Of the list of notable Warwick Alumni, Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, the current President of Iceland, is close to the top. Having graduated from Warwick in 1990 with a BA in History and Politics, and obtaining a PhD from Oxford, President Jóhannesson returned to his native Iceland to become a historian...
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A round up of Friday's results as Warwick take an early lead over Coventry in Varsity 2019. At the end of the day Warwick lead 16-4.
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Warwick Students’ Union (SU)’s Democracy Exec has passed a vote of confidence in Democracy and Development Officer (DDO) Ben Newsham. The vote of confidence was passed during a Democracy Exec meeting held this week and will progress to a student council review, after an official petition on the SU’s website was launched...
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Archie Stephens reports on research from the University of Warwick which reveals a gene mutation associated with onset of schizophrenia.
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Claudia Benitez discusses why we should be aware of the trend of digitised books damaging actual bookshops.
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The current Managing Director for Grassroots Africa, Benny Dembitzer, gave a poignant speech during WES 2019. Grassroots Africa is an organisation that aims to help reduce ‘malnutrition in Africa through improved farming productivity of local farmers and communities’. The main role of the organisation is to provide free access to...
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I was prepared for a comedic evening of farce, frustration and wonder when, upon arriving at the Royal Shakespeare Company for As You Like It I spent an arduous ten minutes trying to collect my tickets from the wrong office. It was a somewhat shaky, though amusing in hindsight, start to...
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Cally Salter discusses British politics on the BBC, looking at potential bias, unnecessary spectacle and the role of social media
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In the last year or so, there has been an influx of news stories, environmental charity appeals, and endless Facebook posts preaching about the horrors of plastic and the dire environmental damage it causes. With that in mind, I’ve been trying to reduce my plastic usage for a while and...
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Having travelled to Scotland in July 2018 to walk 26 miles, it is no secret that I really enjoy an active getaway. We went up to Glasgow on a Friday night and at 8am on the Saturday morning set off on a 26-mile trek to Falkirk, raising money for The...
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Zenisha Chouhan investigates what makes a substance an aphrodisiac, and whether these love drugs actually work
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Whether it’s pure escapism they’re after, a sappy love story to distract you from reality or a thriller to get your heart racing, people peruse the shelves of bookstores because they enjoy the experience of reading. However, there is a notable issue – which is highlighted by Sally Rooney in...
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For some people, a private education is normal. It was just where they went to school. For many others, the image we conjure up when we think about private schools is one of ancient buildings strewn across rolling playing fields, of robed masters teaching Latin to the Camerons and Johnsons...
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