Written By Anthea Gabot and Jack Brown Introduction When you turn on the news, you will likely come across titles such as “The Earth’s Climate is further out of balance than any time in recorded history”1 or “Temperature exceeds 19C on the warmest day so far for parts
Written By Amman Ahmed Imagine a great oak door that extends past your head twice over, adorned with carvings that speak of a history that stretches through pandemics, strikes and stories that started and ended before you could take a breath. Watch as the door strides along its hinge, softly
Written By Anya D. Roy From the devotional peace of Kirtan to high-stakes neurology wards, Amrit Kaur leads with an unwavering "service-first" mindset. Steering MedSoc to record-breaking engagement, she has navigated the complexities of student politics while prioritising cultural integrity and collective empowerment to ensure
Written By Anya D. Roy Whether it’s navigating the cockpit of a light aircraft or the intricacies of neurosurgical research, Dr Fahm Deen remains a visionary defined by meticulous precision and inspirational drive. Taking the helm of the UK’s largest surgical society during its landmark 25th anniversary, Fahm
Written By Fahm Deen, Nikhita Bhatt, Devanandh Murugesan, Anna Baker, Gladys Ng Introduction The International Neurology and Neurosurgery Conference (INNC) 2026 marked an exciting return of one of the UK’s largest student-led events in the field, held over two days at UCL East’s Marshgate Campus in London,
Written By Sreeja Roy Interview with Dr. Nimesh Patel The dreaded exam season is quickly approaching and all that time we thought we had is disappearing just as fast, or even faster. Suddenly doing back to back Sports Ball and Jashn doesn’t seem like such a good idea anymore…
Written By Theodore Spaliviero-Shaw Biotech startup teaches human brain cells to play cult classic video game ‘Doom’ On 25th February, Australian biotech startup Cortical Labs announced that it had taught a “biological computer” to play the first-person shooter game ‘Doom’.1 Whilst it won’t win any professional
How UK news outlets want you to think about the resident doctor strikes Written By Lizzie Pop Ideology is everywhere: in advertisements, in the films we watch, and, most importantly, in the things we read. There are two definitions of ideology that are pertinent to this discussion. Firstly, ideology is
Written By Esha Amjad Introduction: Surgery is a discipline which does not tolerate imprecision. Whether it be a misplaced incision or a lapse in sterile technique, such error carries considerable consequences for both the patient and the surgeon. The speciality prides itself on this rigour; it has built its entire
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Written By Antonia Beevor-Martinez For decades, many young children, some still infants, have undergone cosmetic genital surgeries, with very little public outcry. These children are intersex: they have rare conditions that affect not only their reproductive organs, such as their genitals, but also their genes and hormones.1 Historically,
Written By Ben Mcilree Princess Diana, The Mildmay Line and What We Have Forgotten About the AIDS Epidemic If you fancy a trundle from Camden Road Station to, say, UCL East, you might find yourself on the Mildmay line. You may then wonder why this Overground line was renamed as
Written By Megan Kwok I was half-mindedly scrolling through Instagram when I liked a video of a man chopping vegetables, flipping food in a pan, captioned "Me cooking for my neurosurgeon wife after she buys me her dream car after her 17-hour shift." I found it
Written By Angharad Bridges Acupuncture is an iconic procedure of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) which focuses on restoring balance to an imbalanced, ill body. TCM is centralised around ancient beliefs, still widely held, which posit that the human condition can be represented by meteorological states – such as dryness, dampness, wind,
What Literature Teaches Us About Memory, Consciousness and Finding Peace in Death Written By Lema Delara ‘Her name was Leila.’ Tequila Leila, a sex worker in Istanbul, has just been murdered. Her body lies discarded in a metal bin on the outskirts of the city, her purple slingback stilettos still
The hows and whys of running for fun Written By Amman Ahmed There are certain rules of the world that are inflexible - gravity keeps things down, oxygen keeps us alive and people in their twenties start running. I have recently become the proud owner of a Strava account, boasting multiple
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome and the Brain’s Construction of Reality Written By Harshitaa Sendhilkumar When Alice falls down the rabbit hole, she finds herself in a strange low hall, lined with doors she cannot open. On a glass table, she sees a small bottle labelled “drink me” and so
The Impact of built environments on obesity and accessibility to food Written By Charlotte Muller Have you ever wondered why the first thing you see in a Lidl is the bakery? Obesity has become one of the most pressing global public health challenges of the 21st century. As of 2022,
By Girish Coomar Greedharry As the sun’s guest appearances become more permanent and the flowers start to blossom, the much-coveted summer months could not come soon enough. Everyone cannot wait to pull out their new wardrobe of linen and floral prints to replace the bulky oversized winter coats.
Written By Shreya Kantamneni Throughout the evolution of medicine and the history of scientific discovery, countless brave and powerful women have navigated through the meanders of deeply entrenched societal norms and gender biases. Prejudices about women’s intellectual capabilities and societal resistance against women entering into the realms of academia
culture is mental health Written by Shriya Srinivasan 1957, Amritsar, India. An Indian psychiatrist called Vidya Sagar stood at the cusp of a crisis. The mental hospital he headed was being overwhelmed by the changing distribution of Punjabi patients displaced by the India-Pakistan partition. With no beds available, he
Written by Rujuta Kulkarni White walls. Fluorescent lighting. The incessant mechanical beeping of monitors. The constant feeling of worry, anxiety and apprehension. The smell of antiseptics and disinfectants mixed with the scent of medication. When most people imagine a hospital, this is typically what comes to mind. Sterile - perhaps the