70% of Warwick courses in Clearing this year
At the University of Warwick, 146 of the 209 undergraduate courses, corresponding to 69.9% of all courses offered, have spaces advertised through Clearing in the 2018/19 admissions cycle.
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World Cup matches no longer screened on piazza due to unruly behaviour
There were reports of unruly behaviour during the match screenings, with some fans commenting on the University's Facebook post that locals were throwing cans at students during the England vs Colombia match.
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Warwick UCU raises concerns over meeting to discuss academic employment rights
The Warwick branch of the University and College Union (Warwick UCU) has raised concerns over an assembly to discuss proposed changes to employment rights of academic staff due to take place on Friday 29 June, stating on their website that the meeting being called on this date would not allow...
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Warwick students dissatisfied with lack of parking and bus delays
Almost half of students recently surveyed by The Boar are either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with bus services to and from campus. 69.3% of respondents travel to campus by bus, with 77% of those using the Stagecoach bus services, and the remainder using National Express, bar one student who uses...
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60% of working Warwick students on zero-hour contracts
A survey to find out the number of Warwick students who have part-time jobs during term time, the nature of their jobs, and their level of job satisfaction was recently conducted by The Boar, which discovered a majority of working students to be on zero-hour contracts.
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Global Student Story: Sorbonne University shut down after student protests
Sorbonne University in Paris, France was shut down after riot police intervened to stop about 200 students occupying the university, protesting the proposed higher education reforms, on Thursday 13 April.
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Warwick runs “A-Level bootcamp” over Easter
The University of Warwick held free revision sessions for over 120 A-Level students from the local area, as part of its "Widening Participation and Outreach" programme, from 4-6 April.
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Warwick has second worst gender pay gap in Russell Group
New figures show a median gender pay gap of 23.4% overall, in terms of hourly pay, at the University of Warwick: the second-worst among Russell Group universities.
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POP! cancelled until further notice as Copper Rooms undergoes renovation
The university will invest in the region of £150,000 in the new plans, allegedly including a mural at the back of the Copper Rooms dedicated to Disco Dave.
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NUS Conference 2018 closed after student protests
he National Union of Students (NUS) 2018 conference was closed and delegates were evacuated from the venue after students occupied the stage, protesting against insufficient time to debate motions.
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UCU says Coventry University could become “pariah institution”
The UCU claims that the University is taking advantage of a legal loophole that prevents its staff from being represented by the trade union.
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Students encouraged to withdraw £10,000 in cash for off-campus accommodation
Students have asked to withdraw around £10,000 per person for off-campus accommodation with a lettings agency dissolved early this year.
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Cryptocurrencies: consumer expectations versus reality
The second panel debate of the conference was on the hot topic of “fintech” (financial technology). The panellists were Jack Collier, director of European marketing at Circle Pay, Simon Hiscox, marketing director at Seedrs and Anirudh Pai, researcher at General Crypto. Chairing the panel was Charlotte Dukes, a final-year Philosophy,...
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