Scientists in the dark about the lack of dark matter
What's the matter? More like, where's the matter? Dan Turley reports on the discovery of a galaxy devoid of dark matter.
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Batshuayi’s Dortmund resurgence and what it means for Conte and Chelsea
Michy Batshuayi's resurgence at Borussia Dortmund has big implications for Antonio Conte, writes Axel Metz
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‘The Inventors of Cinema’: The Lumière Brothers
Louis and Auguste Lumière. You may not have necessarily heard of them, but their aptitude for invention and business would play a major role in the history of filmmaking and ultimately label them ‘the inventors of Cinema’. Both brothers excelled in science at school and had a natural ability to...
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Bishop Nehru’s Elevators: Act I and II – an ascent to fame?
Bishop Nehru’s new mixtape witnesses collaborations with MF Doom and Kaytranada, and the man himself has been called “the future” of rap music by Nas. A name still relatively unheard of however, Bishop Nehru is a slowly rising star and asserts this from the very beginning with the title of...
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Challenging, intimate, entertaining: Ghosts review
Ghosts is one of Henrik Ibsen’s lesser produced plays. Robert Lowe’s production at the Loft Theatre, in which he stars, thankfully resists the urge to depart dramatically from the naturalistic setting Ibsen thrives on. However, the stylistic parameters were still stretched, and the play benefitted from subtle and effective experimentation....
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Universities criticise government scheme to rank academic teaching by graduate salary
Critics argue that vital degrees such as nursing, social work, and policing may be cut because of the courses’ lower earnings potential.
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Lord Baker on Brexit, Corbyn and the UCU strikes
Lord Baker emerges from his previous interview several minutes earlier than we were expecting. “Are we going to go for a drink?” he asks hopefully. Margaret Thatcher’s education secretary clearly has no intentions of conducting a conventional interview and catches us off guard. But we grab our coats and head...
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Science explains: cracking down on knuckle cracking
Reece Goodall explains the science behind knuckle cracking and the sound it produces.
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Dreaming in Black and White: Why these old films still matter
From a personal standpoint, one of the most frustrating things I hear, in regards to preferences in a film, is that some people dislike films simply because it is in black and white. Because old films aren’t worth their time. Because black and white is old-fashioned, and therefore too outdated...
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An aussie abroad: the true cost of University as an Australian
Whenever people find out I’m Australian, I immediately get asked the same question: ‘Why on earth did you leave the sun and the warmth of Australia to come to university in the English West Midlands, a place that’s neither sunny nor warm?’. And my answer? Well it’s the same as...
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Facebook privacy settings update can help protect your data
Jemma Macgregor explains how we can keep our data safe, following the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica tech scandal.
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The ethics of oil: should we care how the arts are funded?
BP’s funding of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a topic that has caused much comment and activity in recent months. As part of Warwick Student Union’s Term 2 Referendum, a motion was passed to pressure the RSC to drop this source of sponsorship and provide “Fossil Free” tickets. Amongst...
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Threshold for student loan repayment rises
The student loan repayment threshold has risen for this financial year, meaning that students from England and Wales who took out a student loan from September 2012 onwards will begin repaying it when they earn a salary of £25,000 a year, instead of £21,000. The government, who announced the change...
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