Fiction and feelings: how literature can affect our mood
Lauren Nicholson analyses how literature has such a powerful influence over the readers' mood, drawing attention to character perspective
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Pride Weekend: Elite Ice Hockey League is united by values
Founded in 2003 following the demise of the British Ice Hockey League, the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) has grown from strength-to-strength in era of unrelenting socio-economic change. Perhaps the greatest barrier to ice hockey achieving success in the United Kingdom is the sport’s longstanding caricature: that hockey is simply...
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Climate change: what’s it all about?
Manpreet Kaur seeks to break down the semantics of climate change and bring clarity to some of today’s big questions
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My Veganuary review: it’s not all kale and hummus
Megan Seymour shares her experience of doing veganuary, explaining all the highs and lows of the challenge. It's not all kale and hummus!
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Why is there a lack of disability representation in the arts?
Sabrina Penty explores the lack of representation of disability in the art industry and what can be done to change this.
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The effects of China delaying the publication of US books
Alice Standen discusses the implications of China delaying the publication of US books and how this parallels with the UK and Brexit
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Warwick ranked in top three UK universities most sought after by employers
Warwick ranked in top 3 UK universities for "High Flier" graduates by High Fliers Ltd.'s UK Graduate Careers Survey 2020.
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Leamington Spa and Warwick students: a lack of connection?
As I walked around Leamington towards the middle of December, there was a slightly eerie atmosphere about the town. Bars were empty, the streets quieter; it was lacking something – students. For the locals, however, they might welcome the absence of Warwick students from the town. With fewer students comes...
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Why did the ‘Star Wars’ sequel trilogy fail?
James Palmer on what went wrong for the 'The Rise of Skywalker', J.J Abrams and the 'Star Wars' sequel trilogy.
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“I’m hoping something positive will come from it”: a preview of ‘How to Disappear Completely’
Jasmine Parker previews WUDS and Tech Crew's production of Fin Kennedy's 'How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found'.
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Half a million bob for a booming Big Ben Brexit bonging?!
The UK is leaving the EU. It’s happening on the 31st January 2020. What shall we do to celebrate? Well the latest idea cooked up by the Brexiteers (presumably from the same cookbook Dom Raab uses to make toast) is to have a special bonging of Big Ben (for those...
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Last Night I Watched: ‘The Witch’
Giles Allen-Bowden discusses the lasting influence of 2015's 'The Witch', the supernatural horror from director Robert Eggers.
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Multilingualism: Growing up speaking four languages
More than half of the world’s population is bilingual, according to recent estimates. However, only 1 in 4 UK citizens speak another language fluently and rates of bilingualism in the UK are some of the lowest worldwide.
Perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise, in light of these statistics, how differently my UK and international friends see the topic of bilingualism. When they find out I speak four languages, most European friends want to find out if we have any in common – other than English, of course. If we do, this may lead to a discussion in Spanish, German or, rarely, Dutch within a matter of minutes.
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