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Darts and Draught at O'Neill's Maidenhead - Review
Recently, three members of The Spark were kindly invited to visit and review O’Neill’s pub in Maidenhead. The establishment sits...
Jasmine McQuade
Dec 9, 2024

Opinion: It Starts, and Ends, with Men
Photo by Thames Valley Police There are some uncomfortable truths in society that nobody likes to face as realities. Women are instructed...
Becca Sebire
Nov 28, 2024

How Climate Change is Disrupting Reading’s Hydro Power
There is no denying that the University of Reading is a leading force in climate change awareness and has championed the move to...
Kallum Price
Nov 3, 2024


Is TikTok changing the way we think?
It's undeniable how far social media platforms will go to keep our attention span short yet focused on the endless stream of content...
Alper Yasarata
Oct 29, 2024


Initiations at University
Around this time every year you are guaranteed to see a flock of students downing snake bites dressed in fishy themed costumes (Surf...
Julie Hooper
Oct 28, 2024

In Conversation with Dr. Fabio Oliveira
This past week I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr Fabio Oliveira, lecturer in entrepreneurship and innovation, to discuss...
Kallum Price
Oct 28, 2024

Macron stands alone in Europe
When Emmanuel Macron ascended to the French Presidency in 2017 he did so on the platform of introducing widespread reform across a raft...
Finlay McPherson
Oct 28, 2024


All Dreams Are Nonsense
Our eyes fixate on a march to freedom, some sort of practicality Growing up is being taken away from the world’s tactful strategies The...
Gloria Boateng
Jun 14, 2024


An Indefensible D-Day Decision
The decision of a Prime Minister, and a Conservative one at that, to remove themself from such a momentous day as the eightieth...
Finlay McPherson
Jun 10, 2024


As One Closes...
My wonderful Spark team, readers and viewers. September 2024 will see out my fourth - and last - year of leading a student publication,...
Isaac Lomax
Jun 1, 2024


Are YOU One in 17,000?
Pole position at The Spark is up for grabs. Do you fancy your chances? Reading University’s homegrown publication (one of the UK’s...
Isaac Lomax
Jun 1, 2024


Poetry Past
(Written by a former Reading student) The first poem, Hominem Te Esse Memento, is about war. The second one went through a few subjects....
Culann Robinson
May 25, 2024


General Election, July 4th – Why Has Rishi Sunak Gambled for an Early Election?
On the morning of May 21st, rumours were swirling around Westminster and the political sphere that, finally, Rishi Sunak was going to...
Will Grice
May 24, 2024


Branches Intertwined
Growth, transformation, exploration, and reflection The calmness and beauty of nature’s imperfections The world is changing all around...
Louise Colechin
May 9, 2024

Nisha Patel
May 9, 2024


The Sleeper's Debt
The world is so lonely when no one is awake Me and the window And the words I leave On the sill, Hoping the wind will sneak in and sneak...
Fabergé Warland-Edge
May 9, 2024


Winner's Comment
It is with great honour and pleasure that I get to write this, after having helped to judge The Spark’s 'Metamorphosis' spring contest...
Tilly Healing-Perry
May 9, 2024


The Allure of a Fallen Flower
Laid motionless on the ground, cut from my life source, on the brink of beauty’s end. Where there was once the promise of growth, now...
Grace Wayne
May 9, 2024


The U.S Reaffirms Support for Ukraine and Israel Against Iran. Yet, the Geopolitical Stage Is More Uncertain Than Ever
In the past few days, after months of delay and desperate calls from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S Congress approved a...
Will Grice
Apr 26, 2024


Finch: Self-Care Pet. An App Review
Waitlists. That tedium associated with seeking help, known all too well by the general public. Unless you’re blessed with private...
Shae Young
Apr 18, 2024
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