A recent speech by Reform UK Shadow Home Secretary Zia Yusuf appreciated the invaluable work of immigrants in the UK, and condemned the “sheer scale” of immigration as having “broken Britain” in the same breath. ‘Well… which is it?’ I wondered, looking in vague disbelief at the man behind the...
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The mother of a student who took his own life after being told he could not graduate has claimed that the University of Glasgow “failed” her son, following a recent Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) report. Geography student Ethan Scott Brown was due to graduate with a 2:1 degree, but was...
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Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych has been banned from competing in the Winter Olympics held in Italy after his helmet was deemed to be breaking Olympic law. The helmet was decorated with artworks paying tribute to his fellow Ukrainian athletes who had been killed during the Russian invasion. After two...
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To quote Fahrenheit 451, “there must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house”. And yet, as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly prominent amongst human expression, whether it be art, music, or books, we may very well be living in a dystopia...
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A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing tiny aerial drones, inspired by bats’ use of echolocation, for search and rescue purposes. Led by an assistant professor of robotics engineering at WPI, Nitin Sanket, the team aims to create a cost-efficient alternative to helicopter-based search and rescue....
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The Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has come under fire from hundreds of academics for delaying plans to combat “cancel culture” on university campuses. At the start of 2025, she pledged to legalise a complaints scheme to protect academics’ free speech against censorship attempts by students or university authorities. Phillipson stated...
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Nadia Hajal-Backleh is a PhD researcher at the university’s English and Comparative Literary Studies Department (ECLS), examining peripheral migration and world-literature in the age of global modernity. She convenes the Palestinian Literature and Culture Reading Group (PLCRG). I interviewed Nadia to discuss the PLCRG and its impact through literary discussion....
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Another year has passed, and we are back with our topic gaming picks for 2025, be it games that have come out this year, or old classics rediscovered. Join us as we dive into the games that made our 2025. Theo Millard (Writer’s pick) – Hades II Hades is a...
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A new study by astronomers at the University of Warwick and University College London (UCL) suggests that ageing stars destroy the planets orbiting closest to them. Published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, the study consisted of observing nearly half a million nearby stars. The researchers aimed...
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As the year comes to an end, the UK’s latest travel statistics have recorded a surge in inbound tourist visits and spending in 2025, predicting further increases in the coming year. Statistics estimate 44.3 million inbound visits to the UK in 2025, with visitors spending £34.6 billion. Using a mix...
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I recently uncovered an old receipt from Rootes Grocery Store, now rebranded as a Co-op, from the depths of a bag I used when I lived on campus. Apparently, my first-year self often spent £1.15 on an iced latte. That same latte was £1 when I started university, and is...
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Zara Siddiqui examines the art of philanthropy in the music industry and beyond.
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For many, university life marks the beginning of adult life. With gaps in timetables, living on your own amongst strangers, and of course, the looming prospect of a degree and the future, many students are given full freedom to navigate life and friendships for themselves. The youngest university students are...
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