Kendall Field-Pellow

Universities up and down the country are causing students and staff many problems right now, and mine is no exception. March to September, Universities knew the realities of the pandemic for six months before this academic year began. There was ample time and experience to prepare for the second wave. But we were promised a ‘blended approach’ by both the University and Students’ Union which led thousands of students to finalise their housing contracts, costing them thousands of pounds each, t...

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Disclaimer: This article is satirical in nature
UK troops assisting in global coalitions to fight the oppressive regimes of Daesh and Al-Qaeda in Iraq and Afghanistan respectively have announced that they will be laying down their weapons after realising that ‘violence is never the answer’.
The words reflect those of peaceful protest advocates critical of anti-racist protests taking place throughout the UK and around the world, some of which have turned ...

With another round of UCU strike action, students are missing contact hours and academic support... Why are these strikes happening and what do students make of it?
Voices of University of Southampton Students; SUSU President; Former Southampton UCU President; UCU National President; Vice Chancellor.
Presented and Produced by Kendall Field-Pellow

The University of Southampton's new Vice Chancellor, Professor Mark E Smith, Joined Tom Clabon and Kendall Field-Pellow on Surge Radio for The Vice Chancellor Interview.

YouTube users are going on strike this week, urging people to avoid the platform... Find out why #YoutubeWalkout #ContentCreators

The sole Green Member of European Parliament for the South East of England, Alexandra Phillips, has visited Southampton city centre on her Green New Deal Tour across the region.
In her first visit to the city since her election in May, Alex Phillips arrived outside the civic centre in a green solar-powered electric tour bus to promote her European Green New Deal and answer questions from the public. On the #GreenNewDealTour, her team is visiting at least one area in each of the nine counties ...

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The not-so-secret society that is dedicated to finding the rumoured tunnel that allegedly runs between the Highfield campus students’ union building and Boldrewood campus has resurfaced after years of inactivity.
Boldrewood Tunnel Soc have rekindled the search for the elusive Boldrewood Tunnel this year after a decade of silence, with a website, newsletter and now even sweatshirts, attracting over fifty members in its first four days, and over a hundred ...

Liv Perry caught up with BBC Newsbeat's Steffan Powell and chatted about visiting Southampton as well as his broadcasting career.
(University of Southampton students featured on BBC Newsbeat's Election Coverage)

Do you live in Southampton Test and plan on voting on Thursday the 12th of December? If so, give this a listen!

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CW: This article contains talk of racial abuse, hate crimes and harassment.
British Universities are failing to tackle racial harassment on campus, a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has found. Almost a quarter of students have suffered racial harassment, with a fifth having suffered physical abuse and over a half having suffered verbal abuse.
The UK equalities watchdog has concluded that racism is a ‘common experience for a wide range ...

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Southampton City Council held a Special Meeting on Tuesday (28/1) to decide whether it would object to Southampton Airport’s expansion application. The panel members voted in favour of objecting to the application made to Eastleigh Borough Council, with noise and environmental concerns cited as key reasons.
The Airport Expansion Opposition Southampton group spoke at the meeting, raising points about the economy, air quality, health and climate crisis, am...

A radio feature discussing the philosophy of abortion.

In light of the controversial Alabama 'Abortion Ban', I sat down with Dr Fiona Woollard, Researcher of Metaphysics of Pregnancy at the University of Southampton, to discuss fetuses, pregnancy and abortion from a philosophical perspective.

Produced by Kendall Field-Pellow

The city of Southampton will commemorate Remembrance Sunday in the city centre with a Service and Parade, and the University of Southampton will also hold a Remembrance Day service on Monday.
The Annual City of Southampton Remembrance Sunday Service will be held at the Cenotaph on Above Bar Street and Watts Park, and will be conducted by the Bishop of Southampton, Right Reverend Debbie Sellin alongside City Centre Catholic Parish Priest, Monsignor Canon Vincent Harvey, with Mayor’s Chaplain a...

A recent report highlighted the importance of religious groups such as Christian Unions and Islamic Societies at UK universities.
The findings of the Faith and Belief on Campus: Division and Cohesion report by Coventry University’s Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations and Religion and Society think tank Theos noted that there are 888 faith and belief societies with an approximate membership of over 18,000 students, and indicated that such groups provide vital support and community for...

Local activist group Extinction Rebellion (XR) Southampton are planning to march in support of protecting the ancient woodland Marlhill Copse. Campaigners have engaged in an ongoing dispute with Southampton Airport who plan to fell the trees they bought last year.
The Protect Marlhill Copse campaign has since been incorporated into the Airport eXpansion Opposition campaign (AXO) which opposes Southampton Airport’s proposed expansion to increase its annual passenger capacity from 2 million to ...