Allyship does not happen overnight. In fact, allyship is an ongoing process – a journey that I am still navigating. Yes, the journey can sometimes be uncomfortable but an important fundamental of allyship to remember is […]
Headteachers and the Department for Education: Will they resolve their issues in 2021?
Jess Tait explores the conflict between teachers and the government throughout the pandemic. Whilst both agree that education is important, ‘this foundation does not seem to bring them together’.
Embracing A New Way Of Learning
Coming from sixth form or college, moving on to the more independent way of learning that is required at university, can seem like jumping over a hundred-metre canyon — an impossible challenge. I can completely […]
SPOTLIGHT: Student Loans Company Overpayments Cause Hardship for Nursing Students
Hundreds of Nursing Students across the UK have been overpaid by the Students Loan Company due to a mistake in calculations. Many of those affected rang the Students Loan Company asking to re-pay this amount […]
Universities Accused of Racially Profiling UCAS Applications
Data from UCAS has revealed that black students applying to university are more likely to have their applications investigated than white students. The information shows that last September, 419 black students had their applications highlighted […]
Losing a language – a war of attrition
Linguists describe the languages we’ve learnt from birth, and throughout our teenage years, as our native language, native tongue or mother tongue. You have probably heard these expressions before, however in linguistics – the study […]
Making sense of the Scientific Method at The Tetley
The old Tetley brewery headquarters in Leeds, now converted into a contemporary art gallery and learning space, is currently hosting the exhibition “The Scientific Method”. Until January 22nd, they are showing the works of artists […]
What I learnt at the Marxist Society GIAG
Whether from distant or recent memories of classrooms and discussions, the term ‘Marxism’ is familiar to most of us. We’ve all heard about Marx: the philosopher, the economist, the sociologist, the journalist. We may even […]
Blogs | Why Are You Here?
When you start any course of study there is the inevitable ‘Now, let’s go around in a circle and find out a little about you – what you have done and why are you here?’ […]
Do power naps work?
Whilst revision and exam stress prey on us all, sleep deprivation is at an all-time high, as sleeping does not seem to factor in our 24 hour cramming sessions in Eddy B. To combat the […]
Can you ‘learn’ how to get a photographic memory?
Ever wondered why some people are ‘just better’ at exams? Those lucky few who appear to do little to no revision, and then walk away with 80+%, much to the envy of the rest of […]
Revision Myths
The anxiety, the stress, the turning nocturnal in an attempt to cram in as much revision as possible; students need no reminding that the exam period is fast approaching. So with 2 weeks until the […]