Should young workers be paid less? Examining the minimum wage debate
Amelia Chan examines the economic arguments and social consequences of reducing the minimum wage for younger workers.
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What happens if the entire internet collapses?
In many ways the internet has become the centrepiece of the modern human experience. It can be used to pay for your coffee, call your parents, provide directions, email your tutor that you’re ‘sick’, and about a million other things that you and everyone else do on the daily. It’s become so central to our lives that there have been continuous calls to scale back on internet usage and ‘go...
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The next penicillin? Warwick researchers discover potent new antibiotic
Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin, said the following in his 1945 Nobel Prize acceptance speech: “I would like to sound one note of warning… It is not difficult to make microbes resistant to penicillin in the laboratory by exposing them to concentrations not sufficient to kill them, and the same thing has occasionally happened in...
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The death (and rebirth) of the book review
Who influences what you read? Is it literary critics found on sites such as The Guardian, influencers found on BookTok, strangers on Goodreads, or a combination of all of these and more? In a world where we are chronically online with access to a range of social media platforms, book...
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Strange Houses: The perfect book to get you out of a ‘reading slump’
When returning to university, many students have difficulties finding time or motivation for recreational reading. This can lead to what many call a ‘reading slump’, where finding good books to read and finish feels almost impossible. Books remain unopened, unfinished, and one’s inner reader is both unsatisfied and unmotivated. For...
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The Christmas advert Hall of Fame
Christmas adverts are a genius invention. Brands roll them out every year armed with overly emotional music, adorable characters, and just enough festive sparkle to turn even the toughest viewer into a complete emotional wreck. Yes, they are technically supposed to sell us products, but what they really end up...
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Wheatus Live: Reliving the 2000s all over again
Phoebe Booth gives Wheatus a rave-review for their recent Birmingham show.
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Snowdon (almost) conquered: Warwick DofE’s near-summit experience
Returning from my year abroad, I rejoined Warwick’s DofE Society just in time for one of their most anticipated traditions: the annual Snowdon trip. From the 21st-23rd November, a group of 21 students and alumni set out for North Wales, nearly double the number who came on my first experience...
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Kneecap: Would you like some music with your politics?
Jude Thorpe review Kneecap's most recent gig in Birmingham.
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I’m on my way: Betty Boo returns to celebrate 35 years of Boomania
Betty Ransom reviews Betty Boo's gig in Birmingham.
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Nationwide UCU strike ballot fails following 60% failure to vote
The University and College Union’s (UCU) ballot to take strike action fell short of the 50% quota required to legally enforce industrial action, it was announced on Tuesday. Just 39% of approximately 65,000 UCU members at universities across the UK voted during this six-week ballot period, with only 70% of...
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BUCS launches regional flag football series
Flag football, a non-contact discipline of American football, is set to be added to the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) competition programme for the 2025/26 season, the organisation has announced. This year’s competition, co-designed in partnership with the British American Football Association (BAFA) and NFL UK, will be organised...
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