The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has recently introduced mandatory genetic sex testing for all players who compete on the WTA Tour. The change comes as part of the latest revision to the female players’ eligibility policy, which came into effect on Tuesday 21 July. Players will now be required to...
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Warwick Medical School’s Professor Swaran Singh, Professor of Social and Community Psychiatry, has been appointed to the House of Lords as a life peer, following decades of invaluable contributions to youth mental health research and healthcare equity. Prior to joining the University of Warwick in 2006, Professor Swaran Singh trained...
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With A Level results fast approaching, UK universities are set for another record number of applications through UCAS’ clearing process. The number of university places awarded through clearing has been growing year-on-year as students increasingly turn to the process to expand their options on results day. Last year saw a record 77,000 students using the clearing system to gain a university place,...
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A report by Resolution Foundation, a think tank, found that real weekly pay at age 24 of workers born in the late 1990s was 12% higher than for cohorts born in the late 1980s. Despite the number of NEETS – those not in employment or education – having risen to...
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More than 170,000 students across the country are seeking compensation against 36 universities, including University of Warwick, due to the impact caused by government Covid restrictions. The sudden spike in claims came after the Financial Times revealed that University College London (UCL) “agreed to pay £21mn to settle a lawsuit...
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I have always been directionally challenged. When I was about four years old, standing in a shopping centre with my mum, I asked where Gary Barlow was from, as his voice crooned through the speakers in a Take That song. “Manchester,” my mum replied. And I remember thinking, “Damn. Why...
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