German company Birkenstock won a court ruling that stops Amazon from luring customers to their site when they search for misspelt variations of the brand name, such as ‘Brikenstock’ or ‘Birkenstok’. Customers being directed onto Amazon might come across bad quality counterfeits of Birkenstocks… Last week, Reuters UK reported on...
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Warwick Graduates have been named among the top ten in the UK for highest overall earnings five years after graduation, for over a dozen subjects. The results are based upon Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) which are datasets published by the UK government. Released on Tuesday 13 June, these results are...
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A new law has been passed through government this week, allowing almost all universities in England to raise tuition fees annually. The legislation, which comes into place in advance of the general election, will allow universities to increase tuition fees year upon year. According to an article published by The Independent,...
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A second-year Physics student at Warwick University, Thomas Killestein, has been awarded the prestigious 2016 Sir Patrick Moore Prize for his contribution to astronomy. He was presented the prize at a meeting of the British Astronomical Association (BAA) in London, at the end of January 2017. The Prize was made...
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This week includes University Challenge, a student on The Chase, ‘Be the Candidate’ sessions, LGBTUA+ History Month and the university’s Real Ale Festival. Warwick University Challenge team loses in first quarter-final round Following two successful matches placing them in the quarter-finals, the Warwick University Challenge team were beaten on Monday...
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Warwick University has been named the university most sought after by top graduate employers in the UK, according to research conducted in December last year by High Fliers Research for the Graduate Market. High Fliers Research is a study of the latest graduate vacancies and starting salaries at the UK’s...
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Several extracts of poetry and short notes have been left on and around products at Tesco in Cannon Park, the local shopping centre close to Warwick University campus. The most recent reported note left at the branch is a printed copy of the poem called ‘Bread’, written by W. S....
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Rootes Grocery Store installs 6 self-service checkouts Rootes Grocery Store on campus has installed 6 self-service tills over the Christmas break. The installations were prompted by the store’s frequent busy lunchtimes, which lead to long queues at the checkouts, and a commitment to listening to customers and improving customer experience...
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Planning permission has been granted to build more than 100 student apartments in Kenilworth, which will hopefully be ready in time for students in the 2019 academic year. As well as 105 student apartments, the new development will also be home to five new retail units for the town. The...
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Students at the University of Warwick have been organizing various events over the past few days in aid of the homeless people in Leamington Spa. Jack Peters, the Raising and Giving (RAG) Challenges Officer, organized a Warwick RAG Winter Homeless Appeal collection, which took place Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7...
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Refurbishment work on the Grade II listed gardens of the Royal Pump Rooms in Leamington started this week. The work will cost £1.2 million, and has been mainly financed by a £1 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. In addition to this, Warwick District Council and ‘Friends of the...
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This week’s Elsewhere at Warwick includes a story about the Warwick University Challenge team, Warwick Arts Centre Christmas tree light up, a student housing day hosted by the Students’ Union (SU), an art and science collaboration and creator of the cat sculpture on campus giving a talk about her work....
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According to an article recently published by The Daily Mail, Leamington Spa is said to be one of the most haunted railway stations in the UK. The article described various supernatural experiences at stations from the list of the ‘most haunted railway stations in the UK’. The list was compiled...
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