Increased demand for male domestic abuse support during lockdown
A Durham University study, in partnership with the charity Respect, has shown that pleas for help increased by up to 60% during the first UK-wide lockdown.
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Reading in the time of coronavirus
Janet Cheng sheds a personal light of her reading experience in the time of coronavirus.
Hands, face, (3400 miles of) space: 9 Dubai pastimes you didn’t know classed as work
Having recently returned home from 'alternative' business trips to Dubai, our nation’s favourite celebs give us 9 pastimes that can easily be turned into full-time professions.
I participated in a COVID vaccine trial and here’s what happened
I love vaccines. As a certified trypanophobic, that might seem a funny thing to say. I’ll admit that I don’t particularly love the actual process of receiving a vaccine, bringing…
France’s hidden gems
Anna Stringer gives us her top 12 places in France to visit after the pandemic
The hospitality industry’s over-reliance on single-use plastic
The hospitality industry's over-reliance on single-use plastic has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, more than ever, the industry's usage of plastics is in vital need of an overhaul.
Reverse 2020
Would you reverse 2020 if you could? One student reflects on this very question - contemplating this year's impact on our mental health - in a poem that can be…
The Oxford vaccine: the end of the beginning?
These are historic days. Despite it all, that still feels a bit strange. Growing up in the relative quiet of the early-2000s, history seemed like something that happened a very…
The Brick Wall
In this article, Charlize Spriggs simultaneously reflects on the second national lockdown keeping many of us away from our loved ones, as well as contemplating the impact of the Black…
Coronavirus: the government vs. the north
Grace Sowrey takes a look at why the government should be wary of the situation in the north of England.