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Russian-Ukrainian War: Why the stakes are so high for all parties

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Alisha Haley 0 Comments

It was only 3 weeks ago that the uncertainty surrounding Putin’s Russian invasion of Ukraine was at its height, with

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Opinion: The proposed changes to higher education demonstrates a failure for social mobility

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 Alisha Haley 0 Comments

The government’s proposed changes to higher education are riddled with significant flaws. Although the Johnson government would argue that the

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Social Mobility: How it can transform society

February 21, 2022February 20, 2022 Alisha Haley 0 Comments

Featured Image: Global Social Mobility Index by Wikimedia Commons from Wikimedia Commons is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0

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Europe Latest Politics 

Russia-Ukraine tensions: 7 years on since annexation of Crimea in 2014

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Alisha Haley 0 Comments

“File:Russia Ukraine Locator.svg”. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. No changes have been made. In the midst

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Opinion: The Power of Education to Change Perceptions

January 24, 2022 Alisha Haley 0 Comments

Photo licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Link to the license. Ultimately the power to change our conceptions lies with education

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Covid-19: What will the months ahead bring for Europe?

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 Alisha Haley 0 Comments

Unsurprisingly, the world has now been told that there is another potentially dangerous new “variant of concern” which has been

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Opinion: Nick Fletcher – Why his claims would be funny if they weren’t so harmful

November 29, 2021November 28, 2021 Alisha Haley 0 Comments

Disclaimer: For the clarity of this article, I refer to men and women according to biological sex given at birth,

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Latest Politics World 

A retrospective on COP26: What have we learnt?

November 22, 2021November 21, 2021 Alisha Haley 0 Comments

The series of articles that I have written on climate change so far demonstrate the inaction of highly developed states.

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Why the Owen Paterson scandal is an attack on our democracy

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Alisha Haley 0 Comments

The actions of Owen Paterson have been endlessly analysed in the media over the past couple of weeks, but the

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British FEATURED Latest 

In the fight against climate change, where does the UK currently stand?

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 Alisha Haley 0 Comments

Last week, I criticised the inaction of states to combat the climate crisis, prompting a need for closer analysis of

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Today we are announcing a call for dedicated individuals who want to join our team!

The positions currently open for application are:

1. Junior Editors

As a Junior Editor, you will be expected to support with the running, editing, and management of the journal itself.

2. Weekly Contributors 

Next up is our regular contributor call! This role requires writing a journalistic piece of writing ideally on a weekly basis. We encourage autonomy to decide what topics you would like to write on dependent on your own area of individual interest. 

Both of these roles are accompanied by the full support of The Witness Journal Team and are open to students from any degree subject, type, and year! If you are interested please email the following: 

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Deadline for Junior Editors: 7th October 2022 

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