As a result of “generous donations”, Coventry Cathedral has made the decision to return to a free admissions policy for visitors. The cathedral introduced entrance charges in 2010, such as a £6 adult entrance fee, because donations were “simply not enough”. The cathedral, which is built next to the bombed...
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Researchers claim that the suicide rate among UK students is higher than among the general population of their age group.
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Two Islamic universities in Indonesia are pushing for females to stop wearing niqab face veils as concern grows over the rise of fundamentalism in the country. One university has even threatened the students with expulsion if the ban is not complied with. The niqab is a full veil with a...
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Recently it has come to light that Birmingham University used 54,000 animals for scientific research in 2016, an increase of 7,000 animals from the previous year. The animals were used for a variety of pain inducing experiments. For example, mice were injected with toxins to replicate chronic liver injury while...
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One of the pleasures of being an English Literature student is never really being ‘right’. Our essays are marked not on what we say but how well we say it. Interpreting a novel, play or poem is to look at the themes, language and context of it and put forward...
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MPs are set to review whether unconditional offers are being given to students as a way for universities to secure their fees.
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Figures obtained by Channel 4’s Dispatches programme show that senior university managers have claimed almost £8 million in expenses over a two-year period.
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New statistics obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that Warwick is in the top five of universities with students in rent arrears.
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Our writers look back on some of the best pop albums of 2017. Ctrl – SZA Not simply your standard break-up album or self-empowerment piece, Ctrl is a tell-all open book to the artist’s personal life. Here Sza (pronounced ‘scissor’) sings, performs, and thrives in doing so. An album of...
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Professor Steve West advised that students should declare mental health issues on their applications to avoid a crisis in welfare support.
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For a variety of reasons, social and financial, fewer students have this year been interested in studying abroad.
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An innovative and inexpensive new method for detecting microplastics has recently been developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.
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Blue Planet II has been wildly successful - Emily Kinder looks at the reasons why, and the show's potential impact on the environment.
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