The BBC’s feminism – a token gesture at best?
The BBC is airing suffrage specials to mark the centenary but, given their track record on feminism, is this just a token gesture?
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Ralph Taylor’s unpretentious simplicity characterises his music
What’s common between Suffolk-born Ralph Taylor’s dress sense, his music and his temperament? Each is as unpretentious as the other, though one would realise this only in a sequential fashion. His set is comprised of himself and his guitar, and echoes the incredibly successful simplicity which characterises his music. It’s...
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Tandem app to revolutionise banking in 2018
In 2017, the banks were never far from the headlines. Poor customer service, security breaches, money-laundering and cashpoint outages are familiar territory for customers of the top four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS), who continue to manage 77 per cent of UK current accounts. An over-reliance on brand...
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Education Secretary says that students can demand compensation if university strikes proceed
The argument for compensation is based on the notion that students possess “rights as consumers” as strikes are failing to provide a service.
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Has society burned out on Tinder?
Launched in 2012, Tinder has reached dizzying heights for a mobile app. The term ‘swipe right’ has become part of our generation’s lexicon, where people figuratively swipe right for someone in their head if someone is their ‘type’. Throw recent phenomenon’s such as Love Island and Ex on the Beach...
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Conservatives pledge to send more MPs to universities after Rees-Mogg scuffle
Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg caught in the middle of a disturbance between protesters and attendees at a student event in Bristol.
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Could 3D printing be the key to healing broken bones?
Using 3D printing, a team of researchers at the University of Sydney have developed an implant which could mend broken bones.
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From RAG to riches: fundraising extravaganza returns to Warwick
Warwick’s annual RAG Week, a 7 day fundraising event, commenced on Monday 5 January.
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Is the relationship between Games and Music all played out?
On the surface, the relationship between video games and music seems to be a straightforward one. One of the integral features that makes a well-written, mechanically strong video game into a masterpiece is music. On the flip side, video games benefit the music industry in many ways too. Then there...
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Why we shouldn’t be scared of the Doomsday Clock
In an act of childlike petulance, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (BAS) have moved the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight, so that we now sit just two minutes away from the destruction of humanity. In doing so, the BAS have once again proved that they truly are the most gloomy...
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Brilliant Adventures review: comic, conscientious and convincing
Last Saturday, as I sat in the Goose Nest after an eight-hour shift, all I could think about was how tired I was and how much my feet ached from serving coffee all day. However, Brilliant Adventures – the new production from WUDS – opened with punchy game-like music, red to...
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Is the cinema still a good idea for a date?
Before “Netflix and Chill” there was dinner and a movie, the popular default setting for the first date, and for good reason. Dinner allows you to observe how your date eats (very important) and whether or not they can leave their phone alone, allowing you to decide if it’s a...
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What is the state of political interviews today?
With accusations of bias and several heavyweight interviewers retiring, what is the state of political interviews today?
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