The University of Cambridge’s King’s College stated it will cut its financial ties with defence firms that are “involved in activities generally recognised as illegal or contravening global norms, such as occupation”. It also plans to cuts ties with companies that “produce military and nuclear weapons”, citing concerns around...
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Universities are scaling back on physical campus developments and shifting to digital investments which are “increasingly an either-or proposition”, research suggests. Analysis conducted by the Nous Group management consultancy has revealed that university administrators are being forced to “choose between physical and digital environments”, with the principal of Nous, Zac...
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The University of Warwick has reached an agreement with Arden Cross and Muse to accelerate the development of a new HealthTech Campus, which was initially proposed last year. The new campus will drive the surging HealthTech sector and form part of the £3.2 billion regeneration facilitated by the HS2 Interchange...
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The rights, lives, and freedom of Muslim women have been constantly debated topics throughout mainstream media, especially more recently in regards to the hijab. Western societies seem to have a collective concern regarding the extent to which they allow Muslim women to wield agency over their own lives, choices, and...
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Up to ten British universities are at risk of declaring bankruptcy because of their reliance on unstable franchising deals, which allow private sectors to run and teach courses. Initially started as a way for universities to reach disadvantaged communities in regions lacking higher education institutions, franchising a university’s name turned...
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UK universities are increasingly facing the threat of ‘deepfake’ applications from prospective students, as AI software risks deceiving interview systems and automating applications. Enroly, a software programme used by universities to streamline applications, noted that a small proportion of students have attempted to use deepfake technology in order to manipulate...
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The head of a leading anti-hate crime charity has warned that it is the “most dangerous” time to be a Muslim in the UK following a surge in Islamophobic assaults. Iman Atta, Director of the Tell MAMA charity, stated that the UK has reached a “nexus point” as figures show...
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The UK government has confirmed its plans to reintroduce a piece of legislation intended to protect free speech on university campuses. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, which envisions the implementation of fines for universities failing to uphold freedom of speech, was passed under the previous Conservative government in...
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Legislation authored by experts from the University of Warwick to help resolve the debt crisis in developing countries has been scheduled for debate in Parliament. Dr Stephen Connelly and Professor Celine Tan from Warwick Law School, along with Dr Karina Patrício Ferreira Lima from the University of Leeds’s School of...
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New research carried out by Oxford Home Schooling suggests that the University of Warwick is the “hardest university” to get into in the West Midlands. The study looked at which UK universities set the highest entry requirements, and which are most likely to accept students achieving lower grades. According to...
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A University of Warwick professor has been praised for his help in working to convict an illegal arms manufacturer of 3D printing weapons. Professor Mark Williams, Director of the Centre for imaging, Metrology, and Additive Technology (CiMAT) at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), played a key role in the conviction of...
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It wasn’t until I had completed my A-levels that I began to question the lack of diversity in the literature I was consuming. Over the years, despite immersing myself in various genres and dabbling in literature from all over the world, I have never been able to connect to the...
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