It's Now Possible To Do A Masters On Kim Jong Un And North Korea At...
We've all heard the stories about North Korea's Supreme Leader King Jong Un, but a British university has decided to run an entire degree on his dictatorship. Professor Hazel Smith is a world-leading...
View ArticleDavid Cameron Tears Into NUS For Links With Cage - The Group Accused Of Being...
David Cameron has slammed the National Union of Students for its links with Cage - the advocacy group which has previously been accused of being Jihadi John apologists. In a speech on Monday, the prime...
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Manchester University Student Cut Accommodation Costs By Spending A Year...
A student at Manchester University refused to succumb to extortionate rent prices, poor quality accommodation and increasing debt, instead managing to find his solution to saving money on housing - by...
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Everything Changes - My Cancer Diagnosis at 21
It's often the case that tragic things happen all around you, but you never think they will happen to you. Sometimes you are wrong. Sometimes you are the person right in the middle of things. That's...
View ArticleHow Does a Young Person Get Involved In Politics?
"I never thought I would ever be standing for Parliament, let alone aged twenty-two." It was early morning 8 May 2015, though to me it still felt like 7 May as I had not yet slept. The words fell out...
View ArticleHorrific Video Of Vicious Attack On Teenager Posted By Her Mother On Facebook
UPDATE: Three teenagers were arrested on Tuesday afternoon after the video depicting the assault was downloaded and viewed by police officers. Kent Police told HuffPost UK: "Two 16-year-old girls were...
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Woman Launches Feminist, Intersectional Magazine About Periods (And No, It's...
Periods. Approximately half the world's population get them, and yet they remain a taboo subject which is seldom discussed. Thankfully one woman hopes to change that. Soofiya Andry, 23, has launched...
View ArticleFitspiration Is Great - But What Happens When You Still Don't Look Like a...
When it comes to consuming media in 2015, there is literally nowhere to hide. Whether you're a check-your-phone-every-30-seconds-er, or someone who only logs into news and social media sites a few...
View ArticleThe Big Society Failed So Let's Join the 'Small Revolution' and Make This...
I recently organised a series of events at Wayra, Telefonica's digital accelerator, on what compelling solutions the UK's entrepreneurial community had developed to solve a number of societal ills....
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The Ego Within Us All
Following on from the subject of happiness is that of ego. Ego is a very delicate thing. It's essential for human interaction. If we have no ego, we have no belief or confidence in ourselves at all. We...
View ArticleFor the First Time in a Generation, Students Have the Oppurtunity to Effect...
In November 2010, almost 50,000 students took to the streets of London to voice their opposition to the rise in tuition fees. Student campaigning has become a rite of passage, but aside from drawing...
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New Postgraduate Support is Just Government Scheming
"There's never been a better time to do a Masters", boasted the email from the University Politics Office about the new funding scheme. The announcement explained there would be "a significant number...
View ArticleGraduates, It's Okay to Not Have It Right Yet
I received a stark social media reminder that it was a year since I had graduated. Although Time Hop has always managed to greet me at the most inconvenient of times - no, I don't want to know who I...
View ArticleThe Eurogroup's Treatment of Greece Vindicates the Eurosceptic Right
With the passage of the first round of reforms by the Greek Parliament, it would appear from the outset that the Eurogroup's proposals for Greece will become a reality in return for the next round of...
View ArticleFour Lessons From Interning at a Charity
As part of the University of Sussex's First Generation Scholars Scheme, I've had the opportunity to intern at a leading South-East Music charity. I've been working at Rhythmix, one of the UK's best...
View ArticleCan an App Deal With Consent?
With app developments always on the rise, it is not surprising that consent has entered the tech sphere. 'We Consent' requires the sexually active to say the name of the other participant and that they...
View ArticleAsk the Expert: How Do I Get Into Medical School?
I'm Dr Hinnah Rafique, the Director of Medicine and Surgery at Help Me I'm A Medic. My top tip - it is never too early to start thinking about what you want to do and where you want to go in life! The...
View ArticleIgnorance Is Far From Bliss
One of my favourite things in the world is useless facts, which I find quite ironic as sometimes some of them can become quite useful. I think it's more the spontaneous element of being told some...
View ArticleThe Most Affordable UK University Cities
Starting university is stressful. Although it's a fair while since I went through the process, the daunting task isn't lost on me. The thorniest issues then remain constant now; for some it was the...
View ArticleThe Future's Bright... The Future's Orange
My party wrapped up its leadership election today appointing Tim Farron as the party's new leader. Our 'irrelevant' selves clearly don't know when we're beaten, now reduced to a handful of MPs and a...
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