Reports have alleged that Tokyo Medical University altered entrance examination scores in favour of applicants whose parents made large donations to the institution. Released on 29 December 2018, the new allegations were listed in the second and final reports of a third-party committee that was investigating whether the school’s entrance...
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“Right now, we are facing a manmade disaster of global scale, our greatest threat in thousands of years: climate change. If we don’t take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon.” These were the words spoken by famed...
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The University of Warwick’s campus cat, Rolf, has been chosen to feature in an exhibition about university cats at the University Museum Groningen.
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The University of Warwick has been awarded the Advance HE’s Institutional Athena SWAN Silver Award, which recognises advancement in gender equality.
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The universities and science minister, Sam Gyimah, has resigned over the prime minister’s Brexit plan and come out in support of a second referendum.
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The University of Warwick vice-chancellor has warned that there is a real risk of “nightmare scenarios” for UK universities due to the Brexit fallout materialising.
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The newest building at the University of Warwick is to be named after Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, founder and chairman of Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG).
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The University of Warwick has been ranked fourth highest in terms of the number of ducks on campus, according to website DuckDensity.org.uk.
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Jacques in Shakespeare’s As You Like It proclaims, “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” Over the centuries it seems that the roles of plays have been taken on by different players in reality: Shakespeare’s tyrants are chillingly mirrored by our world leaders, political...
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Student sports clubs and societies continue to organise ‘initiation ceremonies’ for freshers despite them being banned and disciplinary action for those involved, an investigation has revealed.
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A student at Newcastle University died due to excessive alcohol consumption after taking part in a society ‘initiation’ event, an inquest heard.
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There’s a reason that Cape Town is regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in the world; lined with pristine beaches and a glittering blue sea that has earned Blue Flag status and cut through the middle with an impressive craggy mountain range, the city is a place where...
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In light of concurrent debate on whether UK universities are doing enough to enable all students to aim for higher education, The Boar interviewed Mr Christopher Ramsey, headmaster and chairman of a universities committee, for his opinions on the topic.
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