Timothy Armoo, is a Warwick student and founder of ‘Fanbytes’; a start-up that helps brands to build viral social media and video campaigns. The second-year computer science student recently won the Black British Business Award, demonstrating a recognition by the wider community of his endeavours in tapping into a new...
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Most people view starting up a company as an elusive concept reserved for the elite few. There seems to be a lot of misconceptions about start-ups which prevents many students exploring entrepreneurship as a viable option. However, many students intuitively demonstrate a lot of the skills needed to run a...
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According to a recent survey, three-quarters of university students who receive a maintenance loan feel stressed about the amount of debt they accumulate while studying. The survey, conducted by Intelligent Environments, a financial technology company, found that 39 per cent of students cannot even afford their weekly food shop. In...
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Entries have opened for the Wright Hassall Regency 10k Run, Leamington Spa’s annual charity race which will be held on 2 April. Famed for its scenic paths and inclusivity of runners of all skill levels due to its predominantly flat course, the Leamington 10k draws in thousands of runners each...
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The Warwick Business School (WBS) has been ranked as the fifth best business school in the UK by The Financial Times. The Financial Times assess business schools throughout Europe on their combined performance across the main rankings of programmes they have published during the year. This includes the Master of...
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Stagecoach has announced they will no longer be replacing any lost or damaged bus passes. A petition to get them to reconsider this new policy has reached 734 signatures as of Tuesday 30 November. Prior to this policy, students could get their lost or stolen bus passes replaced for a...
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A petition to lower the temperature of the heating on campus has reached 217 signatures since Friday November 18. The petition, which urges students to be more conscious of the environmental impact of heating on-campus, began with the target of 200 signatures. In a statement on the petition, its author...
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Warwick Students’ Union (SU) hosted its second “Are You OK?” day on Thursday 24 November. This month’s focus was on housing stress. The campaign launched last month with the goal to be more open about mental health and wellbeing. It primarily aims to promote dialogue between friends, destigmatise student mental...
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A demonstration to protest against university reforms proposed in the Higher Education (HE) Bill was held in London this Saturday, 19 November. Warwick Students’ Union (SU) organised transportation for students for the cost of £5 for those who wanted to attend the demonstration. However, towards the end of the day...
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A demonstration against the Higher Education (HE) Bill will be held this weekend, 19 November. Students across the country will be coming together for the “United for Education” demo to protest proposed changes to the HE system. The HE Bill includes plans to increase university fees beyond £9,000 a year...
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A large portion of my time at Warwick has been spent on production teams. I have had lots of different roles working on various musicals and plays– mainly as Producer or Marketing Manager, roles most people barely get to hear about. There are so many misconceptions about being on a...
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Societies and sports clubs have been conducting initiations over the past few weeks, where freshers and other new members are often forced to do embarrassing or humiliating things. The Boar spoke to some clubs to find out what has been going on this year. RUGBY The Men’s Rugby Union Club...
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Students across campus have noticed that the prices of goods have incrementally been rising this academic year. This appears to be in line with a general increase in the cost of living on campus. For example, the cost of a cup of hot water used to be 30p and is...
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