Gang culture appeals to disenfranchised young people – but ‘social mixing’ offers a way out
Over the past ten years, violence among young people involved in gangs has claimed hundreds of lives and dominated national debate in the UK.
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6 days in the life of a geography student on Almeria field trip
Geography students, Holly Hadden and Georgina Harriss, share their experiences of a recent field trip to Almeria, Spain.
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Footprint fossils suggest lizards have been running on two feet for 110 million years
Bipedal movement has existed in modern reptiles for much longer than we previously knew, writes Dr Peter Falkingham
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Prehistoric people started to spread domesticated bananas across the world 6,000 years ago
One of the most widely grown, traded and eaten of all the crops, bananas were once a prized exotic novelty, but are now a staple in many country’s supermarkets – Prof Chris Hunt and Dr Rathnasiri Premathilake investigate
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My experience working with orangutans
MRes English student, Lindsay Wilkinson shares her insights into the orangutan volunteer project in Indonesian Borneo.
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LightNight 2019
Business Studies student Julia Harrison shares her favourite cultural events from Light Night 2019
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World Hijab Day: Let’s celebrate!
Saturday 1 February 2020 marks the 7th World Hijab celebration; a celebration which takes place in over 140 countries worldwide, bringing communities together sharing and experiencing the Hijab.
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From bean to cup: students visit 92 Degrees Coffee
BA Business Management students go behind-the-scenes at thriving local business, 92 Degrees Coffee.
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Decorated snail shell in a cave in Iraq could be evidence of Paleolithic bling
A tiny artefact with complex incisions tells us about prehistoric ornamentation, writes Professor Chris Hunt
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Groundhog Day or liberation from daily routine?
Dr Ruth Odgen from the School of Psychology, a lead investigator on a new study into time under COVID-19 isolation, shares her thoughts with us.