Launch of the ‘Queen Mary Review’
Since September, a team of English and Comparative Literature students have been working to form the Queen Mary Review, which aims to publish original poetry, fiction and literary journalism by students at Queen Mary, University of London. Ellen O’Grady, the [...]
Events under the microscope: a special Valentine’s edition
Searching for days out for the geek in your life? Well look no further! This week’s column brings you some science date ideas for Valentine’s Day. Our star attraction is the Royal Observatory’s new planetarium show, ‘The Secret Lives [...]
Live Poetry at Richmix: Tilt’s London Liming presents a Come Rhyme With Me special
This month sees Come Rhyme With Me (CRWM) hosts Deanna Rodgers and Dean Atta, take their culinary-themed performance poetry evening to Richmix. London Liming will take place on Thursday the 9th February, and will include music, food, dancing, ranting, raving, [...]
Dave Gibbons Talks to Play
Dave Gibbons’ and Alan Moore’s Watchmen is one of the few comic-strip texts commonly said to have crossed over into the realms of, what literary critics patronisingly call during coke-fueled trips into egocentricity; literary respectability. A tale of a superhero [...]
BARBARELLA//COSMIC PARTY//WIN 2 TICKETS//SAT 8th OCTOBER
At the Institute Francais this weekend the BD and Comic Passion Festival is going into bilingual warp-drive. This party boasts space cocktails, a musical drawing event, vinyls are being spun by DJ Sacha Dieu and earlier in the night there [...]
From Facebook to Nassbook
As part of the Mayor of London’s ‘Shubbak: A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture’ festival, the stylish Mica Gallery in London is showcasing a range of contemporary Egyptian art. Titled ‘From Facebook to Nassbook’, the exhibition draws on the popular [...]
BARBARELLA//COSMIC PARTY//WIN 2 TICKETS//SAT 8th OCTOBER
At the Institute Francais this weekend the BD and Comic Passion Festival is going into bilingual warp-drive. This party boasts space cocktails, a musical drawing event, vinyls are being spun by DJ Sacha Dieu and earlier in the night there [...]
Chemical Brothers – Don’t Think
Don’t Think is an attempt from Adam Smith to capture the unique collision of the audio and visual elements that combine to form a Chemical Brothers Show. It was filmed with over 20 cameras and is all done at [...]
London Loves Issue 10
I’m sat editing London Loves in a bedroom that smells of urine. And no, I’m not visiting my great grandmother in a NHS care home. In fact, I’m sat in my own bedroom minutes away from my University campus after [...]
Holly Thompson: The positive side of a vocational degree
On Tuesday 3rd February, ITV screened their take on the higher education debate: ‘The Value of a Degree: Tonight’. The programme showed several sixth-formers being interviewed on what they planned to study at university or college by a panel of [...]
Video: LSE water balloon attack results in clashes
Amateur footage obtained by London Student captures some of the attack on the LSESU Palestine Society, which was holding a peaceful demonstration at the time. You can read the story in full here.
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Abs Hassanali
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Abs Hassanali. Click the ‘TV’ tab above to view videos for the other candidates. You can also see their manifestos at www.ulu.co.uk/elections
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Ross Speer
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Ross Speer. Click the ‘TV’ tab above to view videos for the other candidates. You can also see their manifestos at www.ulu.co.uk/elections
Interview with The Manic Shine
The Manic Shine are a hot upcoming band. The band’s leader, Ozzie Rogers, hails from the LSE but has chosen the music industry, rather than finance, as his chosen career path.
The second sabbatical interview: an excerpt
In their second interview with London Student, Clare Solomon, ULU President, and Viktoria Szmolar, ULU Vice-President, discuss the current state of the student movement. This excerpt focuses on the momentum of student protest after the Christmas break.