In recent years, there has been an increased push for diversity, of all kinds, in the workplace, whether that be in business, marketing, education or public institutions. The public are tired of air-brushed pictures of […]
Therese Coffey – Proof That Diversity in Politics is Not Enough
Boris Johnson’s newest cabinet was, as he would like to have us believe, carefully selected to “reflect modern Britain”; and in terms of diversity, it seems to be a historically progressive selection of politicians. However […]
Cinema’s Half-hearted Queer Diversity
Diversity and representation in media are unbelievably important. Seeing people in media who reflect our own lived experience and personalities is vital in affirming our sense of self and allowing us to celebrate our differences […]
OnBeat for International Women’s Day
The Gryphon’s Fashion Editor Elicka Ghahramani spoke with OnBeat, LUU’s newest BME focused society, to learn how their passion drove the creation of the fastest growing society of the academic year. Three women who have […]
Out and proud in Science
When asked to name an LGBTQ+ scientist, Alan Turing is often the first and only name which comes to peoples’ minds. The tragic suppression of his sexuality is a story that’s stuck with the public […]
University of Leeds’ Race Pay Gap Revealed
The Universities of Leeds, Manchester, York, and Durham all showed similar results when reviewing the disparities between salaries according to race. In the request made to the University of Leeds, the statistics showed dramatic differences in […]
Fantastic Tweets: The Crimes of JK Rowling
JK Rowling has recently come under fire for the casting of South Korean Claudia Kim as the character of Nagini in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald. In a new plot twist, Rowling has […]
Television Academy and Race: Resolution, or mere recognition?
It goes without saying that the Television Academy and acting industry is knuckling down on its internal social problems, and is making its efforts well-known. We only have to look at the Time’s Up campaign […]
Are the university’s Arts and Humanities courses still stuck in the past?
Coming to university, you are told that you will be moving away from the spoon-fed nature of a school curriculum to one that encourages critical thinking and expands your knowledge even further. However, broadening your […]
A forward thinking team to match a forward-thinking collection: are museums developing their internal power structures fast enough?
Looking at many museums in the world today, it is easy to see how the structure of their collections has become far more diversified. Over time, exhibitions of gallery collections in larger art institutions have […]