Flossie Palmer

The power of social media was illuminated after Reddit users in the subreddit WallStreetBets encouraged a surge in GameStop stock investment earlier this year, seeing a 700 per cent spike in share prices within a matter of days.

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Feb 19, 2021

The Little Libraries of Bristol

As the UK is plunged into its third national lockdown, we have again been forced into a state of physical disconnection and housebound boredom.

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Feb 05, 2021

The Bristol students restoring our environment: In conversation with Bristol’s own Earthshot Team

First brought to public attention in January 2020, the Earthshot Prize offers climate potential activists the opportunity to invent five solutions for fixing the planet’s environmental crisis and receive £1 million in funding to put these solutions into action if they are selected.

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Nov 04, 2020

Opinion | Students should simply not be paying their full fees this year

Both freshers and undergraduates alike were promised ‘blended learning’ upon their return to Bristol this academic year. The majority expected business as usual on campus, with the odd pre-recorded lecture from home.

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Jul 10, 2020

To defer or not to defer?

With COVID-19 subverting our day to day lifestyles, from our weekly shops to our frequent socialising, it was unlikely that our usual university experience will remain unaffected.