The University of Warwick is advertising spaces for students on 134 different possible courses in 17 different departments through Clearing on A-Level Results Day, with many entry requirements lowered. Some courses have seen entry requirements significantly lowered, for example the entry requirements for History have been lowered from AAA to...
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House prices in Royal Leamington Spa have risen by 273% in the last 20 years, new research from Halifax has found, with the increase the second largest in the country outside of London. The research showed a clear divide between the capital and the rest of Britain. Whilst house prices...
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The five years since Battle Born has been a long wait for fans, made longer by the fact the band had been teasing new material for the better part of eighteen months. After a stream of teasers on social media and the promise to have new material in time for...
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Two University of Warwick students suffered a homophobic assault in Leamington in the early hours of Saturday 5 June, which left one of the students bleeding and with a broken tooth. The two students, Andrew Thomas and Josh Hunter, were walking home down Brunswick Street with their arms around each...
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Struck by water, security and transport issues, the first Warwick Summer Festival last weekend was estimated to have made a loss of £10,000.
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A lack of consensus and concerns from staff have seen reforms to Statute 24 return to a ‘Working Group’ before moving further. Critics fear the reforms will jeopardise academic freedom and leave academics at the University of Warwick more vulnerable to losing their jobs. The proposed reforms will be reviewed...
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Members of the University Senate are set to vote today on proposed changes to Statute 24 (Warwick’s employment statute) which critics have argued will jeopardise ‘academic freedom’ and erode job security. You can read our original piece for a full overview of the proposed changes here. At a staff assembly...
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The University of Warwick has slipped five places in the QS World University Rankings for 2018 to 57th place. Previously ranked joint 51st, Warwick remains 10th in the United Kingdom. The University ranks 24th in the world for employer reputation. The ranking is calculated through weighted metrics for academic reputation,...
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The University of Warwick’s Vice-Chancellor Stuart Croft has become the new Chair for the board of trustees of the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU), the body for equality in higher and further education in the UK. Stuart Croft succeeds Warwick alumnus Professor Janet Beer, who is currently Vice-Chancellor of the University...
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Labour candidate Matt Western has been elected Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington.
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Jim Cunningham has been re-elected as Member of Parliament for Coventry South. Cunningham won the seat with 25,874 votes and 55% of the vote. In winning, Cunningham defeated five other candidates – Michelle Lowe (Conservative), Aimee Challenor (Green Party), Greg Judge (Liberal Democrat), Ian Rogers (UKIP) and the independent candidate...
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Conservative candidate Jeremy Wright has been re-elected Member of Parliament for Kenilworth and Southam, with _% of the votes.
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The Rt.Hon. The Baroness Ashton of Upholland GCMG PC officially became the University’s new Chancellor on 3 May following a ceremony at the Slate. Succeeding Sir Richard Lambert in the role, Baroness Ashton has previously served as the Leader of the House of Lords and was nominated for a Nobel...
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