Goodbye, BMI: the damaging health measurement that needs put to rest.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Medicine and healthcare are undeniably a key part of society, yet there are inherent flaws within our...
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Willow Courtauld
- May 14, 2022
- 3 min
Will the Russia/Ukraine crisis stimulate the transition into renewables?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the world’s dangerous dependency on Russian oil and gas,...
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Jemima Mowlem
- May 9, 2022
- 4 min
Finding the order in disorder
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq “If the shoe doesn’t fit, must we change the foot?” - Gloria Steinam In 2021, J.K. Rowling’s menstrual...
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Hermione Byron
- Apr 29, 2022
- 4 min
CYBERSEX: Better than IRL?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Cybersexuality is defined as an online activity in which people gratify their sexual needs. It has been a...
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Charlotte Benton
- Apr 14, 2022
- 3 min
Two Little, Too Late: it's time to start taking eating disorders seriously
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq All too often, those who suffer from an eating disorder are encouraged by those around them to ‘just eat...
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Gem Kirwan
- Apr 8, 2022
- 3 min
What the response to Turning Red reveals about attitudes towards women
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Pixar’s latest film Turning Red is an exploration of periods, puberty and growing up, depicted through...
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Willow Courtauld
- Mar 27, 2022
- 5 min
Does Rewilding have a role in preventing Climate Change?
Rewilding, a novel approach to biodiversity, has been gaining significant momentum over the past few years. The restoration process...
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Hannah Hassan
- Mar 18, 2022
- 4 min
Inclusion and equality matter: Why are they missing from our approach to Covid?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The uneven impact of Covid-19 has shown the abject failure of our response to it as a society. It has...
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Amelia Newton
- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
Is it time to cancel ‘cancel culture’?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In 2022, the phrase ‘cancel culture’ is familiar to most who have some form of online presence through...
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Michael Schutzer Weissmann
- Mar 3, 2022
- 2 min
A very short tribute to that rarest of things: a conservative satirist.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We are very proud, in this country, of our sense of humour. This is amply justified; we are, after all,...
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Gem Kirwan
- Feb 28, 2022
- 3 min
Shimon Hayut: ‘swindler’ or celebrity?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Cecilie Fjellhøy thought she had found the fairytale romance she’d always wanted. The man of her dreams,...
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Sophie Siriwardena
- Feb 24, 2022
- 4 min
Educators Exploited: Why Students Must Support Industrial Action
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Higher education is hectic for students and staff all year round. Certain months are plagued by exams,...
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Gem Kirwan
- Feb 14, 2022
- 2 min
Rape culture and football: the ugly truth behind the “Beautiful Game”
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It’s difficult to overstate the cultural impact of football on society: it dominates the TV guides, it...
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Tackling Elitism
- Feb 11, 2022
- 3 min
Elitism and mental health at The University of Edinburgh
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq By Sharan Atwal and Orfhlaith McDevitt Almost two-thirds (63%) of students in the UK have experienced a...
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Sorcha Tipping
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
Taking gender-based violence seriously
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Laura Bates, the manosphere, and how VAWG is a step forward towards reducing gender-based violence....
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Cordelia Leigh
- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
NFTs: For Better or For Worse?
Illustration's by Megan Le Brocq With a revenue of a whopping $25 billion in 2021, the NFT market is not one to be ignored. NFT...
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Alice Greenbury
- Jan 24, 2022
- 3 min
Do romantic novels and films set us up for disappointment?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Poisonous, corruptive, and bewitching novels. Portals to worlds beyond our grasp, and therefore places of...
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Willow Courtauld
- Jan 16, 2022
- 3 min
Hepworth Reconsidered
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Barbara Hepworth, a female modernist sculptor, created abstract forms from the beginnings of the 19th...
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Gem Kirwan
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Books are meant to push boundaries. Why are we banning them for doing exactly that?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Literature has indescribable power. It challenges the status quo, gives marginalised people a platform to...
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Sorcha Tipping
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Oscars - celebrating misrepresentation
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Everyone loves a film with a happy ending — the guy gets the girl, the wronged hero is redeemed, they all...
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