Content warning: references to sexual violence and abuse, homophobia I didn’t write an editorial for our LGBTQ+ history month print edition as I didn’t have anything I especially wanted to write at the time, but I was scrolling through TikTok the other day and came across a statistic that shocked me so much I had […]
A 2021 survey across ten countries (involving 10 000 participants aged 16-25) led by Bath University revealed that 60 per cent of the young people approached felt worried/extremely worried about climate change. This ‘eco-anxiety’ was not only attributed to fears of environmental destruction but also dissatisfaction with government inaction on climate change. We are the […]
This week’s publication is undoubtedly a celebration of women’s contribution to society, both throughout history and today. However, the edition should also remind us of the continued emphasis we must place on gender issues. Despite the immense progress we have seen in women’s rights over the last century, gender equality must not be taken for […]
Transphobia has never been so rife, and the blame lies with the media. The way our media treats trans people – in broadsheet, on ‘debate’ shows, on social media – reflects how deeply rooted transphobia is in everything we consume. These attack lines aren’t simply being ‘conjured up’ by the media. They stem from a […]
This week’s issue of The Student is dedicated to student mental health, something that I know every student at university will have been touched by, whether personally or through friends and family.It is first important to distinguish between diagnosed mental health conditions and mental wellbeing. The more we learn about mental health, the more this […]
November is Disability Awareness Month. At The Student we must take advantage of our platform when it comes to talking about the barriers that students with disabilities face, as well as celebrating and uplifting disabled voices in all aspects of our society. Being your Editor-in-Chief is an absolute privilege; I couldn’t have imagined I’d be […]
At The Student, we want to use our platform for positive and impactful change. Whilst sometimes it feels as though our voices are simply echoed back to us, lost amidst the chaos of university life, we do have a voice; people will listen if we give them something to talk about. For our third print […]
Though Black History Month in the UK is a celebratory month of Black British culture, our history, and our people, this is an issue for everyone. The purpose of Black History Month is to praise Black pioneers past and present such as Sonia Boyce OBE, Diane Abbott MP, Olaudah Equiano, Baron Simon Woolley, Dr Harold […]