Scientific expertise at Warwick has shaped the new BBC Radio 4 drama, Resistance, concerning the threat of antibiotic resistance which can have a universal effect. The three-part story airing in March was partly created by Professor Christopher Dowson of Warwick Antimicrobial Interdisciplinary Centre and the Life Sciences department. A turbulent...
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Caterer, broadcaster, writer and food journalist Prue Leith CBE is in the running to be the new presenter for series eight of The Great British Bake-Off on Channel 4 later this year. Leith received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Warwick University in 2014 and is a veteran of the...
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DNCE lead singer Joe Jonas and Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner were seen in Leamington Spa last night on February 25. The two stars were spotted in Bar Angeli on Regent Court shopping centre in Leamington by a star-struck worker and Warwick graduate who took a photo with them...
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Warwick staff and students gathered at The Koan on Monday 20 February to demonstrate solidarity with migrants living, working, and studying in the UK, following a recent protest on campus against new US President Donald Trump. It coincided on the same day as “One Day Without Us”, and the UK...
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Vice Chancellors and Deputy Vice-Chancellors of both Warwick and Coventry Universities spent a total of £371,737 on flight expenses from September 2013 to September 2016, as revealed by a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from The Telegraph. Within three years the Vice-Chancellors spent the high amount with flights listed as...
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A medieval wall was rediscovered on Cox Street car park during a routine survey for the construction of a £50 million student accommodation complex on Fairfax Street. The sandstone wall was located by archaeologists between the ring road and sports centre, opposite to the swimming baths. Diggers and handtools were...
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This week’s global student stories include changes in majors taught by universities in Vietnam, Finnish PhD academics migrating from the country, Indian Prime Minister warning academics to guard their freedoms and Swiss Students’ Unions appealing for refugees. Vietnam: Universities focusing on majors easy to teach and learn Majors include those...
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Fear of a “brain drain” in UK higher education persists as a University and College Union (UCU) survey has shown that two-fifths of university scholars are more likely to leave the UK in the aftermath of Brexit. Three-quarters of continental EU academics in the country along with 40% of UK...
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Five individuals will receive honorary doctorates from the University from 18 to 20 January 2017 during the ceremony held at Butterworth Hall in Warwick Arts Centre. Professor Dusa McDuff, Anne Wood, Professor Jill Lepore, Dame Stella Rimington and Mechai Viravaidya make up the list of honours. Mathematician and...
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Five years after finishing their university studies, a gender pay gap means female graduates reportedly earn £6,500 less than male graduates, research from the Department of Education (DoE) has shown. A difference of 18% in wages was noted between successful male and female graduates. The group of male and...
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New figures from the Department of Education deem the city of Coventry the second worst in England for child abuse and neglect, with Southampton as first. Nearly 3,000 children were declared as “in need” by children’s social services in Coventry because of abuse or neglect. The figures from March this...
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“When we feel we’ve got an opinion that is worthwhile to express, we’ll say something about it.” On Saturday 26 November I sat down with the suitably grunge-styled Vant frontman, Mattie Vant and guitarist, Henry Eastham in the performers chill room in Kasbah – an hour before they took...
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Plans for a new complex of student flats at Chesford Bridge House between Leamington Spa and Kenilworth have been brought forward. The proposer, Vik Tara, has asked Warwick District Council for permission to build on rural land by Bericote Road in Blackdown. Five eco-buildings will be built with 10 flats,...
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