The University of Warwick was awarded rank 26th of 719 institutions in our first year of submitting information. This places us 8th in the UK.

Over 500 students have signed up to the book-a-desk trial and shared their experiences of booking a desk in the library and made suggestions to streamline the process.

Keen to have your say in how online training on sexual consent can be improved? Join us for a lunchtime focus group on Thursday 31 January, 13.00-14.00 in Senate House. (lunch will be provided).

The schedule for the July 2019 Degree Ceremonies has been announced. Students due to graduate in July 2019 will be invited to register for the ceremonies in May 2019.

Routes for the free campus shuttlebus have been updated; view the routes and timetables.

The IT Services team is investigating a phishing attack targeting a number of staff and students at the University, and resetting passwords for accounts affected. Phishing emails are a hoax designed to get your personal details or money, and many look like legitimate messages from another member of the University or a personal contact. Find out how to avoid them. If you need a password reset over the Christmas period, please contact IT Services on 024 765 73737.

Four of our students have been recognised as champions of social mobility at the inaugural Student Social Mobility Awards, hosted by Baroness Helena Kennedy in the House of Lords on December 13.

Students encouraged to co-present with academic staff our submit their own proposals.

The Impact on Campus Award is for the society that has gone above and beyond to support their members and the wider university to achieve success, in terms of careers, development of new skills and personal growth.

The General Regulations for Examinations have been revised and there are a number of significant changes which you need to be aware of, particularly regarding mobile phones, watches, food and drink. Find out more and watch this video with SU Education Officer, Larissa Kennedy.

Climate Reality Campus Corp are hosting a ‘24 hours of reality watch party’ on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th December. Join them on the Piazza during the day to watch as Al Gore, a number of celebs and teams across the world bring you an update of how climate change is affecting their regions and what actions everyone can take to tackle this issue. The UK hour is at 7pm GMT and Climate Reality will be in Oculus OC0.01 from 6:30pm until 9pm to enjoy this in the warmth. If you are unable to make it to the Piazza you can watch it live at https://www.24hoursofreality.org/.

In response to your feedback, Wellbeing Support Services are moving to Senate House in January 2019. Moving to the heart of campus is just one feature of integrating our Wellbeing provision, along with introducing a new online system to make it easier for students to access the support they need. The system will be in place from the Spring Term and can be accessed via the Wellbeing Support Services website. 

Calling artists, biologists, chemists, engineers, entrepreneurs, film makers, programmers, and more! We're looking for 10 students to comprise a multidiscplinary team to design, undertake and complete a Synthetic Biology project. The team then presents their project at the iGEM Giant Jamboree in Boston, USA where they compete against other teams from all around the world.

Winter graduation is coming, and we're creating a series of videos to celebrate our amazing graduands on the university's social media and digital signage. If you're graduating this winter and would like to be involved all you need to do is take part in a short interview discussing your time at warwick and your next steps after graduation. We're keen to talk to both undergraduate and postgraduate students before 20 December at a date/time that is convenient to you, so if you'd like to take part please email Jim Alimpertis on dimitrios.alimpertis@warwick.ac.uk.There will plenty of cake, cookies and hot drinks available throughout the filming process!

During Welcome Week, we ran a programme of events and activities in partnership with the Students' Union, designed to help you settle in, make friends and adapt to life at Warwick. We delivered this through a personalised timetable where you were able to build a customised Welcome Week experience. We're now running a series of consultations designed to give you the chance to give us your views!

Warwick Accommodation have a limited number of vacant rooms available, on a first come, first served basis, for postgraduates who may still be without permanent accommodation for this academic year. There are 13 rooms available in quality purpose built accommodation based in Coventry City Centre, which is just a short bus journey from campus. Room prices start from £125 per week and include shared kitchen facilities and en suite private bathrooms. 

If you are or know a student who may be interested, please contact Warwick Accommodation via accommodation@warwick.ac.uk

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On 14 November WBS student Nilesh Gupta and representatives from Warwick's International Student Office, attended a special event to celebrate international students and 50 years of the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA).

This 50th anniversary event celebrated the richness and talents which students bring to the UK over the years and the outstanding support which so many receive from advice staff in universities and colleges throughout the UK.

Unitemps is your on-campus solution to finding flexible work opportunities that allow you to earn while you learn, is moving! As of Monday, 19 November, the University of Warwick Unitemps branch will have a new home at the Beehive, in Westwood Business Park.

University students are being targeted by scammers with fake tax refunds in an effort to steal money and personal details, warns HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

If you have a disability that could affect your performance in examinations you need to make contact with disability services to confirm arrangements.

The deadlines for confirming exam arrangements for 2018/19 are:

- For December, January and March exams: Wednesday 21st November

- For April, May and June exams: Wednesday, 6th March

To make an appointment to discuss your exam arrangements, concerns or queries please call the Disability Services team on 024 7615 0641 or email disability@warwick.ac.uk

Updated 12.30pm 16/11/18: It has been confirmed that the water pressure has been restored to acceptable levels that will enable all buildings on Campus to be fully occupied. The situation will be held under review and monitored over the weekend and early next week to ensure that the water supply is permanently restored. Estates will continue to engage with those Departments that were highlighted as being vulnerable in the event of pressure loss.

Updated 4pm, 15/11/18: We are still experiencing low water pressure on main campus. Our suppliers Severn Trent Water have been to campus and are investigating. The Estates Office team will continue to support departments affected until this situation is resolved, but we ask where possible that people use toilets, showers and kitchens on the ground floors of buildings until the issue is resolved. This does not impact buildings at the Gibbet Hill and Westwood campuses.

There have been changes to some of the immigration rules/processes including:

• The UKVI to open new Visa and Citizenship Application Service Centres for Tier 4 and related visa applications made in the UK during November 2018
• Immigration rules change which affect ATAS (Academic Technology Approval Scheme)
• IHS Surcharge for Tier 4 students expected to double to £300 per year in December 2018.
• EU Settlement Scheme - Information for students

Create Her Lane is Warwick’s first student-run creative careers conference on Saturday the 24th of November, aimed at people curious about careers in the creative industry.

Undergraduates of all levels are invited to submit papers, posters, workshops and performances to the Conference before 20 December.

Two virtual reality videos have been released for this month's Stand Up To Cancer event which showcase research from the University of Warwick and are narrated by actress Olivia Colman and Stephen Fry.

Warwick has been ranked among the best universities in the world for politics and international studies and sociology, business and economics, education and law, according to the Times Higher Education’s 2019 World Reputation Rankings – one of just 7 UK universities to be listed in the top 100 in all four subject groups.

Following last year’s review of personal tutoring, improvements to this important system have been made to help ensure students get the most out of personal tutoring - including training for Tutors, a Code of Practice and new student support resources such as meeting checklists and links to development opportunities.