Not your typical Baron: An interview with Lord Skidelsky
Lord Skidelsky doesn’t look like your typical Baron. Fresh from delivering a talk entitled ‘the post war history of capitalism and what went wrong’ for New Turn at Queen Mary University, he perches on a chair and makes a minor [...]
Nelson Mandela’s Man, Bane of the Arms Trade: An interview with Andrew Feinstein
Andrew Feinstein’s career is nothing short of extraordinary. Born in South Africa, then educated in some of the finest Anglo-American Universities in the world, he joined Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC) at just 30 years old. Within two years [...]
Is British membership of the EU no longer viable?
Great minds think alike. In the very same week that six major European newspapers printed a joint feature exploring the benefits and drawbacks of the EU, New Turn held a fiery and impassioned debate with the motion: “British membership of [...]
Chris Addison talks to London Student
I first saw Chris Addison as a bewildered fresher, live at ‘Live at the Apollo’ in November 2009, and I have fondly remembered his energetic, if not artful performance. That it was his first appearance on the BBC’s flagship stand-up [...]
A Modern Day (Social Anthropology) Cinderella
This article is also posted on the author’s blog. Leah is a singer from America. She came to London to study at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance and had never set foot in School of Oriental and African Studies [...]
Not your typical Baron: An interview with Lord Skidelsky
Lord Skidelsky doesn’t look like your typical Baron. Fresh from delivering a talk entitled ‘the post war history of capitalism and what went wrong’ for New Turn at Queen Mary University, he perches on a chair and makes a minor [...]
Nelson Mandela’s Man, Bane of the Arms Trade: An interview with Andrew Feinstein
Andrew Feinstein’s career is nothing short of extraordinary. Born in South Africa, then educated in some of the finest Anglo-American Universities in the world, he joined Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC) at just 30 years old. Within two years [...]
SOAS Radio to host World Radio Day event
Monday 13th February, 4-6pm in Room G2 SOAS, Russell Square To mark the inaugural Wold Radio Day SOAS RADIO will be hosting a panel discussion ‘New Perspectives on Traditional Radio.’ A variety of practitioners, academics and tools providers will discuss how this [...]
Is British membership of the EU no longer viable?
Great minds think alike. In the very same week that six major European newspapers printed a joint feature exploring the benefits and drawbacks of the EU, New Turn held a fiery and impassioned debate with the motion: “British membership of [...]
Comedy Ticket Competition – Frank Skinner, Chris Ramsey and Chris Addison
Courtesy of Avalon, London Student has nine sets of tickets to give away, all for London dates. In anticipation of their upcoming London gigs, London Student has tickets for Frank Skinner, Chris Ramsey and Chris Addison to give away. Frank [...]
London Comedy Film Festival – A Preview
The weekend of January 26-29 will see the London Comedy Film Festival, in partnership with the BFI, host a full five days of events, with a special preview of the upcoming Muppets film on Friday 27 taking top billing. The festival, [...]
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 [...]
Student life in Japan
There is a well-known saying in Japan that goes: ‘Pass with four, fail with five’, referring to nightly hours of sleep in the run-up to the National University Entrance Exams, a gruelling process necessitating long hours of after-school study at [...]
Students smash gender boundaries with Karaoke fundraiser
The centenary of International Women’s Day was marked by the mass mobilization of women all around the world. From the gathering of an expected one million Muslim women in Tarir to the Meeting on the Bridge March to Southbank, the [...]
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.