Growing Pains
At what age are you actually an adult? Is it 16 when your legally allowed to leave school, get a job and consent? Or is it 18 as google claims?…
mental health
Get me out – November at uni
November. That dreaded month of first term, the month that feels endless. Taylor Swift said it best: ‘Grey November, I’ve been down since July…’. A surprisingly common trend I’ve noticed,…
Philosophy for mental health: Lessons from Epictetus’ How to Be Free
Claire Manning Duignan discusses the lessons that can be taken from the stoic work How to Be Free, and how they can be applied for mental health in the 21st…
‘Soul’s therapy’: the confessional poets and mental health
Jane Rance explores the lives of three American poets and how their writing encouraged open conversations about mental health.
Labour’s Ofsted reforms: why they are needed
Charlotte Lawrence explores the strain of Ofsted inspections and how Labour has planned to reform inspections in the education system.
Neuroscience: the impact of social media on the brain
Excessive screen-time is a common occurrence in our digital world, but what are the effects on the brain? How does it alter mental health and wellbeing? Recent studies shed a…
A conversation with the Halo Project Charity
Causes Editor Victoria Cheng interviews Shannon Hodge about the Halo Project and the world of nonprofit charities
Linking mental health and hormonal contraception: is there a psychological cost?
Ava Haughton examines the effect of hormonal contraceptives on mental health; do the costs outweigh the benefits?
Escaping repetition at Durham: a few ideas
A day plan for those in need of a break from their normal Durham schedule.
Climate anxiety: prime motivator for climate action?
Climate anxiety: the ongoing mental health crisis caused by climate change. How do we experience climate anxiety and how can it be channelled into activism?