My wonderful Spark team, readers and viewers. September 2024 will see out my fourth - and last - year of leading a student publication,...

Pole position at The Spark is up for grabs. Do you fancy your chances? Reading University’s homegrown publication (one of the UK’s...

British Sign Language (BSL) is the primary language used by the Deaf community in the UK. It is a visual means of communicating through...

- Safe spaces, socialising and society activities - I sat down with the President of the uni’s LGBT+ Society, Issy Small, to talk about...

Not only has Taylor Swift left an extraordinary mark on the music industry, but she is recognised as a prominent figure in discussions of...

Ultimately, a fear of coming out is just a fear that the love people have for you is conditional. If you knew without a doubt that you...

‘Pageboy’ is a touching, tender and unflinchingly honest memoir. It’s the kind of writing that reminds me why I write. It’s also messy....

When asked to talk about love, I think of the purest love I know. Not between my parents or distant relatives that I speak to at weddings...

For the first half of spring term, The Spark has been running a queer writing competition in which entrants were set to work on pieces...

In the winter holidays, I watched all three seasons of award-winning football sitcom Ted Lasso with my mum. It became a nightly ritual, a...

Is this what being in love means?  I cannot stop thinking about her; her presence consumes my thoughts, and I can’t get enough of her....

Helen Belcher is the Lib Dem candidate for West Reading and Mid-Berkshire in the upcoming general election. If you’d like to know a bit...

Reading Trans Movement is a local activist group that aims to address issues surrounding trans people, and to provide visibility and a...