14 June was a regular term three weekday, but the Ramphal Building was busier than anywhere else on campus. Over 40 student creatives gathered to celebrate the launch of Sequoia Zine, the first magazine featuring East and Southeast Asian creatives at the University of Warwick. The day was packed with...
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Chinese and Hong Kong students at British universities are being secretly filmed as part of global surveillance by Beijing, according to Amnesty International. In a report published by the human rights group on 13 May, Chinese students studying abroad described being followed at protests in their host cities, and having...
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After the University of Cambridge beat the University of Oxford at the 169th Boat Race in March, the Cambridge team did not throw their cox into the water. They were following safety guidelines which were given to both teams due to concerns about E. Coli in the River Thames. Following...
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“China is now simply too large for the rest of the world to absorb this enormous capacity … when the global market is flooded by artificially cheap Chinese products, the viability of American and other foreign firms is put into question.” That’s what US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said after...
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This is the last print edition of The Boar I write for. The countdown to my last appearance on my friend’s show on Radio At Warwick (RAW), has also begun. For many students, student journalism is an important part of their university life. According to the Student Publication Association (SPA),...
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Angel Sun discusses the cultural impact of Taylor Swift's arrival in Liverpool.
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Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban has been scrapped following the dissolution of Parliament, after a surprise general election was called for 4 July. In April, MPs voted in support of a government proposal to raise the legal age of cigarette sales each year, meaning that people born in 2009 or after...
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University vice-chancellors have been warned that they must take action against what has been described as “the worst antisemitism crisis” on campuses in a generation. At a meeting in Downing Street on 9 May the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, as well as the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, the Communities Secretary,...
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China's economic boom sputters, raising concerns about deflation, a plunging stock market, and the viability of its debt-fueled growth model.
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Overseas students wrongly accused of cheating in the study visa English language tests have taken legal action against the Home Office, seeking compensation for unlawful detention and loss of earnings. In 2014, the Home Office cancelled visas for approximately 35,000 international students after a BBC documentary revealed widespread cheating in...
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The British government’s decision to reopen a scholarship programme for Russian students has drawn criticism from campaigners and MPs. The Foreign Office previously barred Russian students from applying for the Chevening Scholarship programme, which fully funds an applicant’s master’s study in the UK, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February...
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Many UK universities are expected to fall into financial deficit because of a huge decrease in international students, following government reforms to immigration policies. Vivienne Stern, the Chief Executive of Universities UK, said the sector faced a “serious overcorrection” as the new measures are likely to discourage international students from...
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Britain’s university admissions process will be reviewed following concerns about the recruitment of international students with low grades. Universities UK (UUK), which represents 142 of the country’s higher education institutions, said it would review the recruitment system to ensure it is “fair, transparent and robust”. It follows accusations that universities...
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