The weather is glorious but the forecast is uncertain
Cianan Sheekey discusses the economic climate and how the forecast is uncertain.
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Turn summer sun into art: the lazy artist’s guide to botanical prints
As soon as the sun rises, people spill from their homes and scatter across the parks like shadows retreating from the light. For some, summer means tilting their faces toward the sky, sunglasses perched low, and allowing the heat to tan their skin. For others, it’s about tote bags filled...
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The Corsage & the power of experiential marketing
It’s peak exam season and a million thoughts dart about your mind. It’s impossible to distract yourself. Your phone is constantly abuzz and all the best study spots have been taken. Amid this academic chaos, how do you find an escape? Enter The Corsage, a student-led experiential marketing event conceived...
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Pride profiles: Celebrating LGBTQIA+ figures in SciTech
To celebrate Pride month, to writers from the Boar two of the most influential LGBTQIA+ people in Science and Technology Dr Alan L. Hart: A ‘visionary figure’ in tuberculosis treatment – Hannah Guthrie Alan L. Hart (1890-1962), assigned female at birth, was one of the first documented people to undergo...
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Why do we feel happier by the sea?
The crashing waves, the blazing sun, the unmistakable sound of an ice-cream van – nothing beats a day at the seaside. No matter where you take your bucket and spade to, from Barry to Brighton, Porthcawl to Penzance, just that little bit of time spent by the sea seems to...
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Adult ADHD referrals paused by NHS in Coventry and Warwickshire as youth waiting lists top 7,500
Adults over the age of 25 in Coventry and Warwickshire are temporarily unable to receive referrals for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments via the NHS. The action was taken by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust on 21 May, with ‘urgent’ action needed to reduce the backlog of children...
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Why are food prep services so popular with international students?
Food preparation services, also known as meal prep deliveries, provide customers with pre-made meals or meal kits delivered to their homes. These meals provide convenience to the customer, as they only require microwaving before eating. I would much rather trust a chef in making a nutritious and healthy meal over...
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Indian Premier League Cricket: the 2025 season review
The Indian Premier League 2025 ended with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru winning for the first time in the competition’s 18-year history. They edged past the Punjab Kings by a margin of six runs. With both teams eyeing their first trophy, the final guaranteed a heartbreak for one of them. After...
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A summer of sport: What to expect on the sporting calendar this summer
The ‘Summer of Sport’: it’s become a ubiquitous term over the past few years, with sporting calendars across the summer months crammed with events to look forward to. We’ve all become used to seeing posts on social media of fan zones and watch-alongs for a World Cup final, an exciting...
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Sporting Pride: Queer leaders from across the world of sport
The recent 2024 Paris Olympics saw a record increase in queer participants, with almost 200 members representing their country – an increase of over 100 from the 2016 games. While many of these athletes are female, in fields such as football (46), basketball (17), or field hockey (15), last year...
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Cardiff University U-turns on plans to axe music and languages courses
Cardiff University has gone back on its plans to stop offering music and modern languages courses, deciding that it will not close the two departments. The initial move to scrap the music department as a cost-cutting measure faced protests from Cardiff students and was mentioned in a letter about cuts...
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Let the story speak: Travel podcasts are the way to go
They say, a picture speaks a thousand words – but does it speak to you like a story does? 15-second stories or carousel posts don’t do justice to the memories and experiences of a travel journey. Photographs of a sunny beach don’t tell you that the wind blew the traveller’s...
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Blood Meridian: The story that can’t be adapted
“War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.” Based on the real-life Glanton Gang, the novel’s prose is unforgiving in its brazen descriptions of gore, genocidal killings, discrimination and child endangerment This is a quote from Blood Meridian, a story...
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