Ministers plan for universities to go into lockdown before Christmas
Ministers are holding talks over having a two-week lockdown in December which would involve students remaining on campus and having all teaching delivered online.
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Colour changing inks: the future of health monitoring?
Researchers at Tufts University’s Silklab have developed a silk-based ink with the ability to detect physiological and environmental changes. Many people use wearable monitors and biosensors to look after their health, but current wearable monitors are often large, inconvenient devices that are not comfortable for the user. A silk-based ink...
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‘Euphoria’: why is the drama’s explicit exploration of teenagehood so captivating?
Beth Lee reviews HBO's teen drama series 'Euphoria', reflecting on its explicit and open exploration of the drug-and-sex-infused teenage landscape, pointing out important narratives which the series tackles.
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xCloud streaming review: console gaming on a small screen
Oliver Barsby reviews Xbox's latest project that allows for console-level gaming on a mobile device.
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US auction theorists win Nobel Economics Prize
Reece Goodall looks at who has won the Nobel Economics Prize and the varying levels of controversy surrounding the choice.
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Unions threaten UK universities with fresh wave of industrial action over return to face-to-face teaching
Unions at the universities of Birmingham, Leeds and Warwick have threatened to ballot for industrial action over the continuation of face-to-face teaching on university campuses.
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Why Goodreads is no longer the website it set out to be
Noah Keate heavily critcises the book tracking website Goodreads, noting that it has failed in its endeavour to unite readers together and, because of Amazon's ownership, is able to monopolise all the competition
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Vietnamese Grand Prix cancelled due to coronavirus
Vietnam’s first Formula One Grand Prix has been officially cancelled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The race was due to take place on 5 April at the Hanoi Circuit, but was postponed in March as part of measures to stem the spread of the virus. Authorities in Hanoi...
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Mariah Carey reclaims her discography on ‘The Rarities’
With a mixture of unreleased and rerecorded material, Mariah Carey reminds us that she's still an icon in both the world of RnB and pop music.
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Matt Western MP on coronavirus, testing and local businesses
Amid the return of Warwick students to accommodation in Leamington, The Boar spoke to Warwick and Leamington MP Matt Western to discuss the impact of the pandemic on students and the local area.
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Academics demand more say over foreign deals to avoid external interference in UK universities
Academics across the country have addressed the alleged complacency of universities in the face of foreign interference with academia. Demands have been made to scrutinise all university collaborations with foreign governments.
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Universities Minister announces over 9,000 university students have coronavirus
Around 9,000 university students have coronavirus, Universities Minister Michelle Donelan has said.
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RBG’s legacy looks set to leave the Supreme Court alongside her
In light of the vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing, President Trump’s third Supreme Court Justice nomination has been given to Amy Coney Barrett. As unbiased as the US Supreme Court is supposed to be, the political significance behind this nomination feels too obtrusive to cast a blind...
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