Laura Butler
@laurabutler.bsky.social
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Editor-in-chief of the Bristol Tab | Staff writer at the New Feminist Magazine
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Hey, I'm writing a piece on universities striking over job cuts, are you still balloting?
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When students go on uni society trips they expect to be safe. Today I looked at why safety regulations failed my fellow student and friend Jack Lees following his death at a Bristol swimming uni trip. Please share and stay curious.

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In Conversation with the SU: Safety concerns after student dies on Bristol Uni swimming trip
No safety brief given, no lifeguard or floatation devices available, no evidence of a site-specific risk assessment
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Against a backdrop of chronic underreporting of sexual assaults, thousands of self-administered rape test kits have been distributed across Bristol. But are users, already coping with trauma, being given the clarity they need?

Story by @laurabutler.bsky.social
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Self-swab test kits: do they help rape & sexual violence survivors?
Thousands of self-swab rape test kits have been distributed across Bristol. Are they helping survivors of sexual violence get justice?
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Big day for me - my first article with @thebristolcable.bsky.social on self swab rape kits at Bristol uni from a company called Enough. I’m hoping it will help to quell the misinformation and show users the limitations, ultimately helping survivors of rape.

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Self-swab test kits: do they help rape & sexual violence survivors?
Thousands of self-swab rape test kits have been distributed across Bristol. Are they helping survivors of sexual violence get justice?
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Today on graduation protests @bristoluni.bsky.social Both protests - one for Palestine and one for climate change - are calling on the uni to invest in humanity's future. It is interesting to see the links between defence and fossil fuel partnerships.

thetab.com/2025/01/27/g...
Graduation day marked by Palestine solidarity protests and calls for fossil fuel divestment
January graduation has seen a call for divestment from arms and fossil fuel companies
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My newest piece on international student Marie who is being forced to use attendance monitoring app by the University of Bristol which is owned by Israeli developer or risk a cancelled visa. Their boycott is in solidarity with Palestine.

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International student must end pro-Palestine check-in app boycott or risk cancelled visa
Marie was boycotting the app made by Israeli developer in solidarity with Palestine
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