‘Normal People’ (BBC) – Series Overview
By Lily Brown – University can be an exciting new chapter in a lot of people’s lives. For many people, it is the first time they will be away from home and away from their…
Category: Blogs
Identity: The ‘Who Am I’ Project (BBC Voices, 2020)
By Ciéra Cree – In May, BBC Radio Norfolk, together with Taryn Everdeen, launched an Instagram project on the theme of ‘identity’. The project entailed taking a photo of…
ARU Unity Zine Launch
By Ciéra Cree – Shortly after returning home on the 29th of March, I came up with an idea to create a zine. At first, I reached out for submissions on the ARU Together…
K-POP x Fandom Society’s Lockdown Activities – Society Showcase
By Jannah Campbell-Williams – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, both the K-POP and Fandom societies have been doing all that they can to keep their activities running smoothly…
Hobbies in Lockdown
By Lily Brown – The lockdown has meant many of us have more time to fill when we would usually be commuting into university and socialising with friends. As well as bingeing Netflix series’…
Face-to-Face: Memory & the Impact of Physical Meeting
By Ciéra Cree & Lorenzo Barba – Have you ever sat down and thought to yourself “how many people have I come into some form of contact with over my lifetime?”. It’s fascinating…
I Hate Quarantine: A Sanity Memoir
By Chelsea Furr – Before I start – here’s a little about me. I am firmly set somewhere between an introvert and an extrovert. It depends on the crowd and…
Taking Student Mental Health Seriously
By Izzy Woodcock – With more students being diagnosed with mental health problems than ever before, it’s no surprise that the ongoing mental health crisis…
Ashley Potter: My Art Teaching Career – A Conversation
By Ciéra Cree – Ashley Potter is a 29-year-old art teacher of two years living in Rhode Island, USA. She teaches Kindergarten through to the fifth grade…
A Poetic Conversation: Abirami P. Kurukkal
By Ciéra Cree– Over the summer of 2019, I had the chance to speak with talented poet Abirami P. Kurukkal…
Barista-Visa: Will Brexit Leave a Bitter Taste for the Coffee House?
By Grace Martin – Has Brexit left a bitter taste for the coffee shop industry? At long last, the government has come together to create a new immigration system…
‘Vote for Someone Who Gives a Flying Flap’ – SU Election 2020
By Caroline Hill – Students’ Union Presidential Candidate – I am Caroline a third-year Software Development student currently running for the position of President…
‘Let’s Chat! – A Campaign for Compassion’ – SU Election 2020
By Mira Ceti Andreassen – AHSS Vice Presidential Candidate – So, it’s March. Finances are running low, deadlines are coming up, and there’s a pandemic spreading faster than wildfire…
‘Katherine for Vice President, Business & Law’ – SU Election 2020
By Katherine Hasegawa – Business & Law Vice Presidential Candidate – A call to ARU’ youth to be resilient and carry hope. Covid-19 will pass! As I write this…
10 Reasons to Vote for Rhiannon – SU Election 2020
By Rhiannon-Breeze Harris – HEMS Vice Candidate – To follow are 10 bullets regarding why Rhiannon feels you should vote for her as Vice President of HEMS…
