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University students have voted for union-run catering outlets to go vegan.

Three establishments at the University of Warwick are now required to adopt fully plant-based menus by 2027.

The students' union is the eighth in the UK to vote through a motion to ditch meat and dairy.

Vegan and vegetarian society president Vivek Venkatram said he was excited to work with catering teams on "affordable, nutritious and delicious" options.

A total of 1,472 students voted in the motion, titled "plant-based Warwick to tackle the climate crisis: for a just transition", external, with 52% opting for the change.

The vote followed Animal Rising's Plant-based Universities, external campaign, which is pushing for more sustainable catering in higher education.

The union will now adopt 50% plant-based catering by the next academic year, and students hope to also influence externally-run outlets on the Coventry-based campus.

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