On Assange, Social AI, and the Growing Importance of Digital Minimalism
Suren Pahlevan reflects on Assange’s freedom from Belmarch Prison, Social AI and its potential consequences, and how digital minimalism could be the best way to counter Big Tech’s obsession with AI
No Autonomy in Austerity: The Case Against Legalising Assisted Dying in the UK
Lily Brough considers the case against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, arguing it is not fit for purpose in the UK as it stands.
Cass Review Under Fire From The British Medical Association: Will the government listen to the experts?
Mila Edensor assesses the criticism towards the Cass Review in the face of its influence in UK policy decisions.
AI and Human Rights: Reflections on expert panels, stands against Palantir, and the utilisation of AI in genocide
AI has been a key instrument in the use of military technologies towards civilians globally, Annissa La Touche explores how this has manifested in Gaza, and its implications.
Cambridge Must Now Stand Up For Julian Assange
Suren Pahlevan argues that it is now more crucial than ever for Cambridge students, staff, and departments to speak up against the political trial of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange.
Braverman Braves the Encampment: A Spectacle of Bad-Faith Reporting
TCS reports on Suella Braverman’s visit to the encampment, and the ongoing misrepresentative media discourse.
In the Heart of Cambridge: Encampment Emerges as Symbol of Resistance Against Genocide
Mila Edensor reports on the ongoing encampment outside King’s College, Cambridge, in protest to the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the university’s investments into the Israeli military-industrial-complex.
Will 2024 be the death of humanities education in the U.K?
Following the proposed closure of several university departments, Oliver Cooney conducts an autopsy on our recently deceased education.
Double-standards in Western conceptualisations of women in Arab society
Polly Wilson on the West’s long-standing problematic conceptualisation of gender in Arab Societies
The white working-class and higher education: reasons for disenfranchisement
Polly Wilson explores the reasons behind disproportionately low levels of university admissions among underprivileged sectors of the white working-class.