‘Pursue your creativity and don’t be afraid to embrace it’: Warwick Filmmaking Society on empowering the next generation of filmmakers
Odette Dyer in conversation with the Warwick Filmmaking Society
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Odette Dyer
2000 days of Duolingo: Can I speak fluent Norwegian?
2000 days ago, in the midst of lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic, with not much to do, I resolved to take up learning a language. For five and a half years, I have exclusively used Duolingo to achieve my fluency dreams, but they haven’t quite materialised into reality. Despite my...
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Labour places HE high on agenda in conference season – but other parties hit back at policies
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer used his keynote speech at this year’s Labour conference to stress his party’s focus on education, including announcing a new pledge to get two-thirds of youngsters into further study or work. Speaking at the recent conference in Liverpool, Starmer declared that Tony Blair’s old target to...
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Apple Podcasts recent ‘ad-free in October’ promotion faces backlash
Apple Podcasts’ October ad-free campaign is facing backlash after it was revealed that publishers have not been compensated for the loss of advertising revenue. Earlier this month, Apple launched its Series Essentials collection to “spotlight the pinnacle of podcasting, celebrating the finest storytelling” with each Series Essentials selection completely ad-free...
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Record intake at ‘firm choice’ unis, while inequalities persist
A record number of 18-year-olds secured a place at their first-choice university this year, but exam boards have warned that regional inequalities are “getting worse, not better.” 82% of offer holders were accepted into their ‘firm choice’ university this year – up 9,830 from 2024. Acceptances at ‘higher tariff’ universities, such...
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Voting at 16: A step too far?
Labour has recently announced their intention to lower the voting age, giving 16- and 17-year-olds the vote. This will be the first franchise change in the UK since 1969, when Harold Wilson’s government lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. The UK is set to follow other countries that...
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Is journalism dying, or transforming?
Odette Dyer discusses the decline of print media and how newspapers are adapting to online news
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‘They just took it, and then they will just say it’s theirs’: Anna Andruseiko on reclaiming Ukrainian cultural heritage
Anna Andruseiko is 23 years old, from Stryi – a small tower in western Ukraine – and has a degree in cultural studies from the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU). I had the privilege of interviewing her on life in Ukraine both before and after the full-scale invasion and her hopes...
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‘We only think about today, because you never know if you will wake up tomorrow’: In conversation with Anna Andruseiko on life in Ukraine
Anna Andruseiko is 23 years old with a degree in Cultural Studies, currently working as a programme manager at the ЗMIN Smith Foundation, where she supports NGOs and a wide range of projects – from cultural initiatives to military aid. Anna is from Stryi, a small town in the west...
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What do DNA kits actually tell us about ourselves? As it turns out, quite a lot!
At one point or another, most of us have likely wondered whether our love for pizza is because one of our ancestors hailed from Italy, or if a crippling fear of heights is a genetically inherited trait. DNA testing kits promise to hold the key to all the mysteries we...
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Goodbye and Boar Revoir – 2024’s team sign off
Our outgoing Editorial Board for 2024–25 bid farewell, and describe their final thoughts about their time with The Boar.
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Young people must ‘step up’ to save economy, says Chancellor
Young people who are out of work must “step up” to help solve mass unemployment in the UK, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. 15.1% of young men and 11.2% of young women were estimated to not be in education, employment, or training last year, according to the Office for National...
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SU Spring Elections 2025 Interviews: Bhawini Rathor, VP Postgraduates
In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) Spring Elections, The Boar and RAW 1251AM collaborated to offer all Full-Time Officer (FTO) candidates the opportunity to be interviewed. Bhawini Rathor, one of a wide field of twelve candidates running for the position of Vice President for Postgraduate Students, sat down with...
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