A rising number of students and parents have been experiencing anxiety and stress because of A-level results day, prompting higher education leaders to urge for more focus on mental health.
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Unaccredited degree courses which share the same name as accredited ones at different institutions are “misleading” students and harming their future careers, leaders warn.
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The National Union of Students (NUS) has proposed to introduce Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings to UK universities, in face of a growing drinking culture amongst young adults.
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Doreen Foster will be the next director of Warwick Arts Centre, starting from 1 September 2018. She is the current deputy director of the Black Cultural Archives, and was the previous chief executive of the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in Tottenham. Regarding her appointment, she said: “I am delighted to...
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A property in Birmingham was listed on Rightmove on 25 July, which offered a “reduced rent” of £23 per week, in exchange for “special favours to be discussed”.
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The University of Warwick’s student union (SU) has just announced that an end-of-term summer party will be launched in late June on campus next year, which will hosted during week nine of term three.
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Increasing unconditional offers being distributed to high school students by universities have sparked concern from the government, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), university watchdogs, college unions and more.
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Morrisons branches in Coventry and Leamington Spa will provide customers with a “Quieter Hour” to shop every Saturday from 9-10am.
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The University of Manchester’s Students’ Union (SU) leaders painted over a mural of Rudyard Kipling’s poem, “If”, and replaced it with “Still I Rise”, a poem by Maya Angelou.
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The Commons Science and Technology Committee (CSTC) have revealed that many universities are failing to disclose information regarding research malpractice. The committee has since suggested the formation of a new independent body to regulate universities. Through an inquiry, MPs asked institutions if they published an annual summary of internal research...
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The University of Warwick’s Student Union (SU) has announced that £400,000 from forfeited strike wages will be invested in the university hardship fund and building new study spaces. The move came after “sustained lobbying” by the Sabbatical Officer team, whose duties include opposing fees and cuts, as well as increasing...
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Ivy League universities Stanford and Princeton have dropped their requirement for prospective students to submit writing test scores from the SAT or ACT on 5 July 2018.
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The University of Warwick has been ranked 4th in Europe in the Times Higher Education (THE) Europe Teaching Rankings 2018, under Oxford, Cambridge, and the Sorbonne.
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