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Warwick denies planning admissions tests

Warwick University has denied reports by the Daily Mail and Telegraph that it is planning to introduce admissions tests for prospective first year students. The reports, published last week, state that Warwick and LSE plan to use additional selection methods such as interviews or additional examinations if AS level results...
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By , Aug. 24, 2016

Warwick Professor longlisted for Man Booker Prize

A.L. Kennedy, an Associate Professor in Warwick’s Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies, has been longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize. The work, Serious Sweet, is Kennedy’s eighth novel, with three of her past works also having won prestigious awards. She has also written six short story collections...
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By , Aug. 22, 2016

Future of Coventry Nightclub Under Threat

The So Club Room in Coventry City Centre risks losing its licence after police have filed a report against the nightclub. In the report, police highlighted a number of cases of violence which have occurred within the club and the area around it; Hertford Place. The most recent of these...
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By , Aug. 22, 2016

Brexit Britain: a democratic deficit?

A few days ago I came across a very interesting question on the website ‘Quora’. It read like this: “In the future, will China be a democracy or will it remain a one-party system?” To answer the question requires a critical examination of democracy in the West; in this case the...
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By , Aug. 22, 2016

Nicola Adams defends Olympic flyweight title

Nicola Adams successfully defended her Olympic flyweight title at the Rio 2016 Games, becoming the first female in history to win back-to-back boxing golds. After a unanimous decision against France’s Sarah Ourahmoune, Adams became the first Team GB boxer to retain an Olympic title in 92 years. It took a...
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By , Aug. 21, 2016

The Lord of the Flies: A Warwick Retelling

The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few stairs and began to pick his way between what felt like empty coffee cups, piles of library receipts and the occasional sleeping finalist. The only thing he could see was the dim green light of the fire escape sign...
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By , Aug. 20, 2016