Lecturers face investigations if students’ average grades fall below a 2:1 level
Staff members at Queen Mary University have been told that investigations may be conducted if they award average marks that are below a 2:1.
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Reader’s Responses: The Boar Issue 7 cover
The last eighteen months has seen the centralisation in public conversation of the media’s profound influence on public opinion. From the Brexit referendum to the election of Donald Trump to the ‘fake news’ scandals of 2017, media outlets have been scrutinised for their partisan journalism and their ability to obscure...
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The green-eyed Monster
Do you ever feel as though there is someone better than you? Someone who does more than you? Someone who just seems to have their life together in ways you don’t? You wouldn’t be alone. Sometimes we see in a person all the things that we wish we had and...
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Warwick’s lost American dream: £305,000 spent on scrapped campus
The University of Warwick spent over £305,000 preparing to build a campus in California, plans for which have since been scrapped.
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Mario Monti: Prospects for the EU at WES2018
Italian Prime Minister between 2011-2013, European Commissioner from 1995-2004 and leading economist Mario Monti’s message at the Warwick Economics Summit 2018 came as a breath of fresh air in these turbulent and uncertain times. Tackling the populist issue, short-termism in politics and the future of the EU, Senator Monti acknowledged...
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Italian singer Levante demonstrates what it really means to perform
It is almost a given that a famous British band touring abroad attracts a varied audience, some even travelling to neighbouring countries if their own didn’t make the cut for the European tour. So how does it work the other way around? Seeing the Italian singer Levante in London’s The...
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The Larry Nassar case: how universities are failing victims of sexual abuse and harassment
The former Olympic USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor, Larry Nassar, has been sentenced to 175 years in prison on the basis of over 150 claims of sexual abuse during a period of over 20 years. The crimes were committed against young gymnasts and athletes, most of whom were...
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About ‘bloody’ time: New developments in the treatment of heavy periods
A period pill is being developed at the University of Edinburgh which could help combat the effects of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB).
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‘Bury your gays’ – the history of a negative trope
To mark LGBTUA+ History Month, we look at the 'bury your gays' trope - is it still prevalent on TV nowadays?
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Endeavour – ‘Passenger’
Morse must deal with the death of a woman near the train tracks and a lorry hijacking in 'Passenger' - our Endeavour series blog continues.
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UCU representatives don’t back student compensation for strikes
Spokespeople for the UCU have confirmed that they do not support compensating students for teaching time lost as a result of forthcoming strikes.
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UCAS confirms 10% rise in EU applicants to Warwick
New figures released by UCAS indicated a rise of 10% in the number of students applying to Warwick, despite the uncertainties of Brexit.
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‘Resolution’: Warwick’s first ever transmedia experience
Humans love telling stories. Fictional stories allow us to invent new worlds, different to the one we live in. Nowadays, we have many ways we tell stories: text, film, paint, voice… The internet opened for storytellers the door to a worldwide audience that can consume content anywhere and at any...
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