Lucy Gibbons

So, you didn’t get your firm uni… what now?

At 8 am on 13 August (or around that time, as UCAS is notoriously slow), students who completed their exams this May and June will receive a notification that has been at the back of their mind since leaving the exam hall for the final time: the UCAS notification confirming...
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Posted Aug. 14, 2026

Language learning at ‘breaking point’ as Nottingham cuts signal wider MFL freefall

On 6 November, the University of Nottingham announced that they would be suspending 46 courses for the 2026/2027 academic year, including all modern languages and music courses.   A spokesperson from the University of Nottingham stated: “Ahead of these proposals being put forward to the university’s council later this month, we...
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Posted Dec. 10, 2025

Student protestors compare University bosses to ‘Nazis’ in protest against recent trans policy changes

LGBTQUIA+ societies at Warwick staged a peaceful ‘Pride is a Protest’ demonstration on 12 June, arguing for a reassessment of the University’s trans policies following recent controversy. The protest, which was held on the Piazza, comes after the recent ruling by the Supreme Court that the definition of a ‘woman’,...
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Posted Jun. 20, 2025