On 5 January 2025, Marineland d’Antibes, a sea park in France housing over 4,000 show animals, was closed down following new animal welfare legislation banning the use of dolphins and whales in marine zoo shows. While the ban raises questions concerning the fate of thousands of animals — including sea...
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Today, on Tuesday 28 January, Warwick Campus will come alive with Lunar New Year celebrations, featuring traditional games, crafts, and authentic snacks tasting. The programme kicks off at 1 pm in the Fusion Sports Bar with a live screening of the New Year’s Gala from China. The event will showcase...
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In my previous article on Y/Project, I concluded by stating: ‘fast fashion practices […] are more destructive and detrimental to the environment, human rights, as well as to fashion and art.’ I would like to spend some time developing this point, which has become increasingly pertinent with a recent hearing...
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On 17 September, thousands of pagers across Hezbollah-controlled areas of Lebanon exploded. The assault would claim the lives of 42 people, including a minimum of 12 civilians, two health workers and two children. Estimates of those maimed ranged from 1,500 militants to 4000 civilians and later reports suggested plans for...
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Emily Harris delves into Meta's moderation overhaul.
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Helen Stevens discusses the impact of Will Wood's music on her.
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Universities throughout the UK have reported a significant loss in earnings in 2023-2024 according to new analysis of higher education cash flows. Of 113 higher education institution accounts released so far, 75% of institutions generated less cash in 2023-24 than in the year before, and 87% made less than they...
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From the most-talked about to the ones that flew under the radar, this week I’m bringing a round-up of the best books released in 2024. As January comes to a close, I wanted to take a look back at some of the standout books from a year of excellent reads....
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“I HATE GOSSIP” is written in black sharpie across her front. Balancing three pints – two in-hand, one between her teeth – she manoeuvres through a lively crowd of students, heading toward a group clad in matching, graffitied t-shirts. Joining them, she notices her chosen message is far from original....
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Widely regarded as a jewel of the F1 calendar, the Belgian Grand Prix (held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit) has recently extended its period on the F1 calendar, as part of the sport’s first-ever rotational contract. Grand Prix will take place at the circuit during four of the next six years,...
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Several Warwick University academics were involved in the discovery of two new planets beyond the solar system, as part of a collaboration with the University of Geneva (UNIGE). The discovery of the two new exo-planets within the WASP-132 system – an inner super-Earth and a distant icy giant planet –...
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A notion oft-attributed to Sigmund Freud had described the Irish as, unlike any other race, impervious to psychoanalysis. For instead they would turn to storytelling and poetry to escape any kind of psychic trouble. So as riotous as it is righteous, Kneecap may not possess the lexical ornateness of Wilde or...
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Just two years after Warwick University was founded in 1965, my grandfather joined as an undergraduate. Here, he met, married, and had a baby with my grandmother (yep, all in their third year). Then, that baby, who grew up to be my mother, was the second of my family to...
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