A decade ago, a trip was mostly about the memories you carried home, a camera roll of blurry snapshots, and maybe a few stories you’d retell to friends. Today, travel feels inseparable from the digital stage. It is rarely just about being there. It’s about being seen there. From going...
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Hayden Morrison discusses the 12 nominations for the 2025 Mercury Prize.
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Legacy. This is a watchword in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10 2025. Kirk was killed by a lone shooter at a speaker event at Utah Valley University (UVU). He was a highly prominent conservative commentator who had amassed a high level of support and...
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Best-selling novelist Sally Rooney has pledged to donate the royalties from her work to Palestine Action, the activist network banned and branded a terrorist organisation by the UK government on 5 July. Writing in the Irish Times on 16 August, Rooney declared that if her support for Palestine Action makes...
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The University of Warwick considered the singing of a Nazi marching song to be protected under “freedom of expression” until footage was shared on social media, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. The video, which emerged last summer, showed members of the University of Warwick Conservative Association (UWCA) dancing...
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The University of Warwick has come under fire for an international PR campaign dubbed by some as a “fiasco”, following its divisive rebrand in June. As part of an extensive marketing push, the University has paid for articles in Harper’s Bazaar India, The Times of India, and lifestyle magazine Monocle,...
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Graduates across the UK are facing an unemployment epidemic, as declining vacancies and increasing competition for jobs have left four in 10 graduates out of full-time employment, two years after graduating. In June, employment website Indeed stated that UK graduates are facing the worst job market since 2018. In August,...
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Students have been warned that “their university, department, or course might not exist in three years” amid growing sector-wide financial pressures on UK universities. The i Paper reports that “at least six” UK universities are at risk of collapse before freshers joining in the academic year 2025/26 will have time...
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Warwick’s Vice-Chancellor Stuart Croft claimed over £13,000 in expenses last year including nearly £6,000 on flights to Australia, despite economy fares on similar routes costing a sixth of the price. Spending by university vice-chancellors, including Croft, has come under significant scrutiny and fire in recent years, as universities across the...
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A new on-campus safety app, which can connect students and staff directly to the Community Safety Team, has been launched to boost safety at the University. The SafeZone app, which has already been rolled out at other universities across the country, including the University of Manchester and UCL, intends to...
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A record number of 18-year-olds secured a place at their first-choice university this year, but exam boards have warned that regional inequalities are “getting worse, not better.” 82% of offer holders were accepted into their ‘firm choice’ university this year – up 9,830 from 2024. Acceptances at ‘higher tariff’ universities, such...
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Warwickshire is set to receive a £8.76 million injection of funding for improved bus services. This is part of a national Labour initiative aimed at enhancing the reliability and convenience of buses. The Warwickshire Bus Service Improvement Plan, which began on 30 August, is funded by the Department for Transport. ...
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Leamington Spa, the home of many Warwick students during term-time, has been named as the second most underrated town in the UK, behind only Hastings. New research, conducted by Betway Insider, praised the town for its strong local business presence, picturesque streets, and numerous restaurants. The quality of cultural landmarks...
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