Parliamentary candidates for Leamington and Warwick took part in an Education Question Time event on Monday 22 May, in the run up to this months snap General Election. Over 200 people attended the event at Leamington Town Hall, which was chaired by Chief Executive of the National Governance Association, Emma Knights....
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Students should focus on their degree and apply for jobs after graduation, the former head of UCAS has said. Mary Curnock Cook, who stepped down as Chief Executive of UCAS at the end of April, urged students and parents to avoid the unnecessary pressure of job-searching whilst still in higher...
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The 2017 parliamentary campaign of the Warwick Goose may have come to an end, after news emerged that he was not listed as an official candidate for the Warwick and Leamington constituency. The deadline for candidates to submit the relevant nomination forms passed at 5pm on 11 May. Nominees from...
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Bethan Ackerley confronts the fear all Warwick finalists are currently dreading: graduation.
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The House of Lords has passed an amendment to the Higher Education and Research bill that separates the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) from tuition fees in English universities. It has been viewed by many as a surprise defeat for the UK government. Under the plans proposed by Minister of State...
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Tristram Hunt, Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent, has resigned in order to become Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum. The former shadow education secretary was a surprise appointment, as Hunt has no experience running an organisation of such size, despite a strong background in patronage for the arts. Alongside his...
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Warwick classicist Dr. Michael Scott will be exploring subterranean Italy in the new BBC documentary Italy’s Invisible Cities. Following the success of Rome’s Invisible City in 2015, Dr. Scott has reunited with comedian and presenter Alexander Armstrong to uncover the hidden secrets of three Italian metropolises. Dr. Scott and Alexander...
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The Home Office is considering plans to reduce the number of visas for international students, according to sources from The Guardian. Senior university figures told the newspaper that one model the government is considering would reduce overseas student numbers from 300,000 to 170,000. The UK is the second most popular...
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The future of diversity charity Creative Access is in jeopardy, after the Department of Education announced a £2 million cut to funding for the BAME internship scheme. Founded in 2012, Creative Access aims to promote diversity in the creative industries; it provides support for young black, Asian, and minority ethnicity...
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The international trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story dropped last week, and with it came the feverish speculation that unites all good Star Wars fans. Packed with explosive action sequences and uplifting soundbites, the trailer has set the film up to be a classic sci-fi epic, though with...
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In her new solo-show Lucy, Lucy and Lucy Barfield, Lucy Grace demonstrates the truth behind C. S. Lewis’ adage that “there are no ordinary people.” Moving, funny, and often deeply sad, Grace tells the story of her search for Lucy Barfield, C. S. Lewis’ god-daughter and the inspiration for Lucy...
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Tell us a little about your new show, The Kardashians Made Me Do It. It’s about four things really – political correctness, people being offended, ISIS, and jihadi brides. You emerged as a comic shortly following 9/11, and received a lot of praise. Were you prepared for the level of...
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An international competition has been launched by the University of Warwick and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to design a new building for the Faculty of Arts. The university is seeking proposals from architect-led multidisciplinary design teams to create the new learning space, which will be known as...
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