International Women’s Day (IWD) is held annually on 8 March. It marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality, providing a platform to educate and raise awareness about women’s equality, call for positive change, and fundraise for women-focused charities. Yet, in recent years, the day has faced criticism for...
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Samah Tabba notes the recent controversy surrounding Kanye West.
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In the age of ever-shortening attention spans, it’s almost incomprehensible that long-form YouTube content is thriving. Many of us have had our brains fried to the point where we can no longer watch a video longer than two minutes if it has not been sped up, or if we don’t...
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A record number of UK 18-year-olds have applied for a university or college place by the January 2025 deadline, according to data released by UCAS. The number of UK 18-year-olds applying for a higher education place rose from 316,850 in 2024 to 323,360 in 2025 – an increase of 2.1%....
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Russell Group universities are “completely dependent” on Chinese investment, experts have warned, after receiving nearly £50 million from Chinese sources over the past four years. A series of Freedom of Information requests sent to Russell Group universities revealed that institutions are heavily reliant on foreign investment at a time when...
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A UCL student has been accused of drugging and raping 10 women, and faces 35 charges for crimes said to have taken place between September 2019 and May 2023. Zhenhao Zou is facing the Inner London Crown Court and is denying all the 35 charges he faces. The 27-year-old PhD student’s...
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“I am done. I am quitting social media.” This is a phrase we have all said or heard at least once, usually in response to a ruined sleep schedule or an hour-long doom-scrolling session that was supposed to only be 10 minutes. Yet despite our best intentions, the allure of...
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