Potential strikes as UCU opens ballot for industrial action
Yesterday saw the Universities and College Union open a ballot for industrial action after refusing the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA)’s pay offer.
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Katie Tarrant
70% of Warwick courses in Clearing this year
At the University of Warwick, 146 of the 209 undergraduate courses, corresponding to 69.9% of all courses offered, have spaces advertised through Clearing in the 2018/19 admissions cycle.
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#WarwickLoveInterview1: An exclusive interview with the students behind Warwick Love
The Boar sits down with Warwick's secret cupids to discuss how the experience has been for them, and hear their plans for the future… including a potential merchandise launch.
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BREAKING: Student banned from campus for life as group chat investigation concludes
The University of Warwick confirmed today that six of the eleven students, who were members of a group chat with offensive messages, have left the university.
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Warwick postgraduate organises Big Political Quiz in Leamington
A Warwick Postgraduate student will be holding an event entitled “The Big Political Quiz 2018” at St Patrick’s Irish Club in Leamington on 20th June to raise money for the charity Child.org.
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Warwick performs testing on over 19,000 animals in three years
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request by The Boar has revealed that, despite calls to limit animal cruelty, the University has run tests on 19,252 animals in the last three years.
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Four students’ suspensions lifted as group chat investigation continues
The University has confirmed that the suspensions of four students are to be lifted as an investigation into the group chat exposed earlier in the week continues.
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Humanities at Warwick fall in 2019 Complete University Guide rankings
According to recent rankings from the Complete University Guide, the University of Warwick has dropped from top five and top ten positioning for four Humanities subjects, whilst the science department is rising through the ranks.
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Universities warned not to drop examination standards in light of UCU strikes
Whilst the University and College Union (UCU) have suspended industrial action for the foreseeable future, the Office for Students (OfS) has issued guidance for all universities to maintain academic standards under all circumstances when dealing with lost contact hours.
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BREAKING NEWS: Strike action for term 3 suspended as UCU members accept UUK’s proposals
Today members of the Universities and College Union (UCU) voted in "record numbers" in favour of Universities UK (UUK)'s proposals, and have thus confirmed that they will suspend strike action for the foreseeable future.
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Stagecoach to increase UniRider bus pass prices
The new price of annual UniRider passes are to be published this summer before the start of the academic year, a spokesperson for the company confirmed to the Boar yesterday.
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Warwick ranked 19th most unequal university in the UK
New figures from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) report that the University of Warwick has the 19th most unequal admission rate when it comes to intake of rich and poor students, along with a large proportion of Russell Group universities.
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English universities charging international students more each year
A report from the Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) suggests that universities across England have been increasing fees for international students to increase their income instead of recruiting a bigger cohort.
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