Sophie Morris

We all know the feeling. Those things you just cannot stand. They keep you awake at night. They make your skin crawl. They awake a hatred within you that you haven’t known since the checkout machine said there was an unexpected item in the baggage area. Go on, put...

First, he refused to sing the National Anthem at the Battle of Britain Service. Now, Jeremy Corbyn has declined the invitation to attend the first meeting of the Privy Council in which he would have been sworn in by the Queen. Corbyn has previously directly disclosed his anti-monarchist views,...

High street retail giant Topshop have been accused of glamorising self-harm with the introduction of a controversial temporary tattoo collection based around ‘flaws’ including scars, which have worryingly already sold out online. The connotations of these products are highly offensive to those who have, and are struggling with, self-harm,...

Going green does not have to mean drastic lifestyle changes and unaffordable costs, there are many inexpensive things us students can do to make a big difference in saving the planet. Believe it or not, you can be kind to the planet without breaking the bank with next to...

As another academic year begins, the pressure to get thinking about life after university seems strangely prevalent. With graduate job prospects remaining bleak, internships stand out as a gateway into the shiny adult world of employment and success. UoN students tell Impact Comment about their internship experiences and discuss...

As University undergraduates we are stuck in a vicious cycle of making ourselves more appealing to potential future employers through extra-curricular activities and career path relatable work experience, and getting the grades for them to even consider our applications in the first place. How do you get around this...

The government have this week claimed that more than three million women will increase their earnings as a result of George Osborne’s National Living Wage. However, this statement disguises the fact that most working females, despite a wage increase, stand to financially lose out due to tax increases and...