You might have mistaken these emails for spam, but when your inbox was inundated with policy agreement changes and requests to “take action” a week or so ago, you were actually in the middle of a big legislation coming into force, thanks to the EU. The General Data Protection Regulation,...
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Earlier last month, Academy Award and Oscar nominated animator, Isao Takahata, died at the age of eighty-two. You’d be forgiven for not knowing who he was, as it is his works of art (materialised in Anime form) that has continued to capture the souls and hearts of viewers more so...
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Staff members at Queen Mary University have been told that investigations may be conducted if they award average marks that are below a 2:1.
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The last eighteen months has seen the centralisation in public conversation of the media’s profound influence on public opinion. From the Brexit referendum to the election of Donald Trump to the ‘fake news’ scandals of 2017, media outlets have been scrutinised for their partisan journalism and their ability to obscure...
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The Bank of England has recently increased the interest rate from 0.25% to 0.5% after the Monetary Policy Committee decided that inflation has reached worryingly high levels. It has been a decade since the last rate increase and some worry that the lessons of the 2007-8 financial crisis have already...
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In a study that analysed 2000 part-time jobs, CV-Library have revealed how much students are being paid and which sectors are paying the most. The online job agency looked at hourly and weekly pay, weekly hours of work, and which industries were offering the best and the worst, in a...
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As a society, we are very fond of discussing the digital age, technology, and in particular, Youtube. We like to talk about how it is changing our lives, and often, shaming ourselves and each other for letting it take over every aspect of that life. However, at its core, technology...
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New measures to cut down on the high rates that vice-chancellor’s are being paid were revealed by Universities Minister Jo Johnson, including fining any that exceeded a £150,000 benchmark. Currently, the average salary for a Vice-Chancellor is £234,000 a year. Johnson told the annual conference of Universities UK (UUK) that...
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Let’s play a game of word association. When you hear the name Warwick University, what springs to mind? Middle-of-nowhere, Russell Group, geese? These are only a few of the many things we can associate with our beloved university, and it barely scratches the surface. Warwick is far more than the...
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Faced with the lengthy list of societies that Warwick has to offer, it’s often difficult to choose which ones to put time aside for. Here at The Boar Books, we have scouted out a selection of literary based societies which you’ll be sure to love if you’re interested in reading or...
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Welcome to Warwick - if you're afraid that you'll miss the television whilst you're here, fear not - we've got you covered
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Is Game of Thrones, at its heart, a secret political parable? Hazal Kirci dissects some of the key political ideas in the show.
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Young people aged 14-24 have rated different social platforms on their positive impact on mental health, and have given Instagram the lowest score.
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