Dreaming, setting goals and developing projects for the future are essential aspects of the university experience. However, not all students are able to fund their own dreams. At the University of Westminster, we value diversity, inclusion and innovation, which is…
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Author: Dr Kennath Widanaralalage When talking about sexual violence, we often think about the experiences of women and girls by the hands of male perpetrators. Whilst women represent the majority of sexual violence victims, an increasing number of men are…
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Leïla Choukroune, University of Portsmouth and Elisabeth Mavropoulou, University of Westminster While the world’s eyes have been on civilian casualties, forced displacement and potential war crimes on Ukrainian land, the plight of hundreds of seafarers trapped in commercial ships for…
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Authors: Prof Damien Ridge, Prof Coral Dando and Chantal Gautier. Men are at relatively high risk of suicide. As a consequence, it has become common in suicide prevention campaigns to call for men to ‘open up’ about their feelings to…
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Authors: Dr Nina Porakishvili and Prof Peter Lydyard The University of Westminster (UoW) has been a multicultural university, aiming to globally unify the community to meet the challenges of the modern era. Indeed, our institution frequently tops tables of diversity…
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Authors: Dr Cangbai Wang and Temitope Olufiranye On Wednesday 16 March 2022, Fyvie Hall played host to a team of erudite speakers associated with HOMELandS (Hub on Migration, Exile, Languages and Spaces) who shared their cutting-edge research and art practice…
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Author: Dr Farhang Morady The Democratic Education Network (DEN) organised the closing event of the World in Westminster Festival on the 17th of March. DEN is a student-focused initiative based at the University of Westminster which engages students from all over…
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Author: Dr Shamila Ahmed What are the challenges of policing in a democratic country with a diverse population? What is, and what should be, the role of policing? Are the Metropolitan Police responsible for multicultural London facing a crisis? Over…
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Author: Professor Tom Buchanan In February 2022, Russia invaded its neighbour Ukraine, sparking a bloody conflict. At the time of writing, the full horror of the war is still unfolding, and the eventual outcome is unknown. Social media has been…
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Author: Rose Hayden Some considered Donald Trump a phenomenon, unlike any other. His populist presidential campaign and subsequent presidency exhibited a wanton disregard for women, and his convictions aimed to entertain whilst instil fear. However, many features of Trump’s repertoire…
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