Coventry City Council has given final approval for a new 20mph zone in Earlsdon, as part of a raft of changes intended to pilot “liveable neighbourhoods” across Coventry. Planned traffic-calming measures include the introduction of a blanket 20mph speed limit across Earlsdon, new no-entry roads, the widening of pavements, and...
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A strong welfare state delivers “substantial psychological gains” to the population, a joint study by City, University of London, and the University of Warwick has found. The study, the first of its kind, was conducted by Dr Lucía Macchia, a Lecturer in Psychology at City, University of London, and Andrew...
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For the second year in a row, the number of international students applying to study at the undergraduate level in the United Kingdom has risen. This year’s number of 115,730 marks an increase from last year’s 114,910 and is a step closer to the all-time high of 116,110, recorded before...
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Amazon workers in Coventry took part in strike action from February 13 to 15, as part of an ongoing dispute over pay, conditions, and union rights. The strike was called by the GMB, a major UK general trade union that accepts members from a wide range of industrial sectors. It...
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A new study has revealed that those who spend longer in school or university have an increased life expectancy on average. The findings come from The Lancet Public Health journal which says that mortality risk decreases by 2% for each year spent in full-time education. The research compared the effects of...
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Changes to visa rules have been implemented in the UK, being in place from 1 January 2024 onwards. The new rules stipulate that unless they are enrolled in a PhD or postgraduate research programme, any international students starting their courses will be forbidden from bringing their partner or children to...
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People & Planet, the UK’s largest student network campaigning for environmental justice, has published its University League for the 2023/24 academic year, which ranks universities based on how environmentally friendly and ethical their practices are. It revealed that 72% of universities it surveyed have committed to divesting from fossil fuels...
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