Vaccines (coming from the Latin translation of “cow” or “vacca”) originated through the experiments of an English scientist Edward Jenner in 1796 who was trying to cure smallpox. Since then, vaccines have been produced for a variety of serious maladies and have without a doubt saved hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of lives. The…
Music, Venue
Wild Paths Festival announce Insta Live Sessions happening this weekend
Following the success of this year’s socially distanced Wild Fields Festival, the organizers of the festival have released details on their Insta Live Sessions, happening on the 14th and 15th of November. These sessions are happening in collaboration with two Norwich venues, The Garnet and The Rumsey Wells. Virtual gigs and performances have been popular…
Sport
Is Gunnersaurus now extinct?
By now, it is well established that the outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent banning of fans from football stadiums has hit clubs hard. Many have had to make redundancies as a result, with Arsenal being one of these clubs, letting 55 staff members go in August as part of wider cost-cutting measures. However, their recent…
Arts, Venue
Government grants £3million from culture recovery fund to Norwich Theatre
After fears that it would not survive the devastating financial impacts of coronavirus, Norwich Theatre has been granted £3million from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s £1.57billion Culture Recovery Fund. The theatre had taken drastic action in a desperate attempt to survive the pandemic after closing in March, including major restructuring and a…
Main Stories
UEA u-turns after trying to charge self-isolating students £18 per day for food
UEA have changed the price of the meal plan for self-isolating students from £18 a day to £12 a day after intense backlash. Initially, Campus Kitchen had set up a plan to supply students with food for £252 for 14 days of isolation. Since then, the plan has been reduced to £168. Further criticism came…
Features
Turning pages and taking pictures: my lockdown hobby
I have never considered myself to be a visual artist. As an English Literature graduate and lifelong lover of words, my strengths always lay with written media and art forms, and I’m incredibly proud of that. However, when my course finished during lockdown I found that these skills inevitably became tangled up in the post…
#BLM, Science
Racial inequalities highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic to be further investigated
A new report carried out by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) aims to explore how coronavirus has contributed to “the loss of lives and livelihoods” within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. A government-driven report was published in June that showed the heightened Coronavirus death rates within minority communities. The Labour MP…
News
Government outlines new guidance regarding facemasks
The government has outlined new guidelines on facemasks as new rules regarding the wearing of masks come into force on July 24. In England, people must wear a face covering by law in the following settings: public transport, indoor transport hubs, shops and supermarkets, indoor shopping centres, banks, building societies, and post offices. It is…
#BLM, Science
Racism in the healthcare setting
Racial biases within medicine have been rampant and prominent across history. With many doctors and scientists throughout history, reinforcing racial stereotypes and hierarchical systems within the quality of health care they provide. History shows decades of biased education, the exploitation of racial minorities as subjects for medical teaching and training, and unethical scientific experimentation such…
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