Rozina Sabur

Tuition fees debate confusion continues

Following the announcement that universities may charge a maximum of £9,000 in tuition fees from 2012, confusion has reigned. Under the new scheme universities will offer different price ranges. The University of Warwick follows the lead of the Russell Group and has announced that it will set fees at the...
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Posted May. 14, 2011

Burger King boss insults British women and food

Burger King Global Boss Bernardo Hees recently sparked controversy after making tactless comments about his time at Warwick University to a group of American students. His attempts to “connect with his audience” in California backfired with anger from both women and British chefs. The forty-year-old Chief Executive claimed there was...
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Posted Mar. 22, 2011

Safety on campus: residents complain about students’ lack of road skills

Local councillor David Skinner recently criticised Warwick University students for their lack of road safety skills: “it is only a matter of time” before someone is killed outside the University. The campus is vulnerable due to the volume of commuters and numerous one-way streets, with both blind and sharp corners....
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Posted Feb. 27, 2011

WMG set to gain £10 million new centre

The Warwick Manufacturing Group was awarded a £10 million new centre by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) on January 13. The aim of the centre is to train Engineering Doctorate (EngD) students in a four year course, “intended for the United Kingdom’s leading researchers pursuing a career...
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Posted Jan. 22, 2011