Students from the Plant-Based Universities Warwick campaign have launched their campaign in preparation for this term’s All Student Votes (ASVs). Student campaigners draped a large yellow banner reading “Plant-Based University: End the Climate Crisis” over Library Bridge at 1:00pm on October 24. The campaigners called for SU outlets to transition...
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The Manager of Rootes Grocery Store has won ‘Store Manager of the Year – Independent’ at the 2023 Retail Industry Awards. Fabio Finocchiaro, who is originally from Italy, has been the store’s Manager for seven years. Fabio is clearly an incredible motivator and manager. He has a passion for the...
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A recent study has found that women account for less than 1/5 of students in engineering, technology, and computing degrees and are less likely to get first-class degrees than their male counterparts. Researchers at the women-only Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, and the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) found that women were...
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The University of Warwick has been announced as a lead delivery partner on the £14 million West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA). WMHTIA aims to bring together universities, hospitals, industries, and government-funded ‘catapults’ to help companies overcome ‘pinch-points’ in the commercialisation process. The programme will develop innovative solutions to...
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This three-letter film title looks strange, but they are the best representation of this complex and uncomfortable movie. RMN is the internationally recognised abbreviation denoting Romania. Written and directed by Cristian Mungiu, R.M.N speaks of the serious and dark side of contemporary Romanian society – anti-immigration resentment, xenophobia, and deep-rooted...
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A PhD student at the University of Birmingham has been convicted of building a drone that could deliver explosive and chemical weapons to terror group Islamic State (IS). On 28 September at Birmingham Crown Court, Mohamad Al Bared was found guilty of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism. The...
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At 10:31pm on 21 September 2023, I opened my BBC news app. The sexual assault allegation of Russel Brand swarmed the headlines, followed by Sunak’s net zero U-turn and the five people in Britain charged with spying for Russia. There was Lincolnshire’s “Elderly woman discharged to stranger’s home”, and the...
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Almost half a million first-year students packed their bags and waved goodbye to their families this month. Organising food and managing money must be high on your to-do list. As a final-year student who cooks nearly every day, here is my ultimate guide for cooking and eating at the university....
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Life in Kyiv seems normal in the summer of 2023. Adults rush to their work with a cup of coffee in the morning, while children enjoy their holiday playing in parks. People discuss Barbie and Oppenheimer like they do in other parts of the world. Everything seems normal, but the...
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On Thursday 7 September, the Prime Minister visited the University of Warwick, announcing the UK would return to the EU’s flagship research scheme, Horizon.
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Trade union laws and the lack of online voting have brought the NHS nurses’ strikes to an end. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union’s ballot on further industrial action closed on 23 June. Prior to the results, the union was uncertain if sufficient numbers of members could get their...
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Asteroid City, directed by Wes Anderson, is one of this summer’s most highly-anticipated films. Set in 1955, it presents a weird story where a group of talented American students and their parents gather for a scholarly competition in the desert town of Asteroid City. One day, they encounter an alien...
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A Coventry local MP called for a “full investigation” into the Coventry City of Culture Trust during a parliamentary debate on its financial collapse. Taiwo Owatemi, MP for Coventry North West, raised the matter during an adjournment debate regarding ‘Government support for Coventry City of Culture Trust’ on 14 June....
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