21:16: That’s all from me tonight but I’ll be back tomorrow for men’s football. Sweet dreams Warwick Uni students, as Varsity is won. 21:14: I’m now on a bus home beaming as Warwick maintain their unbeaten Varsity record. I may be wearing a woman’s hat and jumper, but without them,...
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Visitors to Sweden are almost certain to come across signs saying ‘endast kortbetalning’, that is ‘card payments only’ – Cecilia Skingsley explained at the Warwick Economics Summit. Ms Skingsley is Deputy Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, the world’s oldest central bank at 350-years old. She pointed out that the ability...
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Warwick SU bans a student from a Freshers’ Facebook group for posting memes implying that students were apathetic about the UCU strikes.
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Sky's new drama, Britannia, stems from a folk horror tradition - but what is the genre, and why does it make an impact?
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Varsity is finally upon us! Keep up to date with all the action here at Boarsport.
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Two new gay bars are set to open in Coventry soon, taking the total number of LGBT venues in the city to three. Coventry’s current gay bar, The Yard, opened last year. The first of the two venues, called Glamourous, will open on March 2 and will be located on...
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With society relying more and more on technology, Hamish Inglish reports on the increasing risk of cyber-attacks.
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The current dispute between the University and College Union (UCU) and UUK – the body in charge of the University Superannuation Scheme (USS) pension fund, has led to strike action – which, coming in the second half of the Spring Term will badly affect students and particularly impact those in...
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On the 29 January UCU announced that staff across 61 universities had voted overwhelmingly for strike action. With 88% voting to strike on a turnout of 58%, in all except 7 universities, the ballot cleared even the Conservatives’ anti-democratic 50% turnout threshold for strike action. The strikes and the margins...
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In December 2017, I went to the #FreePeriods protest organised in London. It was an inspiring event, filled with young people and lot of hope. Following this protest I got in touch with young activist Scarlett Curtis, who helped organise the event, to discuss the importance of the movement, being...
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It was not without apprehension that I decided to move to the U.K. for my BA (Bachelor of Arts) almost four and a half years ago. I had many reasons to be apprehensive – I’d never been away from home that long before and I’d chosen a demanding course at...
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At the Warwick Economics Summit 2018, Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation, discussed the actions currently being undertaken worldwide to combat climate change in the aftermath of the 2015 COP21 Paris Agreement and questioned, more importantly, are we doing enough? The Paris Agreement was about economic compromise, not...
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After the critical and commercial success of Wonder Woman (2017) and the recognition of Greta Gerwig by the Academy, female directorial talent has received some well-earned praise recently. But with only 1 female director for every 22 that are male, female directors are still vastly under-represented in an industry infamous...
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