A professor from the University of Exeter had the chance to see the science behind the politics last week, when she left the lab coat behind to visit the House of Commons. Professor of Ecotoxicology in Biosciences, Tamara Galloway, shadowed Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw as part of a pairing scheme run by the UK’s national […]
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From page to picture
Until recently, I didn’t have a clue as to what to write my dissertation on. I made several panicked trips down the English Department corridor in Queens, scrawling my name on sign-up sheets as I went. I then received a valuable piece of advice: “pick a text you’re so passionate about, you’ll still be willing to […]
A tour of London: fifty years out of date…
Ever wondered what would happen if you took one politically incorrect travel guide from the sixties, one tourist, and then put them together in central London? I’m a visitor in the capital, still struggling with the Underground’s use of zones. I’ve brought one travel guide with me to London; the date of its publication is […]
A slamming success
Confession: Yesterday, I had no idea what a Poetry Slam was. A third year English Lit student with the words “culture vulture” in the bio section of my Instagram page, yet still clueless when it came to slam-dunking sonnets. Any knowledge I had of this murky world of metaphors was gleaned from 22 Jump Street (“YELLING! Julia ROB- hurts…”) and Katie Makkai’s slam-poem ‘Pretty’ (check […]
Buzzin’ off my hits
Jim Waterson is a hard man to pin down, which presents a challenge when scheduling an interview. “Afraid I’ll be abroad then,” Jim messages me. “Hi am in Athens protest maybe next week.” The best text has to be when Jim apologises for being “up a mountain with no phone signal for two days.” Then […]
Corbyn’s reinvigorated the Labour party… but does he really want to lead it?
[dropcap size=small bg_color=”#21409a”]”[/dropcap]Hi, Jeremy.” I swallow, gripping the microphone that’s just been thrust into my hand. “Great speech.” I’m addressing Jeremy Corbyn: MP, former Labour-leftie-backbencher, and now, following a Karate Kid-style, underdog-overcomes-the-odds narrative, he’s the emerging frontrunner in the Labour leadership race. He’s doing a Q&A in my hometown, York, in a room filled with […]
Women in Leadership – An Interview with Harriet Minter
Flora Carr, Features Editor, speaks to Harriet Minter about politics, Caitlin Moran, and her role as Editor of The Guardian’s Women in Leadership section. When I watch Harriet Minter’s TED Talk, ‘Proceed until apprehended’, I find myself grinning half-way through. ‘Proceed until apprehended!’ she tells me and the cheering audience. It’s her personal mantra, and one […]