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Rest is something that can feel like both a luxury and a crime at the same time — especially for freelance creatives who spend most of the year chasing projects and invoices. In October, I produced an event with Sophia Hari for the Frieze festival titled Our Practice: Archive, Legacy and Contemporary Art. It was a beautiful gathering, with conversations and speakers curated by Sophia that explored how artists carve alternative paths to memory, narrative, and legacy. One of the speakers,...

It is important to begin by grounding this article in a clear understanding of what eugenics is and its historical relationship to UCL. Eugenics is the scientifically inaccurate theory that humans can be improved through selective breeding. The term was coined by Sir Francis Galton in 1883 and it is derived from the Greek word “eugenes”, meaning “good in birth” or “good in stock”. (UCL, 2023). Francis Galton left UCL a financial legacy to establish a professorship and a research centre into...

Diaspora Action emerged in a moment of urgency — not through long-term planning, but through instinct, care, and the unshakeable pull of community. When Kesensa and Savannah began discussing how they could support the Caribbean communities affected by Hurricane Melissa, a simple idea became a catalyst. Within a week, fourteen people had joined a group chat, and by the weekend, the newly formed collective was already organising three events. It was a reminder that movements often begin...