Author: Sophie Mead

Sophie is a journalism graduate from Strathclyde University. She likes skiing, partying and is fluent in Spanish. She lived in Chile for a year and hopes her career in journalism will take her back to Latin America

Halloween Tunes!

Hosting a Halloween party? You’ll want a playlist to make it a truly spooktacular event! We’ve put together some of the most creepy, freaky and funky tunes to make your night one to remember

Eating well: Fruit and veg

We’ve recently been bombarded with information from the media telling us that eating too much red meat causes cancer.  What doesn’t cause cancer these days though? The World Health Organisation published a report which said that consuming 50g of processed meat per day (two slices of bacon) could increase the chance of colorectal cancer by… Continue reading Eating well: Fruit and veg

Five for Friday – What’s your favourite scary movie?

It’s the spookiest weekend of the year – Halloween is HERE! If you’re not heading out in your fancy dress best this weekend, how about settling down with Netflix to check out their creepy finest? Here’s our pick of the best frightening films and terrifying TV shows. The Trollhunter Forget the Blair Witch – this… Continue reading Five for Friday – What’s your favourite scary movie?

UCAS forms will be ‘name blind’ by 2017 to increase minority selection

The Prime Minster has outlined plans to tackle ‘unconscious bias’ against minority groups in the university application process by omitting names by 2017. The admissions body UCAS said that it had conducted research which revealed issues of under representation of Asian and black minority groups at UK universities and colleges. UCAS Chief Executive Mary Curnock… Continue reading UCAS forms will be ‘name blind’ by 2017 to increase minority selection

Creepy jobs

With Halloween just around the corner, we’ve been exploring some of the weirdest, most wonderful and downright creepy career paths to see how you could take a passion for the paranormal, a flavour for the freaky, a marvel for the morbid and a curiosity for the creepy and turn it into a proper job. Mortician… Continue reading Creepy jobs

Teen girls in Scotland are experiencing a rise in mental health problems – what’s going on gals?

A study done in St Andrews which surveyed the health and wellbeing of 11,000 young people aged 11, 13 and 15 has determined that underage smoking, drinking and sex has gone down – but mental health problems amongst young girls are on the rise. The study examined emotional feelings and habits, family life, school, nutrition,… Continue reading Teen girls in Scotland are experiencing a rise in mental health problems – what’s going on gals?

Cool courses: Palaeontology

To kick-start a new series looking at some of the more unusual academic options on offer at British universities, we find out more about the world of palaeontology. If you’re interested in knowing about the history of life on Earth, then palaeontology is for you. It’s a common misconception that palaeontology is solely study of… Continue reading Cool courses: Palaeontology

Ways to use your extra hour when the clocks go back

This Sunday the clocks will go back an hour, meaning that we’ll have a 25 hour day! If you always forget whether they go back or forward, think ‘spring forward, fall back.’ This daylight saving time (DST) happens so that (you might have guessed by the name) we see more daylight during the winter months.… Continue reading Ways to use your extra hour when the clocks go back