World Hijab Awareness Day: A Step Towards Understanding and Empathy
Observed every February 1st, World Hijab Awareness Day encourages people all around the world to put themselves in the shoes...
Jacqueline Wong
Leaning Left, Leaning Right: Prototyping Our Way to Balance
I learnt something in ballet that my teacher probably never meant as life advice; somehow, it stayed with me anyway....
When the Map Hasn’t Updated Yet: Moving Between Zones
Have you ever felt like you have lived through three versions of yourself in one day, just for different occasions?...
The Quiet After Freshers: Why the Blues Aren’t a Bad Thing
The first few weeks at university are a blur: neon wristbands cutting into your skin, the thud of bass through...
Doing Good While Having Fun: How Leeds Students are Changing the Culture Around Sex and Consent
Freshers’ Week is sold as freedom on tap. You get a chance to reinvent yourself, meet hundreds of people in...
Smoothies, Stories, and the Search for Belonging
“You could be a smoothie of blueberry and mango, or kiwi and apple. But at the end of the day,...
Friendship Hoarding: Why We Hold on to the Wrong People
They say you can’t have too many friends. But what if you could? The Sentimentality Trap Some friendships are timeless...
Who Owns Creativity? The Policy Shift that Could Reshape AI and the Arts
If you walked past a newsstand on 25th February, the eye-catching view of all the same turquoise front pages with...
Brain on Caffeine: How Coffee and Energy Drinks Affect Students
For many, caffeine is a lifesaver. Whether it’s a morning coffee or an energy drink in the middle of a...
Who gets to grieve? Labour’s proposal for bereavement leave after early pregnancy loss
Each year, around 250,000 pregnancies in the UK end in miscarriage. Yet, for decades, early pregnancy loss has been a...