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  • A pile of make-up

    Forever Chemicals: Is Make-Up Doing More Harm Than Good?

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    February 28, 2023 18:17
    For those of us who choose to wear makeup, most often it’s to enhance the appearance of our skin; whether it be for that effortless glow or simply to convey the impression that we get a full eight hours sleep. But with the recent news that major cosmetic brands...

  • Introduction to: BSL Poetry

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    April 17, 2019 22:33
    Last year, Arts Editor Esther was fortunate enough to hear Daisy Edwards talk about the importance of BSL Poetry at one of the University’s fantastic Poetry Exchange events. One year later, she now catches up with both Daisy, and current Sign Soc president Federica Rizzi, to further discuss the...

  • Brexit: The Perspective of a Student Studying in America

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    February 20, 2019 07:38
    Studying in America whilst the UK government has been imploding over Brexit has been a particularly unnerving experience. The confusion and despair many Brits are currently feeling, since Theresa May’s Brexit deal was declined by Parliament, has been amplified by the distance between the US and the UK. The...

  • The Great British Bake Off 2017 – Soggy Bottom or Well Risen?

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    September 1, 2017 16:28
    12th September 2016. Everyone remembers the moment they heard the news: the news that Love Productions had betrayed the nation by selling that apogee of British culture to Channel 4. I don’t need to tell you which show I’m talking about here – everyone and their mothers (and fathers...