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. Ollie Chapman, one of the candidates running to be the next President of the SU, sat down with The Boar’s Co-News Editor, Tom Ryan, to discuss his plans...
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As part of our coverage of the Warwick Students’ Union’s (SU) Spring Elections 2026, The Boar offered all 18 candidates for the five contested Part-Time Officer positions an opportunity to answer two questions setting out their experience, motivations for running, and key manifesto commitments. Eight candidates across four positions responded...
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In just a few days’ time, Warwick’s sporting elite will be looking to extend their 35-year consecutive Varsity winning streak, as the annual sporting tournament against Coventry University returns to campus. But as competition between the two universities seems to hit an all-time low and crowds for sport at Warwick...
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Amid an increasingly dire national picture for university finances, the University of Warwick recorded yet another year in surplus last year, placing the institution in a stronger position than many of its peers. However, Warwick is not entirely in the clear, as the size of its financial balance fell by...
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This section – looking back at stories from The Boar’s archive – originally appeared in Volume 48, Issue IV of The Boar, published on Thursday 5 February, 2026. 1983: A Liber-ale Mix-up Preparations for the 46th edition of the Warwick Real Ale Festival are well underway, with the event set...
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Whether it be a marathon, a Tough Mudder, or a charity rugby match in a local park, sporting challenges are a great way to raise money for charity. Many clubs at the University use sport as a way of fundraising for good causes; there’s seemingly not a week that passes...
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Students returning to campus after the Christmas break are facing ongoing travel disruption, after snowfall from Storm Goretti temporarily forced the closure of the University campus on Friday morning (9 January). A notification sent on the SafeZone app shortly before 8am warned students and staff to “not travel to campus”, after...
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As the year has come to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the best releases of 2025. Here are The Boar‘s albums of the year! Is your favourite release featured on our list?
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Happy 2026! Allow your favourite student journalists to inspire you with our annual attempts at renewal – whether that's proper hydration, banishing doomscrolling, or perfecting the art of the Letterboxd review.
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Fly-tipped shopping trolleys are as commonplace a sight in Britain as roadworks or high street vape shops – yet WMG research has found that the unsightly practice is having a devastating impact on the environment, Tom Ryan reports.
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For most people, ‘Last Christmas’ and ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ are stalwarts of the festive playlist. For some though, December is instead the time for Planet Funk’s ‘Chase the Sun’ to blare into their living rooms. The iconic chant of ‘da, da, da, da, duh’ means only...
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A circle around the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special. An asterisk next to yet another documentary about the history of the humble chocolate selection box. A question mark next to that Hallmark festive movie on Channel 5 (yes, the one with the same plot as yesterday’s). There’s something so nostalgic and...
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Deadline season briefly became festive season on Wednesday 26 November as Christmas officially kicked off on campus with the annual light switch-on, fit with society performances and even an appearance from Santa himself. The festivities began with the ever-popular Christmas market, with stalls this year offering everything from bracelets to dog treats, and...
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