Journalist | Previously @Storyful | Former Investigative Journalism MA student @CityUniLondon
Joined September 2021
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EXCLUSIVE for the Times: Universities are refusing to contact the parents of suicidal students when they reach crisis point. Thank you to @JamesSBeal for bringing this investigation to light and to the families for sharing their stories.
thetimes.co.uk/article/3216e…
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Proud to present a Bill in the House of Commons this afternoon for higher education institutions to have a statutory duty of care for their students.
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Excited to share my latest article for The Times, reflecting on how a remote Spanish monastery topped the charts and turned their Gregorian chant into a pop phenomenon.
thetimes.co.uk/article/monks…
My recent investigation found only 28 universities would alert parents to students suffering a mental health crisis.
@TheLearnNetwork are demanding the government introduce new laws to protect students.
Please sign and share their petition!
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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Universities told to reach out to stop suicides bbc.in/3ykd7Dc
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Absolutely incredible investigation by @CatBarno1 in The Times today
thetimes.co.uk/article/unive…
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Very proud to see this powerful story on the front page of @thetimes today: it’s from our MA Investigative Journalism student @CatBarno1’s final project. w/ @JamesSBeal thetimes.co.uk/article/unive… – at Islington, London
Just 28 universities use an opt-in scheme to alert parents to students suffering a mental health crisis.
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Universities leave families in dark about suicide risk. A Times investigation finds just 28 universities use an opt-in scheme to alert parents to students suffering a mental health crisis:
thetimes.co.uk/article/3216e…
My investigation with @FrankieVetch and @vrocca_ found that only 8% of violent crimes committed against homeless victims were solved last year. With public distrust in the #metpolice growing, just how discriminatory is our public justice system?
🔴 A ‘Cycle of Trauma’: Violence Against the Homeless Met with Institutional Inaction
The threat of abuse constantly lurks in the homeless community, with virtually no recourse for those affected, report @CatBarno1 @vrocca_ and @FrankieVetch
bylinetimes.com/2022/07/26/c…
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A judge has ruled that Bristol University directly discriminated against a student Natasha Abrahart by failing to accommodate her mental health disability. The 20 yo took her own life on the day of her presentation to a lecture theatre audience 1/
#journorequest Looking to speak to students/former students who have been affected by poor or inadequate mental health support whilst at university. DM's open! @PressPlugs