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    The Strength of Sensitivity

    Alice Bennett Being sensitive can come with a lot of challenges, like being misunderstood and dismissed as a ‘crybaby’ or ‘snowflake’ but Alice Bennett highlights the lesser talked about strengths of being a highly sensitive person.  If you feel everything more intensely, are prone to crying at seemingly small...
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    Social Anxiety: It’s More Than Just ‘Being Shy’

    Ella Pilson We all know someone who is shy, and many of us are familiar with having ‘imposter syndrome’ during our university lectures and seminars, and many of us dread having to do presentations. But when does this shyness turn into social anxiety? What are some of the symptoms...
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    Significant or Superficial: Self-Love, Self-Worth and Why They Matter

    Olivia Noronha When I first became acquainted with the concepts of self-love and self-worth, I thought they were trends which existed to excuse our personal failings. Olivia Noronha discusses the importance of self-love and self-worth and how you can cultivate them in your own life…  In my head, love...
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    The Male Contraceptive Pill: Why Has It Taken So Long?

    Leacsaidh MacDonald Marlow The BBC has just reported on the development of a new prototype for a male contraceptive pill. But why has it taken so long to come about? Leacsaidh MacDonald Marlow discusses… The function of this pill is based on the location of a cell pathway which...
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    Zodiac Signs: Making Choices

    As I get older, I seem to be becoming more and more like the characteristics of my zodiac sign - a Gemini. Innate solitary nature: check, like routine: check, indecision: check. But is this the same for everyone? Is there any actual real meaning behind these star signs and...
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    The Last of Us Zombie Fungus: Fake or Real?

    I don’t know about you but the The Last of Us keeps cropping up in my life, be it my lecturer or the exercise instructor, this massive new HBO series seems to be hitting people close to home.  Having largely recovered from the global Covid-19 pandemic our attention is...
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    The Art of Napping: How to Doze Off Effectively

    We’ve all heard the term ‘power nap’, and so many of us (Izzy Morris included!) swear by catching a cheeky forty winks in the middle of the day to push through till the evening. But is having a nap a healthy strategy to recuperate energy, or is it just...