Warwick’s Vice-Chancellor Stuart Croft claimed over £13,000 in expenses last year including nearly £6,000 on flights to Australia, despite economy fares on similar routes costing a sixth of the price. Spending by university vice-chancellors, including Croft, has come under significant scrutiny and fire in recent years, as universities across the...
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This section – looking back at stories from The Boar’s archive – originally appeared in Volume 48, Issue I of The Boar, published on Monday 29 September, 2025. 1985: Housing nightmare on campus It’s true, history does indeed repeat itself. Back in 1985, the year Marty McFly zipped back in...
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Students’ Union (SU) society membership fees are set to fall again for Warwick students this year, but for those wanting to take part in on-campus sport, fees are set to climb to over £110. The Societies Federation membership fee, which allows students to join SU societies, is set to...
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Parking prices at the University of Warwick’s campus car parks are set to increase on 1 September, with commuters now set to pay £8.50 for a day’s parking. Hourly and daily parking rates on campus will increase by 50p, which means students wishing to park for a day on campus...
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Campus accommodation is undoubtedly the best place to live in your first year, helping you settle into university life, providing general convenience, and, most importantly, serving as a great way to make friends. Choosing the right accommodation is an important decision, and, no pressure, but it will likely have a...
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An updated version of Warwick’s Trans Inclusion Code of Conduct, which according to the University was a draft initially published in “error”, had already been approved by the University Executive Board (UEB), The Boar can reveal. Documents seen by The Boar confirm that the decision was approved in correspondence on...
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The University of Warwick spent £25,000 on rewards as part of its Moves+ scheme, which was pulled in June due to rising operational costs. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request, submitted via WhatDoTheyKnow, confirmed the five-figure budget for rewards claimed through the programme, which ran for just under two years....
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Charting the tale of a demigod looking to go from ‘Zero to Hero’, Disney’s Hercules first burst onto our screens back in 1997 – however, the charming story of the Greek god fighting to become his family’s hero wasn’t initially the smash hit in the box office that Disney had...
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“Gen Z and Alpha are used to swiping and streaming, not flipping through broadcast TV channels.” Those are the words of Ian Macrae, Director of Market Intelligence at Ofcom, the UK’s broadcasting regulator. Take one look at the statistics, and you’d be inclined to agree with Macrae: young people seem...
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Tom Ryan discusses the contested topic of the 2025 Eurovision song contest.
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The crashing waves, the blazing sun, the unmistakable sound of an ice-cream van – nothing beats a day at the seaside. No matter where you take your bucket and spade to, from Barry to Brighton, Porthcawl to Penzance, just that little bit of time spent by the sea seems to...
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The ‘Summer of Sport’: it’s become a ubiquitous term over the past few years, with sporting calendars across the summer months crammed with events to look forward to. We’ve all become used to seeing posts on social media of fan zones and watch-alongs for a World Cup final, an exciting...
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Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in April, universities and students’ unions across the UK have come under increasing pressure to reassess their transgender policies over concerns that existing legislation may be ‘unlawful’. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the definition of a ‘woman’, as defined by the Equality Act 2010,...
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