The current Managing Director for Grassroots Africa, Benny Dembitzer, gave a poignant speech during WES 2019. Grassroots Africa is an organisation that aims to help reduce ‘malnutrition in Africa through improved farming productivity of local farmers and communities’. The main role of the organisation is to provide free access to...
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Lord Andrew Lansley CBE, former Secretary of State for Health gave a talk which focused on what is “important to be achieved to deliver better value health care”. During his time in the coalition government, he characterised the healthcare service “he had inherited” as being a service which “had grown...
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On the final day of the Warwick Economics Summit, former Vice President of the European Commission, Professor Joaquín Almunia, gave a talk examining the current issues facing the European project. In the past, the EU played an important role in “building peace, prosperity, and welfare, through shared democratic values and...
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Ever procrastinated by scrolling through Instagram between lectures? Social media is now hugely prominent in our daily lives, and various businesses are making use of captive audiences on Instagram to promote their products. As students, we are always looking for a good deal – and we often look towards brands...
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It’s become increasingly common to hear stories of workers from all sectors, but especially the business sector, staying late in the office or even pulling all-nighters to get work done. Technology has become omnipresent over recent years – and this has created a population who are spending less time getting...
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Last week, Phillip Hammond announced his third Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer. This article looks at some of the key points from his speech, and provides a helpful breakdown of those relevant to current university students. The world of work Many current finalists are starting to consider their career...
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Starting university can be tough – especially when it comes to managing your bank balance. Whether you’re stuck for ideas for food shopping, need discount codes, or want an app to help you track impulse spending, we’ve tracked down the best apps to help you manage your finances at university....
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This time last year, I was moving to France – nervous but excited to be starting my year abroad. As part of my year abroad, I would be working for 6 months as an intern in a translation company, working as an assistant in the industry team. There, I managed...
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As students, the news of Trump’s Trade war looming seem fairly distanced from our everyday lives. However, as reports of a trade war in the makings grow – is it perhaps time for the public, and students, to take a potential trade war seriously? So naturally we start with the...
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In 2015, a report by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2015 claimed that coffee consumption was at all-time high. According to the report, the rising trend among middle classes globally meant that the ‘luxury of the occasional coffee has become a daily habit’ for many people. Evidently, a...
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Recent years have been tough on traditional high street retailers – many of whom have faced big losses or have been forced into administration. The number of people visiting UK shops fell by 6% in March to its lowest recorded level since 2010. The high street was the area which...
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In recent years, the principle of ‘sharing’ has been at the very heart of our society. It started with social media platforms; sharing your photos with your ‘friends’ on Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram – but now businesses too have taken advantage of our obsession with sharing. The rise of businesses...
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British ministers have held informal discussions on the possibility of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), according to reports published recently by the BBC and Financial Times. The TPP is a proposed free trade group, uniting 11 member countries: Canada, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, Brunei, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru and...
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