Feb 15, 20214 min readADVICE FOR NERVOUS TRAVELLERS: PLAN AS YOU GO TO HAVE THE TRIP OF A LIFETIMEPlanning, however ingrained into us, is not an essential part of travelling. I can feel scepticism wafting over from all the meticulous...
Feb 13, 20205 min readNELSON MANDELA’S DAUGHTER REMINDS US TO ‘TOUCH THE HEART OF ANOTHER’ IN LIVERPOOL VISITFollowing the death of Nelson Mandela in 2013, the educational charity Mandela8 was formed to honour the legacy of Mandela and foster commun
Jul 31, 20193 min readTHINK ABOUT THE PLANET JANET: CLIMATE ACTION AT UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOLOur university invested £11,812,131 in fossil fuels. When students called for divestment in 2019, UoL pledged to cut all ties by 2022.
Mar 14, 20192 min readLIVERPOOL YOUTH TO JOIN GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKESchool children and students of Liverpool will be joining the internationally coordinated strike for climate justice on March 15th 2019.
Jan 17, 20192 min readOUTRAGE AS EXAM CONDUCT EMAIL SINGLES OUT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSExam conduct email singles out international students. The translation of the word cheating was only given in Chinese, prompting a petition.
Oct 24, 20184 min readCUT THE RENT: STUDENTS SAY ‘NO’ TO THE RISING COST OF HALLSOn average a first year student at University of Liverpool spends 113% of their income on rent. Students campaign to Cut the Rent.
Sep 28, 20183 min readIN BETWEEN REVIEW - THREE WOMEN TAKE ON THE PALESTINIAN PATRIARCHYMaysaloun Hamoud’s In Between follows the lives of three, young, Palestinian women, each in their own way looking for independence.
Mar 16, 20185 min read7 WOMEN TO INSPIRE YOUR INNER ACTIVISTFor International Women’s Day let's celebrate some revolutionary women. Their drive for change may inspire us to take action ourselves.
Nov 16, 20173 min readEND PASSPORT DISCRIMINATION: MAKE GENDER X AS ACCEPTED AS ‘MS’Ten countries offer a gender neutral option X on their passports but the UK is not one of them. I argue in favour of this option.
Oct 22, 20152 min readVOXPOP: HOW DO YOU USE THE NEW STUDY PERIOD?Would you like an hour of your day to be dedicated to the library? A new study period caused controversy at my sixth form college.
