Warwick RAG (Raising and Giving) hosted its annual RAG Week this week, starting on Monday 6 February and raising over £4000 in total. RAG Weeks are tradition across most universities in the UK, and consist of students fundraising for a given charity. This year, Warwick RAG chose YMCA Coventry and...
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Twelve ambulances have been called to Warwick campus over the last three academic years for suicide or attempted suicide, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed. These make up 2.5% of the total 482 ambulances called to Warwick in that time period, covering the academic years 2013-14 to 2015-16....
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Lily Pickard – The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom Never have I sobbed so much at a book than I did reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. Yet this novel, the first of many I have read by the wonderful Mitch...
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RaW 1251AM, the University of Warwick’s student radio station, completed a non-stop 50-hour broadcast last week in aid of the charity Parkinson’s UK. Taking place between 1-3 February, groups of students took turns hosting the live show, which ran throughout day and night. Some highlights included live broadcasting from Pop!,...
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An “Any Questions?” event was held last night on 23 January, where student questions were put to and answered by members of Warwick Students’ Union (SU) and the University of Warwick’s senior management team. Vice-Chancellor (VC) Stuart Croft and Registrar Rachel Sandby-Thomas represented the University, whilst SU President Luke Pilot...
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A fundraising campaign for Alexander Paul, a Warwick student requiring treatment abroad for brain cancer, has reached its £50,000 target. Alexander studied Politics and International Studies at Warwick, and needs to travel to a clinic in Germany for specialised treatment. The Just Giving page was started by Alexander’s family and...
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Coventry’s bid to be the UK City of Culture for 2021 will find out its success, or lack of, sometime this year – but in the meantime, an open call for creative ideas has been made to the public to bolster the campaign. The team behind Coventry’s bid are pitching...
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A first-year undergraduate student at the University of Warwick has donated his organs for transplant, after suddenly dying over the Christmas holidays. William Gradwell-Smith, known commonly as Billy, was from Luton and started studying Philosophy and Literature at Warwick this year. He died on 30 December 2016 following a sudden...
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Tim Barrow, the newly appointed UK Ambassador to the European Union (EU), was raised and educated in Leamington Spa. Claims in national papers that he attended the University of Warwick are, however, false. With the triggering of Article 50, effectively putting Brexit in motion, expected to be just weeks away,...
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New research by the University of Warwick claims the emotional wellbeing of voters is the deciding factor in elections and referendums, as opposed to economics or party platforms. The research involved over 4000 UK respondents being interviewed annually to determine whether people consider past performance of political parties when voting....
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Thirty-seven historians at the University of Warwick have published a statement voicing their concerns surrounding racism in Britain, particularly since the Brexit vote in June. The article, entitled “Bigotry seeks company in the UK”, was published on openDemocracy, self described as an “independent global media platform” which tackles social and...
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James Beavis, a Warwick alumnus and former President of Warwick RAG, is spending a month sleeping rough on the streets of London to raise money and awareness for homeless charity Crisis. James will be on the streets for 31 days, from 9 December until 9 January. He has been documenting...
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The Alliance between the University of Warwick and Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia, is set to continue for another five years after a new agreement was signed between the two. The agreement means research and education collaboration will continue, as well as study abroad opportunities for students. The Monash Warwick...
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