Allow me to set the scene for you: it’s a Friday afternoon in October, and I’ve just finished working a typically busy pre-weekend shift at the cafe. My social skills are somewhat rusty due to having spent much of the summer in my own company since finishing university in June. As a result, the bustle of this new hospitality job can prove challenging to navigate, especially amidst the current ADHD medication shortage, causing a slight energy crash at the end of each day.


Nonetheless, I’m feel...

By Izzy Lepone, Third Year EnglishDr Emma Parker attained her undergraduate degree at Queen Mary University of London, before completing her MA at the University of Oxford, and her PhD at the University of Leeds. Emma went on to work at the University of Oxford and the University of Keele, where she developed her specialist research on the legacies of the British Empire. She is now a lecturer in Literature and Gender at Bristol.Emma spoke passionately about the ramifications of insecure employme...

TRIGGER WARNING: this article examines sensitive topics of mental health issues, childhood trauma and toxic parental relationships in depth. If support is required, links to relevant and helpful resources are attached at the bottom.Although conversations about long-distance romantic relationships are commonplace, discussions of how distance might affect mother-daughter relationships are notably less common. However, the mother-daughter bond has a prevailing influence in many young women’s lives...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that affects 1 in 10 women in the UK, yet despite this there is a surprising lack of understanding around it. Even the name itself is misleading – it has nothing to do with cysts, the ovaries are instead enlarged by fluid-filled sacs. The NHS defines PCOS as a condition affecting the functionality of women’s ovaries, diagnosed by the presence of irregular periods, excess androgen, and polycystic ovaries. The cause of PCOS is still unknown, but it i...