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Environmental Intersectionality – Sexuality, Disability, and Immigration (Part 2)
Climate change and LGBTQ+ liberation: a global catastrophe of epic proportions and a social struggle for acceptance and equality...
Conor Cooper and Sonia Gandhi
Jun 17, 20214 min read
Fashion Disaster - Sustainable Brands Are Fast-Fashion in Disguise
Let’s be honest, in the last year, most of us have spent large amounts of time (and probably money) browsing through and buying outfits we..
Amrit Notay and Unaisah Bhula
Jun 10, 20214 min read
The Side Effects of Playing God: Can technology end the climate crisis?
When you make a mistake, the onus is on you to fix it. This is a lesson we are all taught as early as primary school, along with the...
Camilia Amouzegar
May 27, 20214 min read
Amicus Review: The power of clemency for federal death row prisoners
“The death penalty is not a matter of justice but rather institutional power.”
Irram Basir
May 20, 20213 min read
The Climate Lawsuit of the Century: Portuguese Youth Climate Case v 33 Countries in the ECtHR
Can positive climate action really be enforced by legislation? The severity of the climate crisis is slowly becoming more prevalent in...
Holly Helm
May 20, 20214 min read
Amicus Review: How the system kept failing the only woman on death row
‘It was the system that failed Montgomery time and time again, and it was the system that killed her.’
Amy Caldera
May 18, 20213 min read
Environmental Intersectionality –Race, Gender, and the Climate Crisis (Part 1)
The Climate Crisis exacerbates existing inequalities. Intersectional environmentalism advocates for underrepresented communities...
Conor Cooper and Sonia Gandhi
May 13, 20214 min read
Money Can’t Buy Us A New Planet – The Devastating Climatic Effects of the Wealthiest Lifestyles
The burning of coal, oil and gas—the quintessential greenhouse gas trio— are the main contributors to the production of CO2 emissions...
Amrit Notay
May 6, 20213 min read
TO RECYCLE OR NOT TO RECYCLE: Mismanagement, misinformation and misconceptions about recycling
A shocking news report has shown that millions of Brits, despite having constant exposure to recycling practices, are unsure of how to...
Unaisah Bhula
Apr 22, 20212 min read
HOT GIRL SUMMER: How Vacation Culture Glamorizes Global Warming
Coming to the end of this pandemic, I’m sure we are all looking forward to enjoying a well-deserved hot summer of leisure—nothing beats...
Holly Helm
Apr 14, 20213 min read
Chapter of Disaster: A transferable death toll from COVID-19 to Climate Change
As we sit in our homes and ponder the last thirteen months of our lives, there is a certain dissociation that’s become commonplace...
Camilia Amouzegar
Apr 8, 20214 min read
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The UK’s Controversial Plans to Build the Cumbria Coal Mine...
Climate activists patiently await the outcome of Cumbria County Council’s review of plans to create a new coal mine in the region...
Conor Cooper
Mar 31, 20213 min read
Project LIGHT: Women in the Homeless Community
Last week's theme for the resource team was women in the homeless community. The resource team split into 2 groups, each making a poster...
Project LIGHT Resource Team
Mar 24, 20217 min read
Gursharn Sandhu, Insight Project: The Canadian Students Guide to Study Law in the UK
This blog outlines the different pathways that Canadian students follow to pursue their legal studies in the United Kingdom, and upon...
Gursharn Sandhu
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Farheen Syeda, Insight Project: Pathways to Law: The Qualifications Needed and What They All Mean!
Are you interested in becoming a lawyer? Here are some pathways...
Farheen Syeda
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Parneet Pal, Insight Project: Pathways to Law: Legal Apprenticeships
In this blog post, I will be talking about a different pathway into beginning a career in law...
Parneet Pal
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Helen Insau, Insight Project: Pathways to Law: Do I Have to Be a Law Student?
'The truth is that I had always wanted to go to law school' (Elizabeth Wurtzel)...
Helen Insau
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Project LIGHT: Mental Health and Homelessness
Last week’s theme for the resource team was mental health and the impact this has had on homeless people. The resource team has split...
Project LIGHT Resource Team
Mar 19, 20216 min read
Armaan Kaushik, Insight Project: Transition into Higher Education – From Canada to the UK
In this post, I reflect on my decision to study abroad in Leicester as an international student and the various thoughts and concerns I...
Armaan Kaushik
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Simren Parihar, Insight Project: My Transition Through Education
Starting a new chapter in life can be scary, in my post I discuss what helped me transition into higher education. I cover an academic...
Simren Parihar
Mar 15, 20213 min read
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