City University’s controversial tabloid newspaper ban looks set to be overturned less than three months after it was implemented. As reported by The Gryphon, the University voted to ban selling The Sun, Daily Mail and […]
Campus Watch: Union bans right-wing tabloids citing “fascist” tendencies
Last week, students at City University of London voted to ban selling The Sun, Daily Mail and Express in a motion titled “opposing fascism and social divisiveness in the UK”. The motion reflects a surge […]
Science | What causes the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)?
Although 93 million miles away, the Sun’s activity is the actual cause of the Aurora Borealis. Huge magnetic storms on the Sun’s surface send waves of charged particles into the Earth’s atmosphere via solar wind, these […]
News | Students call for page 3 ban
A student has submitted an idea to the Better Union forum to ban Page Three from the building. The latest ideas have been put forward as part of the Better University, Better Union and Better […]
Oh, I do like to live beside the seaside
As you may have guessed by my writing in this publication, during term time I live in the sunny city of Leeds. However, my home town is a popular seaside resort on the East Coast; […]
How will the solar storm affect you?
A solar storm refers to the affect that a solar flare or coronal mass ejection from the sun has on the Earth’s magnetic field. On a day-to-day basis, the magnetosphere is bombarded by solar wind, […]
Let the sun shine
As we move out of winter and into spring, our days will inevitably start to become lighter, but what exactly is the science behind the impact of sunlight on the human body? We often hear […]
Sunny Natures
By the time this is published, I will be back in Leeds, in subzero weather conditions. My body will still be in shock, having gone from 35 degrees in Australia to… this. The only consolation […]