lockdown is lifted.
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