A day trip to Paris is possible
A single day in Paris doesn’t seem like enough time, or even worth the cost, but you’d be surprised. A return ticket on one of…
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QMUL Invests in “ChargeBoxes” – but at what cost?
Twenty “ChargeBox” phone charging stations have been installed on QMUL campuses over the summer, allowing students whose devices have run out of power to recharge…
Medics losing their identities: Imperial sets out to sell historic medical school building
'I don’t want to go to Mary’s, but I bloody well want the option of not going.' Now stop me if you have heard this…
Happy New Year: Time to reflect
It’s that time of year again. The Christmas season ended not too long ago, people are struggling with (if not having already given up) their…
Getting Clean: Why everybody should try a social media detox
I don’t use the word “detox” lightly. It is often used in money-spinning fad diet adverts, new year’s resolutions and the Kardashians’ Instagram pages. Usually…
A Tale of Two Cities: The University Bubble
Despite the election of he-who-shall-not-be-named as President of the United States of America (USA) in 2016, I still anticipated my column to be a lighthearted…
The case for rebranding Queen Mary as Barts University
The first I heard about the Barts and The London (BL) rebrand was when it was brought up in The Print’s interview with BLSA President…
Going out like a girl
Let me start this column with a disclaimer: I love men, I really do. But what I don’t love is the pervasive culture of “I…
Why is Queen Mary trying to kill the Barts and The London brand?
The senior management at Queen Mary University of London have decided to introduce a new logo for the Barts and The London School of Medicine…
The Problem With Low-Level Letterboxes
On the 16th January 2019, Conservative MP Vicky Ford put forward her proposed bill to prohibit low-level letterboxes during the ten-minute rule motion. Currently EU…