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Does the ALS breakthrough justify slacktivism?

A research project just discovered a new gene, NEK1, which has been confirmed as one of the most common contributors to the development of Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS is a neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling everyday muscle movement. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS...
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By , Sep. 1, 2016

Brussels On a Budget

Looking for an affordable last-minute summer city break? Planning on making Brussels part of your next Interrail itinerary? Want to explore Europe but don’t have the time or money to visit more than one place? When I impulsively booked a week’s break in Brussels with my boyfriend just two weeks...
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By , Aug. 31, 2016

Warwick student dies in car accident in India

A Warwick Business School undergraduate, Shivraj Naskar, died in a severe car accident in India earlier this week. He was due to start his final year studying Accounting and Finance in October. The accident, on 22 August, was allegedly the result of a “beach joyride” at Mandarmani sea beach, 180km from the...
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By , Aug. 25, 2016

Labour pledges to reinstate maintenance grants

A Labour government would reinstate maintenance grants for disadvantaged students, the shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner, and Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, have announced. The decision to cut maintenance grants and replace them with loans was announced as part of then Chancellor, George Osborne’s, 2015 budget, and was implemented earlier this month. Labour...
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By , Aug. 25, 2016

5 Reasons To Explore the Alps in Summer

The Alps elicit images of powder covered fir trees, snowy mountain peaks, strapping on skiis and making your way down the mountain to be greeted with a bit of Après Ski (translated as ‘after ski’ and therefore basically meaning alcohol). Or at least this is what I have gathered after...
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By , Aug. 25, 2016

Nobel Prize winner opens Warwick’s new Medical Building

Warwick’s new medical school extension enjoyed an impressive opening ceremony with the keynote speech being given by Nobel Prize winner Dr Randy Schekman. Dr Schekman attended the opening of the Mechanochemical Cell Biology Building (MCBB) extension having flown in from the USA where he is a professor in the Department...
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By , Aug. 25, 2016

Female-Led Reboots: A Cinematic Controversy

Here come the girls; but sadly, they’re not welcomed by all. The aggressive reaction triggered by the film wasn’t actually in response to the film itself. We’re nearly at the end of this year’s summer blockbuster season, but it’s safe to say that the cinema of summer 2016 has had...
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By , Aug. 24, 2016