Stepping out onto a cliff-side overlooking the vast and mysterious splendor of the valley, my feathery companion leans down to nuzzle me. Stroking behind its lifelike ears, I shared a moment of true connection with the beast. Then, just like that, the camera got stuck in a wall, my character...
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The 14-day long occupation of the Slate ended today, with Warwick for Free Education (WFFE) winning concessions from the University after engaging in “meaningful negotiations”. In a letter penned by Vice-Chancellor Stuart Croft this morning, the University agreed to fully repeal the injunction against occupation-style protest on campus, and agreed...
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As difficult as it is to encapsulate a year in a word, Oxford Dictionaries got it spot on this time with their announcement of ‘post-truth’ as the key term of 2016. Defined as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping human emotion than...
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As I sat to down to write this article I received an email from Airbnb confirming a short stay in the centre of Dublin at the end of the month. Having been both a previous host and a frequent Airbnb guest in various countries, I can fortunately say that I...
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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 Alliance between the University of Warwick and Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia, is set to continue for another five years after a new agreement was signed between the two. The agreement means research and education collaboration will continue, as well as study abroad opportunities for students. The Monash Warwick...
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It’s safe to say that many people have been less than impressed with the past year – one of the reasons for this was the sheer amount of celebrity deaths. With iconic figures ranging from David Bowie to Alan Rickman, Prince to Mohammed Ali and Sir Terry Wogan to John...
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Final year medical student and co-founder of Leamington Winter Support, Susan Rutherford has been devoting her time to helping the homeless since the shelter opened in 2015. Ellice Mansfield sat down with her to find out exactly why and how she set up the shelter, and what students like us could be doing to help.
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From the “shit” social services to the “squeezing” government, there is one thing that the majority of Leamington Night Shelter’s clients agree on; the council.
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Established in 1993, the Bad Sex in Fiction award has been described as “the least desirable of literary prizes”. It is awarded to an author who has produced “an outstandingly bad scene of sexual description in an otherwise good novel.” Its purpose is to discourage “poorly written, perfunctory or redundant...
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Warwick University has partnered with Waitrose to create a doctoral training collaboration focused on developing food security. The project will provide PhD students with academic development and industry training in agriculture and sustainable crop development. The collaboration will provide students with business skills and employment opportunities in the fresh produce industry,...
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With the Austrian general election and Italian constitutional referendum now behind us, we turn our attention to the impact these two events will likely have on the ever-threatened process of globalisation and attempt to understand the shocking divergence in voting patterns. As we glance back at the year drawing to...
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“You need a TV Licence for BBC iPlayer” an imposing black leaflet delivered to everyone on campus begins. It feels vaguely reminiscent of the laughably presumptuous “you wouldn’t steal a car…” anti-piracy adverts at the start of DVDs. Well, to the BBC: if you were trying to scare me into paying £145,...
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