On 15 March, New Zealand suffered the deadliest mass shooting in its modern history. Fifty were killed and a further fifty injured when a gunman opened fire on two mosques…
Content warning: use of racialised terms In the last week, it has come to the attention of the BAME community at the University of Edinburgh that a Chinese New Year…
Humans may just have become members of a very eclectic club. Fruit flies, homing pigeons, bats, mole-rat, and turtles are among the diverse creatures unified by an intriguing characteristic: the…
On Friday 8th March, climate protestors gathered outside the National Museum of Scotland to protest the annual meeting of the Scottish Oil Club, coinciding with International Women’s Day. This was…
Content Warning: Details of FGM, sexual assault At first mention of circumcision, male circumcision immediately comes to mind. Jokes about foreskin, turtlenecks and such pop into your head. My 8th-grade…
No. A simple word that inspires so much fear for young adults. There seems to be constant pressure from friends, family, university, and work to do it all: socialise and…
With 50 million collectors, stamp-collecting or ‘philately’ is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Philately started in Britain where postage stamps were first produced, and subsequently spread…
With Denis Suarez reportedly set to be sent back to Barcelona early after his failed loan spell at Arsenal and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer supposedly wanting to ship the £500,000-a week…
‘Egg Boy’ and the dangers of glorifying political violence
On 15 March, New Zealand suffered the deadliest mass shooting in its modern history. Fifty were killed and a further fifty injured when a gunman opened fire on two mosques…
Yellowface in Edinburgh: racist party culture in UK universities
Content warning: use of racialised terms In the last week, it has come to the attention of the BAME community at the University of Edinburgh that a Chinese New Year…
Humans may be able to sense the magnetic field of the earth
Humans may just have become members of a very eclectic club. Fruit flies, homing pigeons, bats, mole-rat, and turtles are among the diverse creatures unified by an intriguing characteristic: the…
Extinction Rebellion protest of Scottish Oil Club leads to arrests
On Friday 8th March, climate protestors gathered outside the National Museum of Scotland to protest the annual meeting of the Scottish Oil Club, coinciding with International Women’s Day. This was…
Female Genital Mutilation: a crime of miseducation
Content Warning: Details of FGM, sexual assault At first mention of circumcision, male circumcision immediately comes to mind. Jokes about foreskin, turtlenecks and such pop into your head. My 8th-grade…
Millennial burnout and the importance of saying no
No. A simple word that inspires so much fear for young adults. There seems to be constant pressure from friends, family, university, and work to do it all: socialise and…
Exploring through the history of Stamp Collection: a dying hobby
With 50 million collectors, stamp-collecting or ‘philately’ is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Philately started in Britain where postage stamps were first produced, and subsequently spread…
A look at the more spectacular Premier League ‘flops’
With Denis Suarez reportedly set to be sent back to Barcelona early after his failed loan spell at Arsenal and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer supposedly wanting to ship the £500,000-a week…