Over the years, more barriers have been put in place creating more difficulties for Muslims to be able to access Higher Education within Europe. Often, these specific barriers required Muslim people seeking higher education to choose between pursuing academia and their own religious beliefs. Throughout Europe, there have been several...
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Due to a huge increase of coronavirus cases, all places of learning including colleges and schools have been closed to all students who are not vulnerable or children of key workers. As children arrive back to school, they would have missed a large portion of their education, amounting to more...
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Of the 50,888 coronavirus deaths recorded between January and November, 30,296 of them were people with a disability according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS estimate that among severely disabled individuals, the risk of death from COVID-19 is three times higher than average. However, the differences in...
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L GBTQIA+ Brits have helped to shape the UK and the wider world throughout history. From political advocacy, codebreaking, music and culture, LGBTQIA+ Britons have influenced every walk of life. In a collaborative piece, Shannon McGuigan, Bailey Agbai, Cristina Maino and Amoy Daley have highlighted the life and achievements of...
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Despite recommendations from the Post-18 Education Funding review, conducted by ex-investment banker Philip Augur in 2019, for the government to reduce the tuition fee cap for higher education to £7,500, the government has decided to freeze tuition fees at £9,250 for another year as they claim they aim to provide...
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The NHS staff have been on the frontlines of a global pandemic that has brought the country to its knees. During March of 2020, the UK seemed to be fuelled by the positivity that if we banded together we could tackle the virus. Whilst we sat at home, NHS staff...
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Shannon McGuigan argues the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's virtual hearings are not offering survivors the closure they need.
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The long-anticipated 2,865-pages of the judicial commission investigating into the network of “mother and baby homes” in Ireland, which sustained humiliation and stigma within Irish society for the majority of the 20th century, was recently published. The five-year investigation into these religious institutions for unwed mothers and their infants highlighted...
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Shannon McGuigan criticises the Education Secretary's new policies for higher education support.
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The discussion of miscarriages in an open space is very taboo despite them being a trauma a lot of women have and will have to experience in their lifetime. According to the National Childbirth Trust, most miscarriages occurs at the beginning of pregnancy. The probability of pregnancy ending in miscarriage...
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In early November the Senedd announced that it would be cancelling end of year exams for GCSE and A-Level students due to Covid-19. This was because Welsh education minister, Kirsty Williams felt that it was “impossible to guarantee a level playing field for exams to take place”. It was also...
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University of Manchester students will be given a 30% cut in rent for the first half of the year, following rent strikes.
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