Do male graduates aim higher?
Over the last few years gender equality has appeared to be making leaps and bounds throughout our society, but it has become apparent that despite women being employed in greater…
Hipsters and the social divide
On 26th September, the Cereal Killer Cafe in Shoreditch was targeted by hundreds of protesters embarking on an anti-gentrification campaign organised by the anarchist group Class War. Staff and customers…
The wider involvement of graduates in social work: an interview with Josh McAlister, CEO of organisation Frontline
Could you tell me a little bit about Frontline? Josh: I founded Frontline as a charity in 2013 to shift the perceptions of social work as a prestigious career of…
Rethinking the Suffragette’s legacy
Any film which stars Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham-Carter, and the universally appreciated Meryl Streep is going to be big news. Indeed, the general consensus is that the upcoming British drama…
Teaching Nirvana: Can You Learn Happiness?
Maybe it’s not so easy to buy happiness, but what about learning it? That’s what the Dalai Lama and UK glad-mongers Action For Happiness offer in a free class launched…
Inside Berlin’s Most Exclusive Club
Rumours of world-famous DJs, hedonistic revelry and cavernous dark rooms; Berghain’s infamous reputation precedes it. The nightclub, located on the border between East and West Berlin, is widely recognised as…
Bigorexia: the invisible compulsive disorder
Last Monday, the news that one in ten men training in UK gyms could have an anxiety disorder hit the airwaves. BBC Radio One’s Newsbeat reported that ‘bigorexia’ can lead…
Missing UK schoolgirls spark re-evaluation of ISIS threat
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) used to be known by a different name: al Qaeda in Iraq. Although US troops and allied Sunni militants defeated al…