Academics have warned of a ‘catastrophe’ facing Britain’s universities this year, as rising costs and falling enrolment numbers place huge pressure on institutions’ finances. It has led to suggestions that universities could be forced to abandon courses, cut staff, or even merge to avoid bankruptcy and closure. Such an event...
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Articles in this section originally appeared in Volume 47, Issue I of The Boar, published Tuesday 24 September, 2024. HistSoc magazine launch The Warwick History Society has become the latest society on campus to field its own publication with the launch of Rewind magazine. Pitching itself as “the home of...
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Truth is often stranger than fiction, but this time fiction might just have gotten there first. Martin Day examines the bizarre effects a household food-dye could have on the body, its roots in a science-fiction classic, and what implications the discovery holds for the future.
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In an exclusive statement issued to The Boar, the University of Warwick has revealed the sanctions imposed on students involved in the Warwick Conservative Association ‘Nazi video’. The video, which shows students dancing and singing along to ‘Erika’ – a marching song associated with Nazi Germany – went viral after...
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Cooking: some people love it, others couldn’t hate it more – what is undeniable, however, is that it’s an essential rite of passage for a university student. Just as a baby owl must learn how to catch mice before it can fly the nest, you too must learn how to...
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The Warwick Conservative Association is set to have its society status restored after the conclusion of an investigation into wrongdoing, The Boar can reveal. The outcome comes nearly three months after the society was suspended by the Warwick Students’ Union (SU), after leaked footage showed attendees singing a ‘Nazi anthem’...
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The University of Warwick has been condemned for hosting a ‘far-right’ conference where speakers are scheduled to discuss subjects including “woke eugenics” and “techno-nationalism”. The Witan 2024, billed as a conference discussing “Britain’s new order” and “what manner of men will lead it”, is scheduled to take place from 30...
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Britain’s beloved, and arguably most challenging, quiz show, University Challenge, is back this autumn, with a top team from the University of Warwick set to compete. Hosted by British journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan, the show has returned for its 2024–25 series on BBC Two. 28 universities will compete once...
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Coventry MP Zarah Sultana has been suspended from the Labour Party alongside six others after voting to lift the two-child benefit cap. The MP, 30, whose constituency includes the University of Warwick, had the party whip withdrawn on 23 July after voting for an amendment to the King’s Speech which...
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Uncertainty is the order of the day in Paris. The Olympics are roaring to life, yet little talk among the citizens of the capital focuses on this once-in-a-lifetime event (save, perhaps, discussions of the Mayor’s attempt to prove the cleanliness of the Seine for the contest by swimming in its...
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Bridget Phillipson has been appointed Secretary of State for Education by Sir Keir Starmer, following Labour’s victory at the general election. The appointment will see Phillipson, the MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, retain the brief she held before the election when she was the opposition counterpart to previous Education...
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The Labour Party has won the seat of Coventry North West, with incumbent MP Taiwo Owatemi holding the constituency she first won in 2019. Owatemi, who in 2019 narrowly held onto the seat with the smallest majority in its history – just 208 votes – this time increased her majority...
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The Conservative Party has won Kenilworth and Southam, with incumbent MP Jeremy Wright holding the seat despite a massive swing against him. Wright, who has represented the seat since 2005, won 19,395 votes (36.4%), a decrease of 22.6 points from his performance in 2019. His closest challengers, Labour’s Cat Price...
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