Today the Faculty of Arts Building (FAB) is used by students on a daily basis. Rushing to seminars up the narrow wooden stairs, enjoying a coffee with friends, attending lectures; it is the stage for all the scenes of academic life for students taking arts degrees.
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The University of Warwick’s “Cost-of-Living hub” has outlined support available to students in light of the cost-of-living crisis. The University’s Vice Chancellor, Stuart Croft, brought the hub to the attention of students in his “Welcome to Term 2” email of 9 January.
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Most students in the UK are increasingly worried by the effects of the cost-of-living crisis on their ability to focus on their studies, wellbeing, and financial security, new research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found. As UK inflation rose to 11.1% for October 2022, half of the...
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With the largest interest rate hike in 27 years and dire warnings over inflation and the risk of recession, Odysseas Digbassanis looks at Truss' energy plan and asks whether it's enough to save the economy this winter
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One of Albert Camus’s finest works, The Plague, is set in the Algerian city of Oran where a deadly and vicious plague ravages the local population. It is a cruel twist of fate that a novel of fiction teaches us so much about our current situation. Particularly resonant are the words...
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Studying far from home has never been an easy pursuit. It requires a certain determination and grit to get though the tribulations of social life in a foreign place. Whatever country we hail from originally, our shared difficulty of circumstance is neglected. It was a sign of hope for international...
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To better understand the current relationship of the West with Iran, Odysseas Digbassanis argues history is repeating itself.
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Odysseas Digbassanis examines the fall of the political Left in Europe, arguing reform is needed if it is to make a comeback.
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The results of the All Student Vote (ASV) were released on Friday 15 November, with all seven proposed motions passing.
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The Conservative Party manifesto states it will freeze tuition fees for students in England until 2025 and promote higher-earning subjects, Times Higher Education (THE) reports.
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Universities across the UK have seen a 28% increase in applications to politics courses since the debate surrounding Britain's European Union (EU) membership began in the run-up to the 2016 referendum.
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