By now climate change has become part of wider political discourse, yet there are many aspects that still go unacknowledged. One of these aspects is the many-faceted effect that tourism has on the planet. International travel is on the rise like never before, exponentially growing as a global market. Uncontrolled...
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Clelia Furlan discusses the environmental impact of clothes. The most relevant recent trend in the clothing and textile industry can be summarized as more clothes for less. The ‘fast fashion’ model, notoriously employed by Spanish multinational Inditex (owner of Zara and seven other chains) and then adopted by most major retailers,...
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Coventry to celebrate its future as the 2021 UK City of Culture and open a new University Science and Health building.
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A murder story told in reverse time makes 'Once Removed' another inventive and compelling episode of Inside No 9.
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On the phone, Lucy Porter is as chatty as she appears on stage. It doesn’t surprise me: the majority of her fans say that her shows are enjoyable because the whole experience feels like simply having a talk with her. She confessed to me that the best bits of her...
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Jo Johnson has lost his position as universities minister following the appointment of Toby Young to the new higher education watchdog.
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Two memories come to mind when I think of my Higher Education and Colonialism. The first is a tutor in my first year immediately shutting down the question regarding the benefits of colonialism without any discussion. The second is of a Singaporean flat mate, also from my first year, informing...
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As the BBC's McMafia hits screens, we look back at changing (and non-changing) portrayals of Russians on TV.
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£3.8 million of funding has been raised for the University of Warwick spin-out Medherant's revolutionary transdermal drug-delivery device.
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Debate has surrounded arts funding and its bias towards London for years. There are those who hold the opinion that the funding being funnelled into London-based venues and projects is excessive, while many believe that it is only correct that more money be diverted to the capital, given the tourism...
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Jacqueline Wilson was a fixture in the lives of most young girls in the UK. Although her novels follow a similar template of strong-minded young girls facing hardship, she has created a whole range of characters that are easy to relate to. It’s a simple and foolproof formula, which is...
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The recent news of Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers, Radiohead, suing dream pop enchantress Lana Del Rey for the rights to her track ‘Get Free’ is just another pin-drop in the bloody business of copyright. This war over creativity can be dated back to the late 70s to early...
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Carrie Gracie's departure as China editor at the BBC raises a big question - is the organisation actually tackling gender pay inequality?
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