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Nominations Open for SUSU Spring Elections Until 1pm on 13th February
Nominations are open for SUSU Spring elections, including for the 2019/2020 paid sabbatical officer roles.
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![Credit: Rafmarham [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.wessexscene.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/University_of_Southampton_Uni-link_interchange-72x60.jpg "Improvements on Campus to Cause The Closure of Highfield Interchange And Pedestrian Pathways in January")
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The Brighter Side of Social Media: How Younger Generations are Renewing Their Interest in Gaelic
Molly Joyce explores how social media is allowing young generations to bring the Gaelic language back to life.
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Politics View all
What the F**k Happens Now?
Deputy Editor Zach Sharif tries to work out what happens next in the Brexit saga.
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Why Do We Pay for MPs to Be Drunk and Disorderly?
Why does the British public foot the bill for drunken MPs?
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From Colin Kaepernick to Nemanja Matic: A Very British Way of Taking A Knee?
Reflections on a month the Beautiful Game became political.
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Torture and Suicide in Australia’s Refugee Detention Centres
Max Burt uncovers the human rights abuses towards asylum seekers detained in Australia’s offshore detention centres in the islands of Nauru and Manus.
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What is Sexual Violence as Weapons of War in Today’s World?
President of the Sexual consent Awareness Society at the University of Southampton, Laura Elizabeth Barr, discusses the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war upon the recent award to Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege of the Nobel Peace Prize.
→![Credit: yeowatzup [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.wessexscene.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sana_Yemen_4324293041-359x201.jpg "The UK’s Leading Role in Yemen’s Man-Made Famine")
The UK’s Leading Role in Yemen’s Man-Made Famine
Ahead of a public event in Building 5 on Highfield Campus on 10th January, Richard Spence writes about the Yemeni Civil War and the UK’s arms involvement.
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The Dark Beauty of University Sport
Sports Editor Aaryaman Banerji on how the university sporting world is like having a mini-Olympics on your doorstep
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From Colin Kaepernick to Nemanja Matic: A Very British Way of Taking A Knee?
Reflections on a month the Beautiful Game became political.
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Premier League Team of the Month: November
Travis Walton reflects on the football highlights from this November.
→Opinion View all
What the F**k Happens Now?
Deputy Editor Zach Sharif tries to work out what happens next in the Brexit saga.
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Why Do We Pay for MPs to Be Drunk and Disorderly?
Why does the British public foot the bill for drunken MPs?
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The Dark Beauty of University Sport
Sports Editor Aaryaman Banerji on how the university sporting world is like having a mini-Olympics on your doorstep
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New Year’s Resolution: Diet Culture is Trash
Beth Kimber-Bradshaw’s New Year’s Resolution for 2019 is a little different to usual. This year she’s not giving in to diet culture.
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In Defence of Eating Meat
Ben Dolbear argues his right to eat meat without being condemned by vegans and vegetarians.
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Ditching The Turkey This Christmas Day – Vegetarian Alternatives
Macey McDermott suggests some alternatives to turkey for your Christmas dinner this year.
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From Research to Prescription: How New Drugs Become Approved Medications
Medications have a long journey to make it from bench-to-bedside.
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Infrared Spectroscopy: The Science Behind Festival Drug Testing
A look into the work behind testing drugs at festivals.
→![Credit: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.wessexscene.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Hayabusa-2-359x201.jpg "What It Looks Like to Stand on An Asteroid")
What It Looks Like to Stand on An Asteroid
Tom McIntosh examines breathtaking pictures of an asteroid.
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Three European Christmas Markets to Visit This Year
Lifestyle editor, Megan Hart, explores five of the best European Christmas markets to visit this year!
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‘Tis the Season for Christmas Markets
A celebration of two great Christmas Markets right on our doorstep.
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The Myth of the ‘Random’ Search
Zachariah Sharif discusses how racial profiling and the practice of ‘random searches’ reflects racism within our society.
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