Fly-tipped shopping trolleys are as commonplace a sight in Britain as roadworks or high street vape shops – yet WMG research has found that the unsightly practice is having a devastating impact on the environment, Tom Ryan reports.
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Whenever I think of tabletop role-playing games, I often picture a book of rules thick enough to use as a blunt weapon. The game of Dread defies this expectation. It runs on only four simple mechanics and one Jenga tower. Whenever players face danger in the narrative, they pull from...
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Researchers are using particle accelerators and AI technology to decipher the contents of the Herculaneum scrolls, making it possible to discover texts which have been preserved for over 2,000 years in the volcanic ash of Mount Vesuvius. The new technology, called a synchrotron, is a particle accelerator that accelerates electrons...
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Hello all, welcome back to my column. Last time we explored Japan, and I even received a lovely thank you message from my friend for the shoutout. This week, however, I wanted to focus on a more festive destination, so I’ve decided to explore Norway. I could have easily focused...
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The winter months can bring with them some dreary weather, and this weather often comes with those typical gloomy blues, so it becomes exceedingly important for us to focus on ourselves in this season. That makes it the prime time for falling back in love with life, and I’m going...
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A professor from Sheffield Hallam University was told to stop research into human rights abuses following pressure from China. In February 2025, Laura Murphy, one of the most well-known professors at the university, was ordered to cease her research project on forced labour and supply chains in China. Her research...
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The aftershocks of Charlie Kirk’s assassination this autumn exposed a deeply divided America. Some mourned a conservative activist and father; others quietly celebrated the fall of a figure who embodied Trump-era extremism. Kirk built a reputation for controversial podcasts and viral commentary, becoming both a product and a casualty of the extreme rhetoric...
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Charlotte Roff discusses how the Chicago Boys fundamentally changed the Chilean economy, for better or for worse.
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University is a place where students can study, socialise and work. In fact, most of the time, not doing at least two of these things gets you labelled a ‘loner’ or ‘lazy’. So how do students manage all of this? Why put so much on their plates, knowing it will...
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To have approached television in any capacity is to have approached the cliffhanger – those dramatic and exciting hooks that grip us in their suspense and anticipation. The cliffhanger engrosses our attention. Television would not be the same without the cliffhanger. It is the key to its emotional experience, its...
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Maik Hüsken, the creator behind Kiam Films, arrived at the University of Warwick as an exchange student for what was meant to be a short academic stint. Instead, he left having unintentionally become one of the most recognisable faces on campus. It’s worth understanding the origins of Kiam Films. The...
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Dear Reader, “Fancy a drink?” “Let’s grab a drink sometime?” “Anyone up for a drink?” We live in a society where drinking has become integrated in almost every kind social interaction. It’s a way that people bond, relax and unwind after a long day, or something that has simply become...
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Key figures in Warwick Students’ Union (SU) have expressed opposition to the international student levy plans described in the November budget. Wider opposition to the new levy plans has been steadily mounting since their announcement. This is in light of greater clarity on the shape of the levy, the key...
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