A new accommodation block located in Westwood could bring up to 400 purpose-built student rooms to campus after outline planning permission was granted, despite more than 100 objections from locals. The proposed development by Redford Developments would be built in Westwood, approximately a 15-minute walk from central campus, with plans...
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Students retuning to the University of Warwick this year are set to be greeted by several new businesses across Coventry, Leamington Spa and Kenilworth, with many businesses having opened over the summer break. The latest additions range from Miami-inspired burgers to a redeveloped swimming pool and a pottery painting cafe...
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Warwick Sport has been asked to change a key part of its Active Wellness and Sport rebrand by over 50 of the University’s sports clubs who have come together to share their “concern”. Removing [our] logos, and hence any club identity that [our] have built, is a big step backwards...
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There are few places that you would expect to find more than 300 students queuing to watch Barbie. A chemistry lecture theatre during Freshers’ Week is probably not one of them. Yet, during my first week at the University of Warwick, that was exactly the scene I found myself in....
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Rachel Gore and Tom Ryan speak to three graduating Warwick alumni.
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Higher-than-anticipated undergraduate enrolments are placing mounting pressure on teaching space and timetabling at the University of Warwick, leading staff to warn of risks to the student experience. Departments “accepted teaching in undersized rooms” during the current academic year Departments “accepted teaching in undersized rooms” during the current academic year, according...
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The University of Warwick’s Women’s Rugby Club (WWRFC) has been awarded a prestigious prize at England Rugby Universities Awards. The Warwick club won Outstanding Club of the Year at the ceremony held by the official home of the students’ Rugby Football Union. This recognition comes after the team’s undefeated season...
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As exam season slowly comes to a close, students express frustrations over difficult exam timetables and rising stress levels. Term 3 saw deadlines and revision burdens pile up across the University of Warwick, while students told The Boar that their stress levels were rising, not solely because of their fast-approaching assessments but also due to their exam timetables. Complaints...
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Rachel Gore previews upcoming exhibition film, Frida: The Making of an Icon
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The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, joined the Union of Jewish Students (UJS) and Jewish student leaders for a mock Seder and roundtable. The Seder is a fifteen-step meal that is traditionally held on the first two nights of Passover with mock Seders being used as a rehearsal for the...
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This time last year a few University of Warwick students found themselves dreaming of a female focused gym and fitness community on campus. They imagined a place where women, whether they were frequent gym goers or had never before lifted a weight, would feel safe to workout, make friends and share fitness tips. The more they discussed...
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The pub remains one of Britain’s best-loved institutions, and as community spaces continue to be shut down and society becomes increasingly atomised, it seems they remain more important than ever. However, last summer saw eight pub closures a week, as many local institutions were unable to keep their doors open....
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In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) Spring Elections, The Boar offered all Full-Time Officer (FTO) candidates the opportunity to be interviewed. Nazrana Meghji spoke to The Boar’s Rachel Gore about her campaign for VP Sports, emphasising what experience and goals she would bring to the SU if elected. Why did you...
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