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Sep 9, 20205 min read
How has COVID-19 affected our graduates?
Writing and survey by Hannah Rothmann. Illustration by Hazel Laing. Many of us at The Rattlecap will be graduating next year or in the...


Sep 9, 20205 min read
What I wish had been covered in my school curriculum.
Writing by Kirsty Thomson. Illustration by Caitlin Osfield. Since starting University some three years ago, I have had my eyes opened to...


Sep 8, 20203 min read
Why You Should Never Use Miss or Mrs.
Writing by Isi Williams. Illustration by Dafne de Fine Licht (@dafnedefinelicht on insta) Micro-aggressions exist in every part of our...


Mar 10, 20204 min read
An Extinction Rebellion Handbook
-Why You Should be Scared and How to Fight that Fear Writer: Charley Rose This is a book about love. About the love we should have for...


Mar 7, 20204 min read
The Very Rational Fear of Fitting In
- and Why We Need To Stop Using the Term ‘Imposter Syndrome’ Writing: Charley Rose As a student who is working-class, I resent the use of...


Mar 7, 20205 min read
Eco-anxiety and denial
A spectrum of psychological and social consequences of the current climate Writing: Eilish Newmark Illustration: Amelia Morgan The...


Mar 7, 20203 min read
Why black women fear the doctor
A history of their exploitation in reproductive healthcare in the U.S Writing: Justin White From Buzzfeed to the Guardian, or the...


Jan 20, 20202 min read
The Illusion of Progress: Being Working Class at the University of Edinburgh
Writing: Erin Lynch Within recent years, there seems to be a marked and noticed effort to improve access of working-class students to...


Jan 17, 20206 min read
Society must reclaim the true definition of progress
Writing: Vaishnavi Ramu Truthfully, the first thing that occurs to my mind when I think of progress is my time at school. If there was...

Jan 14, 20203 min read
How do we measure progress today?
~I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way~ Writing: Magdalena Jablonska Throughout the daily methodical repetition of work, eat,...


Jan 14, 20202 min read
Progressing into Honours
Writing: Kirsty Thomson I sit in the library, surrounded by students feverishly writing notes and reading articles. The clock looms...


Jan 14, 20202 min read
Charity shopping- on trend or the planet's friend?
Writing: Ellie Cauvain Growing up, charity shopping carried a stigma. However, in recent years, charity shops have seen a revival of...


Jan 3, 20202 min read
From our Past to our Potential: a history of Progress
Writing: Tom Wileman In the last twelve months, humankind has taken a photograph of a black hole, and legalised gay marriage in Bermuda...
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