Education

Anonymous Activist

Why I helped occupy a university building, and why I’d do it again

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq During the most recent UCU strike action in March 2022, I had the incredible opportunity to plan and take...

Gem Kirwan

Who really stands to benefit from Eton’s expansion?

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Eton College has long been considered a hub of privilege, academic excellence, and elitism. Parents are...

Sophie Siriwardena

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,...

Tackling Elitism

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...

Alice Greenbury

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...

Gem Kirwan

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...

Alice Greenbury

Literature in the time of pandemic – What we can learn from our media escapes during global crises

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Writing about the Covid-19 pandemic can often seem gruelling and unrewarding. There’s a general sense...

Elena Timoshuk

Covid-19 sets perfect conditions for mental health crises among university students

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The World Health Organization says poor mental health is a parallel pandemic to COVID-19 – one that...

Sophie Dibben

Should we all really be downloading DuoLingo?

Switzerland has three official languages; German, French and Italian. However, the country routinely markets itself in English. Before I...