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Many walk with their keys between their fingers, constantly looking over their shoulder, worried when a car slows down next to them. Their worry is not without cause. In recent years, there have been mult...Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2026/01/20/when-institutions-fail-women-take-safety-into-their-own-hands/https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2026/01/07/fly-girls-love-planes-the-planespotting-club-challenging-stereotypes/A growing group of female plane spotters is challenging long-standing stereotypes in aviation, creating a space for themselves in both the hobby and career. On a blustery Saturday afternoon, a group of women gather on the bank of the River Thames, opposite London City Airport. They watch as a plane’s engine roars to life and takes off down the river, many of them taking photos or filming. These women are not your typical plane spotters. Usually, you’d imagine plane spotters to be mid...Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2026/01/07/fly-girls-love-planes-the-planespotting-club-challenging-stereotypes/https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/12/02/why-dyslexia-remains-hidden-in-uk-schools/Despite affecting millions, dyslexia often goes undiagnosed – leaving 80% of dyslexic students to struggle without support. When I was at school, I convinced myself I wasn’t academic. I did just fine in my GCSEs and ‘A’ Levels, passing everything with Bs and Cs. While this doesn’t seem like a bad thing, I always wished I could do better. I felt like I was working hard enough to get high grades, but I never could. I always saw my classmates and friends achieving top results, getting...Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/12/02/why-dyslexia-remains-hidden-in-uk-schools/https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/10/29/queueing-for-childhood-the-rise-of-the-adult-collector/The toy business is booming thanks to adults. What’s driving them back to the things they loved as children? It’s 10:00 am on a Monday and Camden High Street is busier than usual. Among the normal tourists, there’s a queue of people eagerly awaiting the opening of the newest Pop Mart store. Pop Mart is a Chinese toy store known for selling collectible toys and figurines, being most well known for its ‘Labubu’ character. Although there are a couple of children waiting, the queue is pre...Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/10/29/queueing-for-childhood-the-rise-of-the-adult-collector/https://adrienbirch.substack.com/p/feeling-alone-in-a-connected-worldTo many, it may seem like the lives of young people are full of partying, socialising and being surrounded by friends constantly. However, for a lot of them, this is not the case and there’s a demographic of them that is hit the hardest.Almost half of young women in the UK have reported feeling lonely some or all the time. This is a stark difference to the way young people are often perceived. Loneliness is hiding behind university, first jobs and lively social media pages. There has been a grow...Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://adrienbirch.substack.com/p/feeling-alone-in-a-connected-worldhttps://adrienbirch.substack.com/p/it-makes-me-feel-hopeless-delays*Please note this article mentions mental health and suicide*Imagine waiting years for healthcare that will save your life. Living your life in a state of limbo, not knowing when you’ll receive what you need to thrive. That is the situation gender-diverse people find themselves in. Waiting lists with thousands of people in front of them, not knowing when they’ll get to live the life they’re meant to.Alice Litman was a transgender woman who suffered the ultimate consequence of inaccessible gender...Sun, 08 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://adrienbirch.substack.com/p/it-makes-me-feel-hopeless-delayshttps://adrienbirch.substack.com/p/people-are-fed-up-with-flats-goingPhotos by Nuola Qingkeer, Muhan Yao & Anran LiRedevelopment is set to transform Elephant and Castle again, at the cost of a popular food spot. The latest redevelopment project is The Borough Triangle, a £600m project to build two skyscrapers with around 892 new homes, an office block, retail space and a community centre.It’s expected to take nine years to demolish the existing buildings and rebuild on the land, with construction starting in 2026. There has been some outrage among the residents a...Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://adrienbirch.substack.com/p/people-are-fed-up-with-flats-goinghttps://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/05/01/hoa-phuong-review/This Vietnamese restaurant is a must-visit for London College of Communication students, conveniently located just a five-minute walk from campus. You’d certainly miss this place if you didn’t know it was there. Hoa Phuong is tucked on a side street in Elephant and Castle. It may look modest from the outside, but it serves delicious, authentic Vietnamese food. Many of those who have been there claim it’s the closest thing to real Vietnamese street food in London.   The restaurant is run b...Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/05/01/hoa-phuong-review/https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/03/31/francescos/Just a bus ride away from the LCC campus is Francesco’s pizza restaurant. Located in Camberwell, Francesco’s offers a wide range of pizzas, side dishes, and desserts that won’t break the bank, making it a local favourite among students and residents. Tucked on the corner of a busy street, this pizza place has a warm, relaxed atmosphere with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, as well as an open kitchen, which adds a welcoming touch.   Francesco’s offers unbeatable prices that are hard to fi...Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/03/31/francescos/https://adrienbirch.substack.com/p/women-have-made-scientific-discoveriesWhat do you picture when you hear words like 'engineer', "mathematician" or 'scientist'? Maybe Albert Einstein, Alan Turing or Isaac Newton? Maybe more recently your mind jumps to tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk.How about Katherine Johnson, Florence Nightingale or Ada Lovelace? These names have all been giants in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) fields. Anyone who's studied high school science could tell you that Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope or th...Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://adrienbirch.substack.com/p/women-have-made-scientific-discoveries