Seasonal Affective Disorder: Society’s thoughts
The Fem-Z team gathered opinions on Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D) to find out how the general public understand autumnal/winter depression throughout the colder and darker periods of the year.
Category: HEALTH
The push against plant-based food: What happened at Stirling University?
On Saturday 12 November the Students’ Union at the University of Stirling voted to transition to plant-based food by 2025. Then all media and internet hell broke loose. Aaron Caulfield is a 19-year-old Law...
Are e-cigarettes really the solution to the decline of smoking in the UK?
E-cigarettes are increasingly being used by smokers to help quit smoking. This might be true, as reports from the Office for National statistics show a steep decline in all UK countries whilst e-cigarette usage...
Test Your Drugs Kids: The Fight For Harm Reduction At Scottish Universities
Smoking cannabis from accommodation windows, snorting cocaine at parties, taking MDMA pills at nightclubs – university students have seen and often done it all. While the management of universities mostly stick to a zero-tolerance...
When Degrees And Internships Don’t Lead To Jobs
Ella Gallego is almost overqualified for an entry level job in publishing. She has an undergraduate degree in Literature and Creative Writing, a masters degree in Publishing, two publishing internships under her belt, and...
There and Bike Again – Why more Scots should cycle to work.
As prices soar across the land, and people begin to wince at petrol prices and wrap up warm instead of putting the heating on, it really is no surprise that cycling has become...
Violence against women: “The Shadow Pandemic”
The World Health Organisation stated that one in three women worldwide experiences physical or sexual violence mostly by an intimate partner. Violence against women has become a global epidemic, where gender inequality and discrimination...
Lucid: visual learning app Review
Have you ever found yourself turning to social media, just to pass the time? Then you are one of 4.6 billion people who turn to social media feeds on a daily basis. Studies...
Today, we will wear it pink for Breast Cancer
By Marie Flügge Breast Cancer Now’s annual Wear It Pink 2022 challenge is back to encourage people to adopt a pink dress code this Friday 21st of October. This day marks the National of...