In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) Spring Elections, The Boar and RAW 1251AM collaborated to offer all Full-Time Officer (FTO) candidates the opportunity to be interviewed. Sharlz Peters, one of two candidates standing to become Vice President for Democracy & Development, discussed her campaign for the position with The...
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University of Warwick Professor of Population Health and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Professor Sian Taylor-Philips is to co-lead a trial which will test how AI technology can help catch cases of breast cancer. 30 testing sites across the country are to be set up with...
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Nigel Thrift, who served as Vice-Chancellor of Warwick for ten years, has warned that the “standardisation” and “industrialisation” of universities could threaten their “very nature”. Highlighting the warning in his new paper, Thrift, who left his role at Warwick in 2016, blames governments for the bleak outlook, stating they have...
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UK universities have been told to prepare for a future in which they are no longer the dominant recruiters of international students, despite an increase in foreign graduates staying in the UK to work. International students currently make up 26% of the UK student population, though a leading expert has...
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Cardiff University, the largest university in Wales, has declared their plans to get rid of 400 academic staff, which is almost 10% of its employees. Additionally, it plans to cut subjects such as nursing, music, modern languages, ancient history, and religion and theology. Due to the university’s financial status, Vice-Chancellor...
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Leamington Spa has added the bakery chain Gail’s (stylised GAIL’S) to its collection of cafes after the opening of a branch in the town centre. The bakery opened at 91 Regent Street, just off the parade, on 22 January. Apprentice star Raj Chohan purchased the property in 2021, and her...
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Are you a lover or hater of snakes? If you are in the latter group, the news that the Lunar New Year welcomes the year of the snake may not be the most pleasing to you. However, even if snakes are not your favourite animal, they carry plenty of positive...
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Research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found that the number of UK adults in their 20s and 30s living with their parents has risen by over a third in the last two decades. So, what could be causing young people to hesitate flying the nest? The IFS...
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