As part of preparations for the Spring 2024 Students’ Union (SU) Elections, The Boar recently attended a Q&A session involving the candidates vying for Warwick’s National Union of Students (NUS) Conference Delegate positions. The NUS is a collective of over 600 students’ unions across the UK and aims to act...
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Coventry residents are facing massive cuts to public services, after Coventry City Council signed off on new spending cuts in a bid to stave off bankruptcy. City councillors voted on February 20 to legislate public service cuts worth £8.4 million when they approved the proposed annual budget for 2024/25. The...
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A generation of young workers do not have the basic skills needed to survive in the workplace, a Conservative business leader has warned, because of the legacy of pandemic lockdowns. Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith said that the disruption caused to education by the coronavirus pandemic had left students without the necessary...
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International students are being dissuaded from studying in the UK due to recent government actions, a university Vice-Chancellor has warned. Professor David Latchman, Vice-Chancellor at the University of Birkbeck, said that an “unfavourable atmosphere” created by the British government was causing students from abroad to pull out of university courses. ...
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The UK government is set to lose over £10 billion a year in loans for students in England, as rising interest rates have increased the cost of borrowing beyond the expected returns from student loans. The fiscal blow comes as the Russell Group has warned students will be left almost...
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On January 25, students at the University of Warwick staged the latest in a series of pro-Palestine demonstrations in a sit-in at the Faculty of Arts Building (FAB). The sit-in was organised by Warwick Stands With Palestine, a “cross-campus coalition of student and staff organisations”. The protest, which numbered roughly...
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Warwickshire Police have publicly named seven individuals stripped of their driving licenses as they continue a major crackdown on drink and drug driving. The seven drivers appeared in court on 19 January, one of them narrowly avoiding a prison sentence after refusing to take a roadside breathalyser test. Makhan Nagra,...
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For lovers of the Rubik’s Cube, the greatest of all pursuits is ‘speedcubing’. Martin Day had the opportunity to attend the Rubik's UK Championship 2023, speak to participants and learn more about the sport.
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The University of Warwick has unveiled plans for an overhaul of its science and engineering buildings in a massive set of construction works set to last a decade. The University submitted a planning application to Coventry City Council for a brand-new Science and Engineering Precinct, measuring 370,000 square feet and...
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This letter is written in response to a letter titled “The Irish Case” written in November 1973: The Irish Case Dear Sir, and Fellow Students, Many British citizens- ask “what does the IRA want- why don’t they come out in the open and fight etc?” This is understandable. However, so...
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The Labour Party could introduce plans to write off the student debts of doctors and nurses if they win power at the next general election, a senior shadow minister has suggested. Wes Streeting, the Shadow Health Secretary, made comments about the plans in a Q&A session at a meeting of...
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The University of Warwick has announced a research project in collaboration with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice which hopes to change the way people interact with historical artefacts in museum exhibitions. The programme is centred around scanning historical artefacts dated to the Ancient Roman and pre-Roman eras of Venice. It...
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Warwickshire Police have carried out a controlled explosion after an arsenal of Second World War weapons, including an unexploded bomb, was found in a river in Leamington Spa. Officers were alerted on November 5 after the Peaky Dippers History Hunters, a magnet fishing group, pulled grenades, anti-aircraft bullets, unexploded ordnance,...
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