Remembering Prince Philip (1921-2021)
Sidney Pycroft reflects on HRH Prince Phillip's life, on what would have been his 100th birthday
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The unsettling manipulation of false memories
Sidney Pycroft looks into the manipulation of false memories and the implications associated with this.
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University Day Trips: Stratford-upon-Avon
It may not be people’s first thought for a day trip, but if by the end of your degree you have not visited Stratford you are sorely missing out. My personal trip to Stratford was basically a spontaneous mistake, in that I just sat on an early morning bus and let it take me wherever it was going. I somehow cheesed the journey there with my bus pass, as I didn’t realise this specific X17 changed to the 15 when it got to Warwick and therefore continued to Stratford. Though the return ticket was pricey, it was well worth it.
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2020-2021: the academic year that failed us
CW: loss, sadness This last year has been empty, it has been devoid of just about everything that makes life worth living. Then when parts of your life go bad, your deadlines pile up, or you have to deal with slow, annoying, nasty, stubborn, or gaslighting people ranging from individuals...
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Many students would be “better off” if they did not go to university, the Education Secretary has said
The Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, has said that many students would be “better off” if they did not go to university.
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New Office for Students chair, Lord Wharton, sets out his priorities
Lord Wharton, the new chair of the Office for Students (OfS), set out his priorities in a speech to university leaders on 14 May.
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‘Cancel culture’ is a shameful stain on the book world
Sidney Pycroft criticises 'cancel culture', believing that it is damaging to the book industry
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Students at Leeds University demand a full return to face-to-face teaching
Students at Leeds University are petitioning for a “complete return to in-person teaching”.
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University of Warwick invests £275,000 in new esports centre after Warwick Esports’ recent success
The University of Warwick announce £275,000 investment into a new esports centre after Warwick Esports were recently crowned UK Esports University of the Year for the third year running
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Sutton Trust report claims universities measure for ‘disadvantaged’ students is ‘conceptually flawed’
Universities’ measures to recruit more students from “disadvantaged” backgrounds have resulted in almost half of students flagged as such not coming from working class families.
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Universities in England could be fined for free speech breaches
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niversities in England could face being fined under newly announced legislation for failing to protect free speech on campus.
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Planned changes to the ‘Strategic Priorities Grant’ which would cut university-level arts funding by 50% labelled ‘catastrophic’ and ‘astounding’
The Department for Education says part of the government’s scheme to “build back better” is to cut funding for Arts-related courses, redirecting it to “subjects that support the NHS and wider healthcare policy, high-cost STEM subjects, and/or specific labour market needs.”
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Students in England to return to university no earlier than 17 May
The government has announced that all students on all courses at university in England will return “no earlier than 17 May”.
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