Staff at the University of Sheffield have been told not to force students to write essays or answer exam questions on subjects that they might find distressing

The policy comes after the University of Manchester Students’ Union encouraged jazz hands over audible clapping in September

Clap-gate rumbles on as technical difficulties and procedural complaints leave seven motions going undiscussed

Felix Hanif-Banks takes a holistic view of ‘clapgate’ and makes an argument for the policy’s existence, encouraging students to engage more wth senate.