On the 11th of January, Amber Rudd, the Work and Pensions secretary, delivered a passionate speech at the Kennington Park Jobcentre Plus, announcing new changes to the Universal Credit policy. Rudd, who took up the cabinet role just two months ago, seems to be on a mission to rebrand and...
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Alex Delameilleure reviews the recent Netflix hit 'You', which tells the story of Joe Goldberg, a bookstore manager with a sinister obsession
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The market in ‘Serious Gaming’ is worth over $4.3 billion dollars, and forms part of a global e-learning market worth over $300 billion. In the next few years, it is forecast to be worth $17 billion, and many companies such as KPMG have already integrated serious gaming approaches into their...
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As an English Literature and German student, one of the many satisfying parts of my degree is unearthing the sizeable number of words in the German dictionary for which there is no direct English translation. With each new discovery, these words remind me that studying languages inspires an appreciation of...
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Who doesn’t love a good laugh? According to a number of top comedians, it’s young people. Chris Rock said in an interview that he no longer hosts comedy gigs at universities because the students are far too eager “not to offend anybody” and “you can’t even be offensive on your...
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Opera Warwick treats us to yet another highly entertaining show this weekend as they present Jacques Offenbach’s operatic comedy La Vie Parisienne, translated from the original French by Richard Traubner. From the moment the curtain rises on the enormously talented ensemble, bustling through a Parisian train station, it is immediately...
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Mark Thomas, a comedian, journalist and political activist, is bringing his show Check-up: Our NHS at 70 to the Warwick Arts Centre. His blend of theatre, comedy and investigative journalism, which has garnered critical acclaim in Edinburgh and London, takes a critical look at the state of the NHS. I’ve...
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We’ve all done it – every single one of us went on holiday as a child and threw some change into a fountain, hoping all of our wishes come true. Some of us may have even been tempted to grab some of that change and keep it, thinking ‘Well, what...
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All motions were carried in the Term 2 All Student Vote, mandating the SU to lobby for universal lecture capture and to call for a people's vote, among others.
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Anyone who is familiar with UK Urban music will most likely have heard of the duo, Krept & Konan, who have released singles like ‘Freak of the Week’, ‘Wo Wo Wo’ and ‘Don’t Waste My Time’, with ‘Freak of the Week’ making it to number 9 in the UK Singles...
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With the number of reported mental health issues amongst students higher than ever and suicide rates in higher education having increased by over 50% since the year 2001, it’s no wonder that mental health at university has become such a widely discussed topic. When you or someone you care about...
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In week four of this term, members of the Warwick STAR team participated in the Asylum Seeker Challenge, which aimed to understand the struggle that asylum seekers face when moving to the UK. In this, individuals are given £38 for their livelihood, which does not roll over if they save...
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Professor Rebecca Earle, the new Head of the Department of History at the University of Warwick has stated that "activism and protest can work" after the University announced an external and independent review of its discipline and appeals processes yesterday.
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