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Inside Jess Bantleman’s Rise to Head of Social Media at Hearst

Inside Jess Bantleman’s Rise to Head of Social Media at Hearst
From Lecture Halls to Boardrooms: Zaid Khayal on post-grad life

From Lecture Halls to Boardrooms: Zaid Khayal on post-grad life

In Defense Of The ‘Chronically Online’

In Defense Of The ‘Chronically Online’

The Risks Of Being Honest

The Risks Of Being Honest

In Conversation With… Louise Parker and Insanity Radio: How Radio Is Shaping the Path For The Future of Media.

In Conversation With… Louise Parker and Insanity Radio: How Radio Is Shaping the Path For The Future of Media.

News

From Lecture Halls to Boardrooms: Zaid Khayal on post-grad life

From Lecture Halls to Boardrooms: Zaid Khayal on post-grad life

In Conversation With… Louise Parker and Insanity Radio: How Radio Is Shaping the Path For The Future of Media.

In Conversation With… Louise Parker and Insanity Radio: How Radio Is Shaping the Path For The Future of Media.

Students Call For More Funding of The Royal Holloway Gym.

Students Call For More Funding of The Royal Holloway Gym.

Student Loan System or ‘Debt Trap’? The Recent Debate Around The Student Loan System

Student Loan System or ‘Debt Trap’? The Recent Debate Around The Student Loan System

Students’ Union Leadership Election Results 2026

Students’ Union Leadership Election Results 2026

In Conversation With… Olivia Davies, Student’s Union President: Community Cupboards.

In Conversation With… Olivia Davies, Student’s Union President: Community Cupboards.

Opinion

In Defense Of The ‘Chronically Online’

In Defense Of The ‘Chronically Online’

By Matthew Gibbons, Staff Writer Trigger Warnings: Mentions of neo-nazism, racism, homophobia Crisps crunching, cans being tossed and cracked open, keyboard keyboard - this is the sound of the ...
The Risks Of Being Honest

The Risks Of Being Honest

Over-tourism Is Demolishing Your Favourite Destinations

Over-tourism Is Demolishing Your Favourite Destinations

Bulgaria’s Gen-Z Protests and The Adoption of the Euro: Why Am I Never Going To Be Patriotic

Bulgaria’s Gen-Z Protests and The Adoption of the Euro: Why Am I Never Going To Be Patriotic

Celebration Over Charlie Kirk’s Death Proves Counterproductive For The Left

Celebration Over Charlie Kirk’s Death Proves Counterproductive For The Left

Culture

The Striking Fortune of Thunder

The Striking Fortune of Thunder

Are All Great Writers Honest?

Are All Great Writers Honest?

‘God bless these 20-somethings’: Looking back on SZA’s Ctrl in young adulthood

‘God bless these 20-somethings’: Looking back on SZA’s Ctrl in young adulthood

Mapping the Music Scene of 1986: Orbital’s Founding Soundtrack, 40 Years On

Mapping the Music Scene of 1986: Orbital’s Founding Soundtrack, 40 Years On

‘Man’s greatness is determined by his heart, not by his caste’: Moving Towards Literature amidst Nepalese Disparity

‘Man’s greatness is determined by his heart, not by his caste’: Moving Towards Literature amidst Nepalese Disparity

Our Guilty Pleasures and Displeasures

Our Guilty Pleasures and Displeasures

Sports

Sky Sports Halo: A lobotomised version of sport content wrapped in a pretty pink bow

Sky Sports Halo: A lobotomised version of sport content wrapped in a pretty pink bow

By Sacha Gatenby, Associate Sports Editor In my honest opinion matcha is overhyped, to me it tastes like grass and there are so many other things I’d rather order at a coffee shop. But the Orbital...
“You’ve just been pecked by the chickens” -Bradford City’s viral start to the EFL season

“You’ve just been pecked by the chickens” -Bradford City’s viral start to the EFL season

The Timeless Art of the Real Madrid Galàcticos

The Timeless Art of the Real Madrid Galàcticos

Live, Lax, Love: how close are we to class equality in Women’s Lacrosse?

Live, Lax, Love: how close are we to class equality in Women’s Lacrosse?

Women’s Football between the lines: what my dissertation is teaching me about invisiblehistory.

Women’s Football between the lines: what my dissertation is teaching me about invisiblehistory.

Lifestyle

Inside Jess Bantleman’s Rise to Head of Social Media at Hearst

Inside Jess Bantleman’s Rise to Head of Social Media at Hearst

By Fatima Dadabhoy, Senior Lifestyle Editor In my interview with Jess, she reflects on how Orbital Magazine shaped her post-grad life, pivotal moments in her career, and the strategy behind building her own version of fortune. Question: How did you first become involved wi...
From Lecture Halls to Boardrooms: Zaid Khayal on post-grad life

From Lecture Halls to Boardrooms: Zaid Khayal on post-grad life

40th Anniversary Feature: One More Editor’s Letter?…The Orbital EIC’s 2024-2025

40th Anniversary Feature: One More Editor’s Letter?…The Orbital EIC’s 2024-2025

Are Perceptions of Witchcraft Changing at Royal Holloway?

Are Perceptions of Witchcraft Changing at Royal Holloway?

FEATURE: Words of encouragement from your working-class Editor-in-Chief

FEATURE: Words of encouragement from your working-class Editor-in-Chief

“Say It Again?…But a Little Slower This Time”: Navigating University Life With a Northern Accent

“Say It Again?…But a Little Slower This Time”: Navigating University Life With a Northern Accent

Let’s be honest, Am I too good at being a single woman?

Let’s be honest, Am I too good at being a single woman?