Written by Chloe Bayliss – Student Writer By now we all know about how going to university this year is not going to be the same as it normally would be. With the situation changing daily, it is becoming harder to look forward to something that I fear will inevitably be part of my downfall. […]
University students always seem to be an overlooked demographic. This year’s A-level grades fiasco, alongside the use of the discriminatory algorithm, has rightly been at the forefront of the news. However, for all those in education during this pandemic, it’s once again university students who have had the least representation. This year’s exam season has […]
Written by Ophir Barak “What we remember as a society derives in the end from the kind of society we are and reflects the kind of society we want to be”. These are the words of eminent historian, Richard Evans, whom in a recent article entitled “the history wars”, discusses the distinction between history and […]
Fiction writing is universally defined as that which describes imaginary events and people, but often what makes a work of fiction so powerful is the way that it is rooted in our own understandings of reality. Therefore, the question must be asked as to whether there is always some underlying truth to storytelling, no matter […]
When I started university back in September 2018, I never thought I would experience anything like this. The coronavirus pandemic has affected our everyday lives like never before – with the education sector being decimated and the virus majorly disrupting crucial assignments. As a journalism student at the University for the Creative Arts, I have […]
Lockdown hasn’t been easy on anyone. I can say with some confidence that I don’t think anyone has enjoyed it: stuck indoors doing your studies, no freedom to go out drinking, see any course mates, or anything really. Locked in with the same difficult housemates day after day, I feel as though I’ve been in […]
Written by Emma Tyler – Student Writer In March, the Coronavirus reached global pandemic status and has since lead to an unfamiliar reality that the alarmist press in Britain has labelled ‘the new normal’. The vibrant city of London has become desolate, once bubbling playgrounds have become forbidden territories, and our National Health Service appears […]
This Is How University Ends, Not With A Bang, But A Whimper As lockdown loosens, graduates are left picking up the pieces. They were robbed of closure, denied celebration, and now must scramble to secure jobs in an uncertain and to use that ubiquitous word, ‘unprecedented’ climate. Relationships have been tested, and many may not […]
We’ve likely all been hit by the winter blues. That dull, groggy feeling that washes over you and keeps you in bed, tired and unmotivated. For sufferers of mental illnesses like anxiety and depression, the weather and the seasons can often affect the severity of their illnesses. This can often be linked to SAD – […]
Finding your first student home can be both exciting and demanding. Leaving halls means you are taking the next step into the realities of student adulting, and if you find a home you are happy in – it could be where you spend a lot of your time for the rest of your degree. So […]