When we talk about the problems women encounter in seeking healthcare, we focus almost solely on reproductive rights and contraception. With the US government systematically restricting access to both, this…
In popular culture, self-care has come to mean many different things. Some see it as a trend, a meme or just a questionable excuse to indulge. Buying that cute top…
October 27 marks the 85th anniversary of the birth of Sylvia Plath, a poet and novelist whose work retains an iconic status even 54 years after her death. Plath was…
World Mental Health Day is a necessary and productive day. Across all platforms of social media you will undoubtedly see posts raising awareness and encouraging others to speak out. This…
Mental ill health is irrefutably becoming something we feel more comfortable addressing and having open conversations about. In many ways, we are making progress; trigger warnings are becoming commonplace, men…
After sorting your accommodation and making the all-important Ikea trip, ‘Welcome Week’ is likely to be the first thing on every new students’ mind. At The University of Edinburgh there…
The National Theatre’s touring adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre is two acts of impeccably well-crafted staging, acting and audio that captures the intent and spirit of the novel while…
Stef Smith’s play Girl in the Machine is a gripping insight into the nuances of technology’s interference in our private lives and its potential for future destruction. When the new…
We need to widen the conversation about women’s health
When we talk about the problems women encounter in seeking healthcare, we focus almost solely on reproductive rights and contraception. With the US government systematically restricting access to both, this…
Exploring everyday self care
In popular culture, self-care has come to mean many different things. Some see it as a trend, a meme or just a questionable excuse to indulge. Buying that cute top…
This Week in History: Sylvia Plath is born
October 27 marks the 85th anniversary of the birth of Sylvia Plath, a poet and novelist whose work retains an iconic status even 54 years after her death. Plath was…
We need to get political on World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is a necessary and productive day. Across all platforms of social media you will undoubtedly see posts raising awareness and encouraging others to speak out. This…
Is portrayal of mental illness in the arts improving?
Mental ill health is irrefutably becoming something we feel more comfortable addressing and having open conversations about. In many ways, we are making progress; trigger warnings are becoming commonplace, men…
The Student’s go-to guide to Edinburgh University’s ‘Welcome Week’
After sorting your accommodation and making the all-important Ikea trip, ‘Welcome Week’ is likely to be the first thing on every new students’ mind. At The University of Edinburgh there…
Jane Eyre
The National Theatre’s touring adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre is two acts of impeccably well-crafted staging, acting and audio that captures the intent and spirit of the novel while…
Girl in the Machine
Stef Smith’s play Girl in the Machine is a gripping insight into the nuances of technology’s interference in our private lives and its potential for future destruction. When the new…