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How students are dealing with the cost of living crisis

Posted by Chairperson | Nov 12, 2025 | Student News and Discussion |

Hannah Wiles spoke to first-year students to find out what they are doing to save money in our cost of living crisis.

“I go to Sands meetings and games religiously now because it’s part of me.”

Posted by Chairperson | May 12, 2025 | Student News and Discussion |

Sands United FC is a group that brings bereaved men together through football. Writer, Amina Ali speaks to two members, Nathan and Gary, about how they use the games to process their grief.

Deaf Awareness Week ’25 – “It baffles me how much society lacks basic communication”

Posted by Chairperson | May 6, 2025 | Student News and Discussion, Uncategorised |

My mum has never been able to hear anything since birth, which sounds sad to some people, but to her, it’s just her way of life.

Because she’s deaf, it means I can do British Sign Language (BSL).

Everyone is normally surprised when I explain that I started signing at six months old, but research shows that baby signing has massive benefits to a child’s communication skills.