• What do I wear now? All the essentials you need to dress for mid-temperature weather.

    You wake up. It's a chilly autumn morning, you put on your wooliest hat and gloves and your warmest winter jacket, only to walk to university or work and arrive at your destination sweating in 20-degree heat and infuriated at your earlier fashion choices. October so far has seen...
  • A poster-sign with the words 'There is no Planet B'

    60+ Academics Call For Nottingham to Switch to Plant-Based Catering

    Student-led Plant-Based Universities is a national campaign supported by Animal Rising which has branches within over 70 universities. Leacsaidh Macdonald Marlow explores the UK-based campaign which began in 2021 with the intention of encouraging universities to tackle climate change through plant-based eating.  ...
  • Academic Validation: How to Cope with Academic Pressure

    Lexxie Fletcher-Frampton One feeling that many university students share is the pressure to succeed academically. Students often seek academic validation, meaning that their sense of self-worth is influenced by their academic performance. Lexxie Fletcher-Frampton explores how academic validation can cause a domino effect on mental and physical health, as...
  • Are Viral TikTok Beauty Trends the Newest Form of Capitalism?

    Have you ever fallen into the deep trap of the hottest TikTok Beauty trends influenced by Instagrams top models? How long did they last? Sana Pethurupillai reveals how you fell into that trap and will bring you back to your senses....
  • Overnight Oats

    Overnight Oats: The Students’ Essential

    Imogen Bayman The dreaded 9am lecture, a thought that makes students quiver. But fear not, these early starts to our day don’t need to be such a travesty. One way I’ve been making my mornings more bearable is with my trusty overnight oats. I’m sure you’ve heard of them...
  • Gargoyle and Parisian landscape

    Paris Syndrome: Is Paris worth the hype? Or should tourists lower their expectations?

    With a reputation as the ‘City of Love’, Paris is the home of infamous Haute Couture houses, fine dining hotspots, elegant patisseries, art, and vast Haussmanian architecture. It is therefore unsurprising that tourists develop a vision of Paris as a city with a unique offering of magic and romance....
  • How Barbie Has Impacted Women’s Beauty Standards and Identity

    Alice Thébault Barbie (2023) by Greta Gerwig has been commended for its feminist themes, including the notable scene in which America Ferrera’s character, Gloria, discusses the societal pressure for women to always look and be perfect. However, Barbie as a brand and a toy hasn’t always been so body-positive...