Editing University of Warwick (section)

=== Political incidents ===
In June 2014, the university announced [[Alex Davies (extremist)|Alex Davies]], a member of the proscribed terrorist organisation [[National Action (UK)|National Action]], voluntarily withdrew from his course.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Nick |date=17 May 2022 |title=University of Warwick student who founded banned neo-Nazi group guilty |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/university-warwick-student-who-founded-23982053 |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=CoventryLive }}</ref> In early 2018, it was made public that a group of male students had constituted a group chat in which many references to rape, occasionally targeted at particular other students, and other sexual offences were made, in such a way which left significant cause for concern.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48366835|access-date=25 August 2021|title=Inside the Warwick University rape chat scandal|work=BBC News|date=28 May 2019}}</ref> As a result of this and other incidents, students staged a [[Sit-in]] in 2021 in the central plaza of the university.<ref>{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Jessica |date=2 April 2021 |title=Warwick University students stage sit-in over sexual abuse |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/apr/02/warwick-university-students-stage-sit-in-over-sexual-abuse |access-date=18 April 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In January 2020, the university was criticised for choosing not to adopt the [[Working Definition of Antisemitism|IHRA definition of antisemitism]]. This decision was later reversed in October following intervention by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Aleks |title=Uni vice-chancellor says IHRA definition offers no 'added value' |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/warwick-university-vice-chancellor-says-there-is-no-added-value-in-adopting-ihra-definition-1.495348?highlight=warwick |website=www.thejc.com |publisher=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415100604/https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/warwick-university-vice-chancellor-says-there-is-no-added-value-in-adopting-ihra-definition-1.495348?highlight=warwick |archive-date=15 April 2021 |date=13 January 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2024, Students of the University's Conservative association were filmed singing and dancing to the Nazi-era World War II marching song [[Erika (song)|"Erika"]] at their annual black-tie dinner.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bruke |first1=Dave |title=Warwick University Tory students filmed dancing to sick Nazi anthem at posh bash |work=The Mirror |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-association-apologises-after-revellers-33138045 |access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref>