• Sat. Apr 20th, 2024

The Money Diaries: a third year student living with a disability

As part of starting an open discussion about students and their relationship with money, and taking inspiration from Refinery29’s own ‘Money Diaries’ series, we at The Student are writing about…

Voices: disability means (in)visibility

The first time I stepped out in public with my walking stick, I got stuck behind a rather dishevelled stag group. Dressed in half-matching t-shirts and stumbling over cobbles with…

Is it more beneficial to be born rich or academically gifted?

A recent study in the US, reported on by the Washington Post, confirmed that the least gifted children of high income parents graduate university at higher rates than the most…

The global impact of Donald Trump’s environmental policies

A lack of public trust in science is no new phenomena. The anti-vaccination movement has been active since their invention in the 1700s; and schools in countries from Israel to…

Christian Grajewski: Acting at the intersection of art and science

It has become normal, natural even, to consider creative subjects as the antithesis to scientific ones. Anecdotally, a scientist is revealed within the book club: “You mean you’re from KB?”…

Your appendix may be useless, but it could give you Parkinson’s

It has recently been reported that Parkinson’s Disease (PD) may stem from the appendix, not the brain, and that having your appendix removed earlier in life can reduce the likelihood…

Under Threat: eco-friendly alternatives to pads and tampons

At Lifestyle, we are starting a series exploring the issue of sustainability and how small changes can result in us leading more sustainable lives. Each article will cover a different…

The Student’s top podcasts picks for mental health awareness week

It is 2018 and if you don’t have a NYT best-selling book or a Youtube channel, you’re hosting a podcast. Without the production costs, network dependency, and scripted nature of…