George Orwell’s best-selling dystopian novel 1984 has sold out on Amazon in the U.S, with publisher Penguin struggling to print copies to meet the increasing demand. Since readers have compared the novel to modern politics ever since its publication in 1949, this suggests a more notable shift than ever in...
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Plans have been revealed by the University for a “new and rather different” set of student residences to be built at Cryfield Village, set to open in 2019. The new accommodation will have a village-style layout and will replace the current Redfern residences, with the aim of creating more accommodation...
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At the end of a year that brought an onslaught of celebrity deaths, it was Carrie Fisher’s passing on 27th December that dealt me the heaviest blow. Known to thousands as Star Wars’ Princess Leia, Fisher’s hugely influential role in the franchise has dominated popular culture for the past forty...
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At this time of year, many students will sign up to one of Warwick RAG’s exciting challenges, from climbing Kilimanjaro to trekking through the Andes mountains to the ‘lost’ Incan city of Machu Picchu. Having recently achieved the latter, I can confidently say that the Machu Picchu trek was the...
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Warwick Students’ Union (SU) have starting stocking free sanitary products this year, after a policy to provide emergency protection for people with periods was voted on in Term 2 of last year. The policy was proposed and voted on in an All Student Meeting (ASM), after current SU President Luke...
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Looking for an affordable last-minute summer city break? Planning on making Brussels part of your next Interrail itinerary? Want to explore Europe but don’t have the time or money to visit more than one place? When I impulsively booked a week’s break in Brussels with my boyfriend just two weeks...
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Three years ago, I was lucky enough to obtain work experience with both my local library service and my local newspaper. As someone who had always wanted to study English at university but was still undecided on what to do afterwards, it was a fantastic opportunity to look into two different industries. There...
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[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y first trip to Canada, and my first time skiing, happened very suddenly in Easter 2010. Having booked to spend three days in a caravan in rainy Derbyshire (a thrilling prospect to nobody but my dad), my mum stumbled across a last-minute family ski trip deal online on the last...
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Warwick has received over £1m of funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC). The funding will support research into the mammalian brain, with the aim of taking ground-breaking ideas into industry and out to patients.
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A drunk driver has been jailed for nine years for killing three passengers by crashing his uninsured car in Leamington Spa.
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The treadmill desk is being trialled in the University’s Head Office building and will be stationed in various locations across campus over the coming months for both staff and students to try out.
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Warwick University has launched the world’s first free online course exploring Literature in mental health. “Literature and Mental Health: Reading for Wellbeing” is available on the FutureLearn platform and is in association with ReLit, a foundation dedicated to ‘bibliotherapy,’ or the wellbeing benefits of great literature. The course features interviews...
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Curiositea will be hosting Christmas tea parties available to book next month.
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