First “professor of play” to join Cambridge next January Paul Ramchandani, a children’s mental health expert from Imperial College, will be joining Cambridge next January as the university’s “professor of play.” Ramchandani won the role over a worldwide range of applicants competing for the job at the prestigious university, where...
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In the latest instalment of student stories from around the globe, Sarah Morland takes a look at parenting schemes in Chile, student accommodation punishments in China, a return to traditional graduation gowns in India and LGBT+ accommodation in America. Chile: University of Chile to launch support scheme for student parents...
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The former Tory candidate for Coventry South shared a shocking tweet apparently comparing Jeremy Corbyn to Hitler after the Grenfell Fire.
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The Warwick District Council (WDC) will be opening its properties to offer 18 temporary beds to homeless people in the local area.
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A lack of consensus and concerns from staff have seen reforms to Statute 24 return to a ‘Working Group’ before moving further. Critics fear the reforms will jeopardise academic freedom and leave academics at the University of Warwick more vulnerable to losing their jobs. The proposed reforms will be reviewed...
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Welcome to The Boar‘s all-nighter guide to the General Election results. Read on for a timeline of the night, including information on where you can follow the coverage, what the polls have predicted and when seats will be declared. 9.30pm: Round up the troops Time to gather the troops and head somewhere with a working...
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The Boar's General Election survey has compared the voting intentions of Warwick students ahead of the vote this Thursday.
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More study spaces are due to arrive on campus next October, according to an announcement by the Students’ Union last Tuesday.
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Steve Atherton is marking his 56th birthday with a 56-challenge campaign to raise money for the district’s homeless, which includes walking on fire and appearing in a pantomime.
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One week before the General Election, the five candidates for Warwick and Leamington took part in a hustings in Leamington All Saints’ Church to discuss local issues.
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This week Warwick voted in favour of four out of five motions proposed at the All Student Meeting (ASM), including defending academic staff from casualisation and statute reform, having greater say in the NUS leadership and calling Stagecoach to account. Polls opened last Tuesday and closed at noon today, with...
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Warwick’s academic staff overwhelmingly rejected the proposed changes to the University’s employment regulations at an assembly last Friday 12 May. The Statute 24 reform is set to radically simplify the dismissal process for academics. The assembly, which comprised of over 140 members of academic staff, voted 97 percent in favour...
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The Rt.Hon. The Baroness Ashton of Upholland GCMG PC officially became the University’s new Chancellor on 3 May following a ceremony at the Slate. Succeeding Sir Richard Lambert in the role, Baroness Ashton has previously served as the Leader of the House of Lords and was nominated for a Nobel...
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