Each week Siobhan will be discussing her unusual year abroad experience and offering advice and tips for others along the way.
What’s in My Uni Bag? Unexpected Essentials
Anushka Searle lists the unexpected essentials that you’ll NEED in your Uni bag!
Tips For Student Self-Care
Asha Hipperson gives her advice on how to care for your mind and body while at university.
The Power Of Diagnosis
Would it be ethical to give a patient suspected of a peanut allergy a peanut to eat to prove this hypothesis correct? To a certain extent, this is how I was diagnosed with vaginismus. In […]
Getting Into Running
Running is actually pretty amazing. Please hear me out. A few findings: l feel amazing after I’ve been running. Endorphins are real. Your body will change shape. The dread you feel before is worse than […]
Shielding During A Pandemic
When the lockdown restrictions began to lift earlier this week, people around the country were celebrating. But for me and my family, and thousands of others, life won’t be changing just yet. My mum has […]
Get To Know White Privilege
If you are white you are more likely to live a good quality life to an elderly age. Now please, read that again. Keep reading until that fact is engrained in your mind and impacts […]
Life’s Too Short for Good Books
18 months. That’s how long it took me to finish “Wuthering Heights”. 18 months. Usually, I’m pretty quick to finish a book (by no means is that a flex; why do people boast about how […]
Not Your Usual Habit Building Article
Tick. A swooping, satisfying, drag-your-pen-all-over-the-page tick. I smile as I look down at the neat little habit-tracker I’ve created for myself, smug in my two consecutive days of waking up at 6:30am to meditate. The […]
Can Writing Keep Us Sane? Some Guidance From Previous Pandemics
In the midst of the current crisis, we may sometimes feel consumed by our worry and anxieties. We tune in to the latest news for regular updates and practical advice, or perhaps, on a deeper […]
Covid-19 Outbreak: The Darkest Hour Is Nearest to Dawn
On December 31st, 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) acknowledged the first cases of the Corona Virus (Covid-19) within Wuhan, China. Since its initial outbreak, Covid-19 has now spread to over 113 countries, with Italy […]
Notre Dame: One Year On
Last week marked the anniversary of the devastating fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which caused up to €600 million in damages and destroyed the iconic spire of the French landmark. As the […]