Nikolai Morton

News Editor, 25–
Deputy News Editor, 24–25

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Draft’ Trans Inclusion guidance had been approved by University executives, new documents reveal

An updated version of Warwick’s Trans Inclusion Code of Conduct, which according to the University was a draft initially published in “error”, had already been approved by the University Executive Board (UEB), The Boar can reveal. Documents seen by The Boar confirm that the decision was approved in correspondence on...
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Posted Aug. 6, 2025

University’s Claycroft accommodation to undergo 10-month refurbishment

Work has commenced to renovate the University of Warwick’s Claycroft Residences, in a project expected to last the entirety of the 2025/26 academic year. Morgan Sindall Construction has been handed the contract for the major 17,000m2 overhaul, which will see the accommodation’s three blocks, built between 1994 and 1997, refurbished...
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Posted Jul. 25, 2025

‘It’s not simply a news headline’: Warwick student gears up for 1,300-mile humanitarian drive to Ukraine

First-year student Oliver Ansell-Hodges will begin his journey ‘driving for Ukraine’ today as part of a convoy of local volunteers transporting vital humanitarian aid to the country. Ansell-Hodges, who studies History and Politics, spoke to The Boar about his motivations for undertaking the 1,300-mile journey, which will take him from...
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Posted May. 9, 2025

Reform UK becomes biggest party in Warwickshire as Tories implode in local elections

Reform UK has become the largest party in Warwickshire following Thursday’s local elections, with the Conservatives’ eight-year hold on Warwickshire County Council coming to an end. The Council includes Leamington Spa, Warwick, and Kenilworth, and has control over bin collections and social services throughout the region, alongside other responsibilities. The...
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Posted May. 3, 2025

SU President-elect to be announced by ‘mid-May’ after complaint investigation, Union confirms

Warwick Students’ Union (SU) has given another update on the result of the Presidential election almost 50 days after voting ended, confirming that “an indicative timescale” for the result will now be “mid-May”. Originally citing a “procedural irregularity” on election night (7 March), the SU has now confirmed that the...
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Posted Apr. 25, 2025

Comment Corner: The lessons of student journalism

Though The Boar is becoming a big name in the world of UK student journalism, recently winning an overwhelming number of awards at the Midlands’ SPA Regionals and a nomination for Best Publication at the upcoming Nationals, many of us fell into this newspaper rather unexpectedly. My first experience with...
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Posted Apr. 3, 2025