This article was originally published as a front-page exclusive in Oxford University’s student newspaper, Cherwell. It can be found here. — Students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are less likely to be awarded first class degrees than their peers, Oxford University data has revealed. The statistics show just 22.9 per cent of undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds…
The solution to Europe’s terrorism epidemic? Ignore it
Our fixation with terrorism is only contributing to its success
The EU debate: selfish, insular and pathetically neoliberal
This article was originally published on the News Hub and can be found here. — In March 2012, the European Commission was declared racist. Well, that was the verdict at the time, after an enormous public outcry forced the institution to withdraw a video commercial accused of embodying imperialist attitudes and racist stereotypes. The video featured a white…
The internationalist case for leaving the EU
Despite its claims to global responsibility, the EU has a shameful record on international justice
The quiet doctor
Are medical schools doing enough to support their introverted students, and can a quiet doctor excel in medicine?
Oxbridge’s failure on diversity: so severe it’s time to ask if it’s wilful
This article was originally published in the New Statesman. It can be found on their website here. — “We’re not the best”. It’s the open secret that every Oxbridge student eventually comes to accept. Some realise it during their first term, informed by the mundanity of their year group’s Received Pronunciation-dominated conversations. Others learn the…
The junior doctor dispute reveals a great deal about the nature of this government
Cameron’s administration has consistently eroded any semblance of a modern work-life balance
Electives, voluntourism and the ethics of selling poverty
This article was originally published in Student BMJ, a magazine produced by the British Medical Journal for medical students. An online version can be found here. — Big Business With an estimated annual worth of $1.7-2.6 billion (£1.1-1.7 billion), overseas volunteering has become big business, with the term ‘voluntourism’ having been coined to describe the trend. Medical…
The West’s big lie about Mother Teresa
Creating a saint in a secular world.
An update: junior doctor contract dispute
This briefing article was originally published in Student BMJ, a magazine produced by the British Medical Journal for medical students. It was co-written with the editor of Student BMJ, Matthew Billingsley. An online version can be found here. — The outcome of the junior doctor contract negotiations could have a major impact on current medical students’ pay and…
Medical schools should teach students to combat disease, not terrorism
As a medical student, I was taught to recognise terrorists before learning how to diagnose mental illness
Interview: Sarah Wollaston MP, Chair of the Health Select Committee
This article was originally published in Student BMJ magazine. An online version can be found on their website here. — Sarah Wollaston is a GP who wanted to make a difference. After graduating from King’s College London in 1986, she spent 23 years working in clinical medicine, first in paediatrics and then in general practice….
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