Eating Disorders in Film
The problem with superficial dramatisations of mental illness CW: Eating disorders Mental illness is notably challenging to portray in film. Depicting the long and painful struggle of such an illness…
Bullying and Racism in the Workplace
Bullying is often not acknowledged within the workplace; it’s brushed under the rug, and its victims are told to grow a thicker skin. Workplace bullying is the targeted mistreatment by…
How NOT to be a good friend
The term ‘friend’ is loosely thrown around nowadays and the basic criteria have been lost. A ‘friend’ is typically described as someone that you like and someone that you know…
What is to blame for poor mental health among young people?
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…
“The system needs to change” – Inside the University’s Mental Health Crisis
Over-subscribed and under-resourced – a mental health service struggling to cope. This is the picture that emerges from conversations with students across the University of Edinburgh. Not that poor student…
VP Colm Harmon in conversation: next year on campus
As current students begin to return to campus and new first-year students move into halls of residence this week, The Student sat down with Professor Colm Harmon, Vice Principal Students…
How do we stop doomscrolling and make social media a worthwhile experience?
The past year has felt like a weird and ironic mix of a dull haze of nothing, and time fleeting in a flash, and many have found themselves doomscrolling. Doomscrolling…
Keeping the flatmate bond going strong
It’s midway through the semester and the social circles we have direct access to have slowly decreased by the week. Whilst it’s a blessing to not be living alone, spending…