Last week, campuses across the UK celebrated University Mental Health Day. While it’s always promising to see nation-wide efforts to stimulate positive discussion around mental health, it’s especially important that progress is made when reaching out […]
Features | Let's talk about mental health
Last week Leeds University Union agreed to a ‘Time to Talk’ pledge. Sam Dennis and Lawrence Thompson from the Mind Matters society talk to LS about what’s next for mental health and their battle against […]
Comment | The harsh reality about anorexia
When people hear the word ‘anorexic’, they immediately think of extreme dieting, binging and purging and unfortunately, in most cases, they often associate the disorder with teenage girls. The two words that do not come […]
Comment | Are the police betraying mentally ill people?
Imagine you currently suffer from a debilitating mental health condition and you are in a time of crisis. The world is closing in around you and all hope is lost. You feel that you are […]
Features | Finding love with Asperger's Syndrome
Like many single people around the world, I am overjoyed the moment that Valentine’s Day is over. I have Asperger Syndrome (AS) and social communication is difficult enough, let alone the pressure of dating and […]
Science | See through brains with CLARITY
Last year, Karl Deisseroth and his team at Stanford University announced the development of a technique to make whole issue samples transparent, while maintaining their cellular structure. The technique, called CLARITY, turns whole, soft tissue […]
Science | World Science News part 1
Science that has made the news around the world… Genes linked to increased eating disorder risk Scientists from the University of Iowa and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have isolated two gene mutations […]
Theatre | Do You Expect Me To Talk?
Do You Expect Me to Talk? begins by questioning our societal obsession with the verb ‘should’, setting up some intriguing thoughts and light-humour before moving onto much darker questions. Presented to us by both Leeds […]