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Students, LinkedIn, and the Pressure to Stand Out
‘Online, professionalism becomes a performance, and students audition daily for invisible employers.’
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How the AI Industry Speaks the Language of Public Interest
“The language of public benefit ultimately functions as risk socialisation in service of private return”
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What Does a Career in the NGO Sector Actually Look Like?
“The question is not only whether the work is meaningful, but whether the sector can evolve to sustain the very people committed to sustaining others.”
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I Couldn’t Stand By Exhibition at the SOAS Gallery
Louise Van Randwyck, BA History of Art and Social Anthropology A picture can paint a thousand words, and that’s exactly what PositiveNegatives achieved in their latest exhibition, I Couldn’t Stand By, at The SOAS Gallery. The organisation, founded by SOAS alumnus Dr Benjamin Worku-Dix, aims to transform academic
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Safe Spaces to Connect with Iranian Culture in a Time of Crisis
Anonymous If you’re a member of the Iranian diaspora, sleepless nights and frequent doomscrolling have likely become an unwelcome part of daily life. As more images and videos emerge from the recent protests, and as communication within Iran remains restricted and heavily monitored, many of us have experienced a
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“I'm Basically Done”: Highlights from Dissertation Season
Helen Nicholls, Comparative Literature MA It hit home that I needed to get out more, when the library staff began to say, ‘see you tomorrow,’ as I left the library every day during winter break. This was the reality for many of us. Now as the new term gets underway,
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Valentine’s Day Survival Guide: for the Single and the Situationship’d
Leila Campagna, BA International Relations Valentine’s Day can feel bleak when you do not have a romantic partner, but it does not have to be. At its core, it is a celebration of love in all its forms. That includes romantic, platonic, familial, and self-love. If you are living
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Fashion as Political Theatre: Why We Fixate on What Women Wear
By Siddhant Pawar, BSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics When New York City swore in its first Muslim Southeast Asian mayor, the world paid attention. His wife Rama Duwaji, a Syrian illustrator and animator based in New York, shared the spotlight. She joined her husband on stage wearing an embroidered top
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Have We Reached the End of Endless Scrolling?
Jasmine Donnelly, BA Digital Media, Culture & Creative Arts In a culture increasingly shaped by algorithms and profit, the way we consume and create media is changing. Since being a content creator has increased in popularity, we are faced with more information and entertainment than ever before. However, endless choice
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Capitalising on Insecurity: Social Media and the Beauty Industry
Emma Dear, BA Chinese It is a well known fact that the beauty industry perpetuates and profits off of toxic beauty standards. But how is this applicable to the modern world of social media and Artificial Intelligence (AI)? What can we do to reduce the harmful effects of social media
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Are We Losing Girlhood?
Tanya Kainaat, MA Comparative Literature The 2010s was an interesting decade to be a teenager. It was a time when social media was still something new and exciting, but didn’t prey on our minds. The internet was something we discovered and explored, not something we were raised on. There
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#rapturetok and Religious Psychosis
Maaryah Rashid, Co-Deputy Editor, BA Politics and International Relations What would you do, if you knew the exact date of your last day on earth? According to South African preacher Joshua Mhlakela, the final day for believers would fall on either September 23rd or 24th, 2025, an event described as