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    Pandemics Throughout Time

    Jamey takes us on a tour through the pandemics throughout time....
  • Met Gala 2022 – The Good, The Bad and The Gilded

    The Met Gala theme this year was ‘Gilded Glamor and White Tie’. This could be interpreted in many ways, but the two most prominent ones would be the Gilded Age of America, from 1870 to 1890, when America was going through a period of economic growth, or the term...
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    Taking The Plunge: My Experience Trying Cold-Water Swimming

    Anna Boyne  Swimming in a lake would probably not sound like most people’s idea of fun – let alone in winter when temperatures are in the single digits. However, more and more, cold-water swimming is becoming a popular hobby. Participants all seem to be raving about their experiences and...
  • Spotlight On: Cairo

    Cairo, and Egypt as a whole, is renowned for its rich civilisation and history. It is also somewhere I was fortunate enough to spend five years, exploring its many charming wonders and attractions....
  • Will Streetwear Become A Less Male-Dominated Industry?

    Streetwear has always been an area of fashion that is very male-dominated. Few mainstream streetwear brands currently accommodate clothing solely for women. Even when big brands supply female streetwear, the epicentre tends to be male clothing - this is reflected in both the styles of clothing and the unequal...
  • Dopamine Dressing: Can Clothes Really Be The Source Of Our Happiness?

    You’re probably sitting there wondering: what on earth is dopamine dressing? As a newly predicted trend in 2022, it involves dressing in clothes that will help boost your mood. How true is this? Can clothes really be the source of our happiness…?...
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    Professor Anne Green’s Talk: Into The Dark Side

    The first instalment of Impact’s ‘Lunchtime Science Lecture’ series took place last Wednesday and was titled ‘Into the Dark Side’ and was given by Professor Anne Green. In her talk Professor Green explained how dark matter (her field of research) is, in her opinion, the most likely theory to...