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Good University Guide 2019: University of Warwick ranked 10th overall and 8th for the quality of the research undertaken

PRESS RELEASE -- 24, September 2018

COVENTRY, 24-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Warwick has once again been named as one of the UK’s top 10 universities in the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide. The 2019 guide ranks Warwick 10th overall and 8th for the … Read the full press release

Warwick: Report recommends that seven dimensions of job quality should be monitored annually by the government

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, September 2018

Professor Chris Warhurst, Director of Warwick University’s Institute for Employment Research (IER) has played a key role in developing a suite of measurements which would help the Government meet its aspiration that all work should be ‘good work,’ in quality … Read the full press release

University of Illinois Professor Deirdre McCloskey awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Warwick

PRESS RELEASE -- 10, August 2018

“Thank God that I wasn’t finished when I got my PhD. I continued to read, and this, you might say, has brought me to the glory of an honorary degree at Warwick.” COVENTRY, 10-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Twice in her … Read the full press release

University of Birmingham: Professor Laura Green OBE appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences

PRESS RELEASE -- 23, July 2018

BIRMINGHAM, 23-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Birmingham is delighted to announce that Professor Laura Green OBE has been appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. Professor Green, who will join the University … Read the full press release

University of Warwick scientists develop tagging device to view proteins inside human cells

PRESS RELEASE -- 5, July 2018

Scientists develop tagging device using Ferritin Proteins can be viewed on the nanoscale COVENTRY, 05-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Warwick have created a new way to view proteins that are inside human cells. Using Ferritin, a … Read the full press release

University of Warwick to receive £1.2 million in funding to support its pioneering research in improving UK crops

PRESS RELEASE -- 15, June 2018

New funding to develop scientific breakthroughs in crop research and innovation COVENTRY, 15-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Warwick is set to receive £1.2 million in funding to support its pioneering research in improving the resilience, sustainability and productivity of … Read the full press release

Pioneering study will pool cancer patient information from hundreds of hospitals to directly compare surgery quality in more than 100 countries across four continents

PRESS RELEASE -- 2, May 2018

COVENTRY, 02-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Improved care for patients undergoing cancer surgery is the focus of a pioneering worldwide study. Doctors say the initiative will enable them to gauge surgery quality across the globe and highlight ways to improve patient … Read the full press release

University of Warwick, WMG, Spirent Communications part of project to develop and test pioneering hybrid WiFi and GNSS location system for intelligent vehicles

PRESS RELEASE -- 2, May 2018

Intelligent vehicles and smart devices could gain more accurate location awareness by ‘fusing’ Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and WiFi signals – and a test for this is the focus of an Innovate UK project led by Spirent Communications and … Read the full press release

Universities of Warwick and Coventry will collaborate on 13 projects in support of Coventry City Council in the run up for UK City of Culture 2021

PRESS RELEASE -- 2, May 2018

Innovative collaborations involving LEGO, dance, storytelling and photography set to help prepare Coventry for City of Culture 2021 Universities of Warwick and Coventry to collaborate on the 13 projects during Spring/Summer 2018 All collaborations will actively invite local residents to … Read the full press release

University of Warwick commits to a close and active research and teaching alliance with French and Belgian partners despite Brexit

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, March 2018

COVENTRY, 30-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Warwick has today signed and launched two major teaching and research collaborations with partner universities and colleges in Paris and Brussels. The initiative, launched today in the University of Warwick’s base in London’s … Read the full press release

University of Warwick research links technological leadership and economic leadership in the context of 16th and 17th century Europe

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, March 2018

Economic leadership and technological leadership are often closely linked. Efficient organisations make investment decisions based on market forces. Less efficient organisations allow other factors to influence their decisions. The Portuguese and Dutch merchant shipping empires of the 16th and 17th century demonstrate … Read the full press release

UK’s top cybersecurity universities battled at the Inter-ACE 2018 cybersecurity challenge in the University of Cambridge

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, March 2018

CAMBRIDGE, 30-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — More than 130 students representing 18 of the UK’s top cybersecurity universities battled it out at the Inter-ACE 2018 cybersecurity challenge, hosted by the University of Cambridge. The competition, supported by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre, and designed to attract … Read the full press release

University of Warwick holds topping out ceremony for its new Sport and Wellness Hub

PRESS RELEASE -- 1, February 2018

COVENTRY, 01-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A new multi-million pound Sports Hub at the University of Warwick is one step closer to completion after contractor Willmott Dixon hosted a topping out ceremony today, which traditionally signifies the structure has reached its maximum … Read the full press release

University of Bristol study: Technological alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations unlikely to GP workload

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, January 2018

BRISTOL, 30-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The realities of implementing alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations, such as telephone, email, online and video consultations, mean that hoped-for reductions in GP workload and increases in available appointments for patients might not be realised. This … Read the full press release

University of Warwick Professor Carol Rutter appeared on BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time discussing Shakespeare’s best known play Hamlet

PRESS RELEASE -- 8, January 2018

Coventry, UK, 08-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Carol Rutter, Professor of Shakespeare and Performance Studies in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick, has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time discuss Shakespeare’s best known, most quoted … Read the full press release

University of Warwick: biotechnology firm VirionHealth receives non-dilutive funding worth up to $4.2 million from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

PRESS RELEASE -- 8, January 2018

Coventry, UK, 08-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — VirionHealth Ltd, a new biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics for respiratory viral infections, today announced that it has won non-dilutive funding worth up to $4.2 million from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). … Read the full press release