Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm is marking Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday with a special celebration event on Friday 8 May, where they will invite local children to take part in the release of 100 Blue Morpho butterflies. The Butterfly Farm will release the tropical butterflies into their rainforest Flight Area, honouring...
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The Vice-Chancellor of King’s College London (KCL), Professor Shitij Kapur, has claimed there are too many graduates in the UK, which is decreasing the value of university degrees and making the job market overcrowded. In an age where more than half of the population are now entering higher education and...
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Happy 2026! Allow your favourite student journalists to inspire you with our annual attempts at renewal – whether that's proper hydration, banishing doomscrolling, or perfecting the art of the Letterboxd review.
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Researchers are using particle accelerators and AI technology to decipher the contents of the Herculaneum scrolls, making it possible to discover texts which have been preserved for over 2,000 years in the volcanic ash of Mount Vesuvius. The new technology, called a synchrotron, is a particle accelerator that accelerates electrons...
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Our world is becoming increasingly full of content – short-form Tiktok videos, microtrends, things designed to grab our attention. We scroll through endless amounts of information, instantly forgetting whatever it was we just looked at. I often find myself putting my phone down after twenty minutes of doomscrolling having forgotten...
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The Green Party of England and Wales’s membership has now far exceeded that of the Conservative party, making them the UK’s third largest party by membership. They are now on track to supplant Labour as the favourite party in London and for left-wing voters. A YouGov poll produced for the...
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The University of Warwick and the Tata Group have won the Bhattacharyya Award, recognising the impact of their partnership on academia and industry. The esteemed Bhattacharyya Award, which honours the founder of the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), the late Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, recognises projects that help make the world...
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress passed a resolution last week that officially recognises the role of wild animals as a potential natural solution to the climate crisis. The resolution calls for leaders and governments to include wild animals in international climate frameworks such as...
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Scientists at Stanford University may have uncovered the truth behind will-o’-the-wisps, which have been a scientific mystery for years. Will-o’-the-wisps, or ignis fatuus in Latin, have been associated with supernatural legends and myths, and are often seen in swamp areas or marshes. However, recent research by Richard Zare and his...
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The leader of Warwickshire County Council, George Finch, has responded to “misleading” claims from MP Matt Western, who accused him of prioritising “student politics” following the recent cyber-attacks on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Production at JLR sites ground to a halt in late August, with over 75% of businesses in...
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