4 of the Best Bars in Nottingham
June 1, 2016
This is a guide for those of you who don’t really understand the appeal of fist pumping to the latest mind scrambling rave anthem in a dark sweaty room and would rather have a nice relaxed pint in a bar with a couple of friends. In no particular order here are my favourite bars in …
The Miracle of Leicester City
May 5, 2016
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 6 months it may have been brought to your attention that there has been an upset of gigantic proportions in this year’s Premier League. Over the last 2 decades only 4 different teams have won the premiership (Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea) so …
Nottingham Pride
April 20, 2016
I don’t know if it’s the fact I’ve been away for a month and distance has made my heart grow fond but I am feeling particularly patriotic about my university this week. Don’t get me wrong I’ve always had a deeply routed sense of superiority about Nottingham when speaking to friends from other uni’s, not …
Science and Society
March 23, 2016
I love science. Science embodies of one of mankind’s greatest qualities, curiosity. We are able to keep asking questions no matter how many answers we find. This is part of the reason why having a scientifically literate population is very important. Science is so much more than remembering facts, or calculating figures it is about …
The US Election Explained
March 9, 2016
There has been a lot of coverage of the US election recently and it can be very hard to understand what’s going on in an election that is so different from our own. I have tried to make summary as informative and impartial as possible, I hope you learn something. The Parties The two main …
My Weekend in Shorts
February 24, 2016
Last week I had the fortune of finding myself in balmy Barcelona, my brother and I, whisked away by our father for a joint birthday weekend in Spain. The main purpose of our trip was to watch Barcelona play Celta Vigo, not an especially important or potentially extraordinary fixture by any means, but a chance …
Feminism
February 10, 2016
Feminism is the belief in the equality of the sexes. Despite this simple belief for which the feminist movement stands, many people see it as a bad thing. There are, broadly speaking, two reasons why people might see feminism as not worth supporting: They are misinformed about the actual values that feminism stands for. They …
3 Must Read Books For Students
January 27, 2016
Like many of you out there, I am an avid reader and so I have dedicated this particular entry to recommending 3 of the best books for students. Of course this is the opinion of just one 20 year old biology student and so if you have any suggestions or improvements please feel free to …
The Forgotten Season
January 13, 2016
The festivities have come to an end, the rain has been torrential and unrelenting, the threat of exams is mentally crushing every student south of Canning Circus. This post is to remind you that not all is lost, there is light at the end of the tunnel, even darkness must pass. And to help soothe …
Our House
November 18, 2015
As 2015 comes to a close I’m sure many of you out there are thinking about where you are going to live next year, some of you might have even been on a few house viewings. My memory of house viewings was of them being awkward, sort of reminiscent of going to the zoo. Wandering …
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