Imagine waking up every single morning in constant, debilitating pain, fatigued and struggling to do simple things like riding a bike or even singing. Now imagine all of this was going on but you look completely fine on the outside, just like every other person and because of this no-one believed that you were suffering. […]
University ‘Well-Fair’ event encourages students to maintain positive wellbeing
Bournemouth University’s Student Union (SUBU) held it’s very own ‘Well-Fair’ event on 7 March in conjunction with University Mental Health Day. There were a whole host of activities on offer inside the Student Centre, designed to help people relax and unwind and learn practical strategies to help maintain positive wellbeing. Students could enjoy a range […]
Gender Pay Gap: Shining a light on women in the STEM sector
It’s been seven years since Vici went back to work after taking maternity leave. As one of only 9% of female engineers in the UK, she had high hopes of progression. But was this the case? Often it seems in today’s society, that we can’t listen to the news, or open the discarded newspapers strewn […]
How will the cuts to education funding and the ‘National Funding Formula’ impact schools in South Cambridgeshire?
Education funding has been a constant topic of news recently as Theresa May plans to fund a ‘new generation’ of grammar schools by 2020. However, although the government claim that “there is more funding in education than ever before,” state schools are suffering as a result of ongoing funding cuts. The ‘National Funding Formula’ proposed […]
Dorset senior nurse calls for local MPs to back Children’s Act FGM Amendment Bill
One of Dorset’s senior nurses is urging local MPs to back the forthcoming bill on amending the Children’s Act to include a ban on Female Genital Mutilation. “Even if it doesn’t happen on our doorstep, it is still horrific abuse that is continuing to harm and damage children.” That is the view of Wendy Thorogood, […]
A Contested Life
A Contested Life is a TV documentary exploring what life is like living with the chronic pain conditions, Fibromyalgia and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Kerry investigates what life is like for Amie Day and Isabelle Book who suffer with these invisible disabilities. Both conditions have unclear and subjective diagnostic guidelines so as well as […]