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PM pushes for Breech while Brussels Bamboozled by his Brilliance
Boris Johnson, the current Prime Minister whose living it up in an antique four-bedroom suite in one of London’s most exclusive gated communities, at the taxpayer’s expense, has proclaimed in grand imperial fashion, “Screw the rules, I have a hard on for making bad decisions” .
EAT, DRINK, DO
Uni has just started and you’re walking through campus. For a lot of you, that means new area, new people and new activities. But this year is like no other. We’ve come fresh out of quarantine and honestly, no one really has a clue of what to expect.
Mind Over Matter
What does it mean to prioritise our mental and physical well-being? Frankly, not many of us understand what that means.
WHITECHAPEL TOUR: The Pandemic Edition
Medics, dentists and allied course freshers! Lend us your eyes as we welcome you to our humble abode found in the heart of Whitechapel.
Brexit Hitting Too Close To Home
It’s been more than a month since the Minister of State for Universities, Michelle Donelan, announced the devastating news that “EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals will no longer be eligible for home fee status, undergraduate, postgraduate and advanced learner financial support from Student Finance England for courses starting in academic year 2021/22.”
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Circadian Team 2020/21
The Circadian Team for the academic year 2020/21
In Conversation with Barts Community Smiles
Barts Communities Smiles is a QMSU volunteering group that aims to raise oral health awareness in Tower Hamlets and beyond. Barts and The London Dental students deliver basic oral health promotion in a number of different community settings, including outreach health centres and schools.
A Human Scientist: Sir Joseph Rotblat
Most medical students will recall having Global Health lectures based at the Joseph Rotblat Building in Charterhouse Square. And indeed, it is a shame that many of us have never stepped foot in a building named after one of the six Barts Nobel Laureates.
Hath not a _____ eyes?
“Hath not a Jew eyes?” asks Shylock in his monologue to Salarino and Salanio in Act 3 Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s classic: The Merchant of Venice. “Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?
A Discovery in Tragedy: Sir Archibald Garrod
If an institution is to legitimately count its Nobel Laureates as a measure of its status, it must do so by turning a blind eye to the many scores of alumni and faculty who were never recognised with such an honour, whether because they lived in the wrong era or achieved excellence in the wrong field. And then there are those who were simply ignored, such as Sir Archibald Garrod.
Protect the NHS - but what about its staff?
The irony in the government’s rhetoric is glaring; today’s “heroes” were yesterday’s villains as the “battle against the junior doctors”, which former health secretary Jeremy Hunt frequently boasted about in the 2019 Tory leadership hustings, becomes the “battle against the invisible enemy”. The army which Mr. Hunt proudly defeated now fights on the government’s behalf.
How to give more effectively to charity
Charity is not synonymous with doing good - it is only as effective as the causes it promotes, and the approaches it pursues. Surely, no-one would argue that public schools, which specialise in reinforcing elitism and hindering social mobility, are deserving of dipping into our debt-riddled accounts? It is unbelievable that they are even given charity status, exempting them from business tax! Let's face it, how often do we research the influence of the latest trendy charity challenge flashing up on our feeds before we dutifully thumb in our card details?
Friends for Life
When Eden Seager and Kassem Kassem, two 3rd year medics, first established the Friendly Society at Barts and The London, they could not have predicted the year that was to come. They established this volunteering group after learning about social isolation amongst the elderly population in the UK, and especially in London.
QMUL Under Pressure for Blocking Furlough of Students
QMSU has launched a new public campaign which takes aim at QMUL for blocking student-staff from access to the Government’s Furlough scheme. It comes after multiple weeks of internal lobbying of University leadership by QMSU without breakthrough, leaving little choice but to escalate.
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Ending My Isolationship
In the heart of spring, we are reminded of the simplistic beauty of nature. Wilted flowers are brought back to life and skies turn from grey to blue. Yet, as mother nature shows her true colours, our lives seem to be confined and colourless. At least, that is the opinion of many.
A Prayer for Government
A tribute to my fellow Filipinos and other ethnic communities working in healthcare, as well as a commentary on the government and current lack of PPE.