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Rebecca Pardon

Journalist and magazine editor based in London, UK.

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Zoë Crowther

News and features journalistJunior political reporter PoliticsHome / The House magazineStories in The Sunday Times • South West Londoner • Daily Mirror • BristolLive • Bristol24/7 • Epigram • The …

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Natalie Payne

Second year student at the University of Bristol studying French, German, and Spanish.

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Lily Farrant

London based aspiring journalist, recently graduated from the University of Bristol.

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Latest Articles

In conversation with Dr Lily Dunn: Memoir as transformation

By Alex Boersma, Literature columnist 25/26Prior to Gloucester Road bookshop's event celebrating her new book: Into Being: The radical craft of memoir and its power to transform, I interviewed author, journalist and teacher Dr Lily Dunn. The evening's conversation alongside fellow memoirist Marianne Brooker's questions followed Dunn's journalistic past, affinity …
By Alex Boersma
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Bristol's ghost stories: from their origins to tales from the city

By Alex Boersma, Literature columnist 25/26We have all watched at least one movie featuring teenagers and children huddled together by torch light telling ghost stories to scare each other. Some of us may even have recreated this with our own friends and tried to out scare each other. Despite not …
By Alex Boersma
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A real ASSL: Humanities students unhappy with library closure

For months, the ASSL – both revered and despised – has been trapped behind orange fences as refurbishment continues. But until recently no reopening date was given. While Monday 20 October will see access to the library’s print collection restored, the ground floor won’t reopen until 17 November. This delayed …
By James Lewis
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Lucy Rose on debut novel 'The Lamb', in conversation with Bristol lecturer Joan Passey

Lucy Rose’s debut novel The Lamb is filled with cannibalism, queerness and vivid storytelling. What’s not to love? And what better place to gather and discuss than the dimly lit cavernous interior of the Loco Klub? The literature columnists attended Max Minerva's event and joined Bristol alumni Lucy Rose, Cumbrian …
By Alex Boersma
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‘Operation Raise the Colours’ in Bristol and beyond: a sign of pride or a flag to hide behind?

By Natalie Payne, Second-Year, French, German, and Spanish The UK has seen a controversial surge in displays of Union Jacks and St George’s flags in recent weeks, as part of an effort dubbed ‘Operation Raise the Colours’, sparking further debate about the seemingly blurred line between patriotism and racism, and …
By Natalie Payne
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In conversation with Cecelia Koç: President of Comparative Literatures and Cultures society

By Alex Boersma, Literature Columnist 25/26Alex Boersma talks to Cecelia Koç, third year student and president of the comparative literatures and cultures society, about her experience studying and engaging with comparative literatures and cultures at the University of Bristol.I first met Cece through a mutual friend while hanging out at …
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‘Weeks of disruption on campus’ if the University of Bristol does not reconsider redundancies

Staff at the Centre for Academic Language and Development (CALD) have voted to take industrial action in July and August over the University of Bristol’s plans to make 45 staff members redundant. The centre was established in 1989 to provide English language education to students, ‘whether or not English is …
By James Lewis
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Coach’s Diaries: My experience coaching University Men and Women’s Football.

By Faniki Deche Sports EditorGrowing up as a football fan in Kenya, the women’s game carried this Wild West mystique to it. Apart from the World Cup and the Olympics, it was never really on television which meant those occasions carried an excitement akin to when the FA Cup Final …
By Faniki Deche
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'We started as performers and that's still our favourite part': In conversation with Drax Project

By Rafe Llewellyn, Second Year HistoryI'm searching for possible technology faults as my screen flashes quickly from an old photo of the band to the two members of Drax Project I've been given the opportunity to chat to ahead of their highly anticipated tour. Sam Thompson, who plays bass, sits …
By Rafe Llewellyn
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What we learnt about Tuchel's England against Albania and how Epigram Sports got into Wembley

By Faniki Deche, Sports Editor The Football Writers Association, Student Football Writer of the Year is an annual writing competition for aspiring football journalists in university. It consists of three categories: the Hugh Mcllvanney Male Writer of the Year, the Vikki Orvice Female Writer of the Year and the Kick …
By Faniki Deche
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Bristol Uber drivers say the ‘authorities close their eyes’ to the company’s treatment of its employees

By Beatrice Learmouth, News Deputy EditorUber drivers in Bristol are becoming increasingly frustrated over working conditions and pay, saying the ‘authorities close their eyes’ to Uber’s poor treatment of its employees. On Valentine’s Day, drivers across the UK went offline in protest against the company. Among them was Claudiu Tatarusanu …
By Beatrice Learmouth
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