University of Warwick

Coventry, UK, 09-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Molecules 10,000 times narrower than the width of a human hair could hold the key to making possible wooden skyscrapers and more energy-efficient paper production, according to research published in the journal Nature Communications. … Read the full press release →

Gambian sleeping sickness could be eliminated in 6 years thanks to University of Warwick research Combination of active screening and tsetse fly traps the key to quick elimination Without changing current strategy, elimination isn’t predicted until the next century Coventry, … Read the full press release →

LIVERPOOL, 25-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The University’s Materials Innovation Factory (MIF) has announced a number of new appointments who will deliver its academic programme. The £68 million facility, due to open in 2017, will revolutionise materials chemistry research and development by … Read the full press release →

COVENTRY, 24-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — To celebrate Coventry’s bid for the City of Culture in 2017 Dr Emma Parfitt, Sociology Researcher at the University of Warwick and Fargo village are bringing 17 artists and academics together for an exhibition of local … Read the full press release →

WMG working to make vehicles more fuel efficient and cheaper with electrical systems Construction vehicles waste fuel by remaining on full power whilst idle New WMG technology can predict when machinery needs full or low power COVENTRY, UK, 24-Nov-2016 — … Read the full press release →

Coventry, UK, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A multi-million pound brand new teaching and learning facility at the University of Warwick opens to staff and students on Monday 17 October. The £19m flagship Teaching and Learning Building boasts two large, state-of-the-art lecture … Read the full press release →

Coventry, UK, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Alison Kennedy, Professor of Creative Writing in the English and Comparative Literature Department at the University of Warwick and Warwick Alumna has been awarded the Heinrich Heine Prize 2016 of the state capital Dusseldorf. The … Read the full press release →

Coventry, UK, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Belgrade Theatre has teamed up with the University of Warwick’s Multicultural Shakespeare Project and The Coventry City of Culture Bid 2021 to present an event honouring the remarkable achievements of the African-American actor Ira … Read the full press release →

Coventry, UK, 01-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The solar system could be thrown into disaster when the sun dies if the mysterious ‘Planet Nine’ exists, according to research from the University of Warwick. Dr Dimitri Veras of the Department of Physics has … Read the full press release →

COVENTRY, 21-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Human intelligence is being defined and measured for the first time ever, by researchers at the University of Warwick. Led by Professor Jianfeng Feng in the Department of Computer Science, studies at Warwick and in China … Read the full press release →

COVENTRY, 21-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The brightest students from low-income backgrounds in Singapore are being given the opportunity to study at the University of Warwick, thanks to scholarships funded by alumni and friends of Warwick. Each year, the recipients of the … Read the full press release →

COVENTRY, 21-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, Monday 18th July 2016, the University of Warwick announced the very first senior academic appointment to its “Warwick in California” partnership in Placer County California. Professor Seán Hand has been appointed as Dean of the … Read the full press release →

Warwick Business School Dean to take over deanship at top US school Mark Taylor will become Dean of John M Olin Business School in December Six-year reign will finish at the end of July for Professor Taylor Olin Business School’s … Read the full press release →

COVENTRY, UK, 20-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Last night researchers at the University of Warwick hosted a ‘Psychoactive Supper’ to stimulate discussion about the concept of psychoactivity, central to The Psychoactive Substances Act (2016), a new piece of UK legislation that seeks … Read the full press release →

CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn says that we must champion and grow the UK’s manufacturing sector because it matters for prosperity and makes our economy more balanced, diversified and innovative LONDON, 05-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — To succeed in reversing the long term … Read the full press release →

Coventry, UK, 25-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The effects of austerity Britain on Coventry & Warwickshire are to be discussed at a public meeting which will bring together local charities, campaigners and academics. The University of Warwick is organising the event which … Read the full press release →

Coventry, UK, 25-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — New health and social care guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) aims to improve support for thousands of young people receiving health or social care as they become adults. Chaired … Read the full press release →

COVENTRY, UK, 8-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — WMG at the University of Warwick is to play a significant role in a new £23 million interdisciplinary Research Hub designed to drive forward UK research in the Internet of Things (IoT). Ed Vaizey, Minister … Read the full press release →

The death of most performed playwright in the world is to be marked in Stratford-upon-Avon, London and across the globe this year. Researchers from the Multicultural Shakespeare in Britain Project at the University of Warwick are set to launch a … Read the full press release →

University scores top grade in primary and secondary teacher training Warwick praised for work with Coventry and Warwickshire schools and colleges COVENTRY, UK, 8-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Teacher training at the University of Warwick has been graded as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted … Read the full press release →