Author: Will Johnson

The worldwide phenomenon that is the Harry Potter books has inspired people to write music, make videos and now has people taking to their broomsticks and playing Quidditch. Based on the air born game from the books and adapted at an American school by students in 2005, Quidditch is now played at over 300 universities and high schools and is fast taking hold in the UK. What started out as a group of friends playing for fun down by the stone circle has become a fully-fledged AU club with the Captain, Emily Oughtibridge being the driving force behind it. With…

Thomas Bickerdike –  Futurama The futuristic cartoon from the creators of The Simpsons. On 31st December 1999, Phillip J. Fry, a 25-year-old delivery boy, is accidentally cryogenically frozen and wakes up 1000 years later in the future. He goes to work for the Planet Express Corporation, an intergalactic delivery service. Fry’s colleagues include Leela, a one-eyed alien ship captain, and Bender, a robot who specializes in bending and drinking. It offers a very unlikely, yet amusing, look at the future, including the idea of famous people’s heads being kept alive in jars. Plus, who can’t like a character as bizarre…

At the start of 2011, it was believed the general consensus amongst Japanese politicians and the public alike leant towards policies favouring “more nuclear and less renewable energy”. Yet on March 11th government officials were locked in debate amidst proposals of the Renewable Energies Promotion Bill, urging a step away from nuclear power. That afternoon the Tohoku Earthquake struck and with a tragic irony the debate was cut short by the resulting Fukushima nuclear accident. Although no deaths or cases of radiation sickness have been reported since then, Japans interests in nuclear energy have been shaken to the core. A…

The Endeavour Society is the student run ocean science society, running weekly talks on all aspects of ocean science from biology, geology through to engineering, chemistry and conservation which are a great way to spark an interest and to gain contacts in the scientific community for that future career. We also run lots of fun activities throughout the year including walks, beach clean socials, crabbing competitions, aquarium visits and pub socials (with free pizza and sandwiches). When we meet: Thursdays 7.30pm at Dennis Chrisp lecture theatre (Menai Bridge)- free bus provided from Bangor (Fridd Site) Contact us on email: osxe01@bangor.ac.uk The…

This December saw the School of Ocean Science’s first ever Polar Symposium, an opportunity for students and professionals from the world of polar science to meet and learn. With attendees and speakers travelling from all across the UK and a keynote speaker flying in from Norway for the event, Bangor became a hub of polar interest and knowledge over the weekend. With nine speakers on topics ranging from sea ice, to the greening Artic and even the surveying of the ocean floor for oil drilling, there was something to interest all those attending. Funded by the UK Polar Network, Bangor…

Autumn is well and truly upon us and winter is closing in fast; it’s the time of year when we’re wrapping up in scarves and reaching for the soups, stews and other “winter warmers”. But even this time of year we can all pop into Morrisons and buy all the ingredients for a summer salad, months after they’ve been able to grow in Britain’s climate. These out of season ingredients have been imported to the UK from all around the globe in vast quantities releasing equally as vast quantities of carbon dioxide. Last year imports included over a million tonnes…