News: Research
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WMG’s design for life
Tuesday 16 March, 2010
Warwick-based researchers awarded engineering grant to redesign hospital environments around the needs of patients
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Divorce has no effect on students
Friday 5 March, 2010A Warwick study has found that students whose parents divorce are not negatively affected by the experience
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Warwick Uni receives £1 million donation
Tuesday 2 March, 2010Professor Lord Bhattacharyya has donated £1 million to the University of Warwick. His donation will …
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Teaching quality threatened by science merger
Tuesday 2 February, 2010Students remain concerned that Warwick’s new School of Life Sciences will adversely affect teaching quality and module availability
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Merger of BioSci and HRI sparks anger
Monday 23 November, 2009
The new School of Life Sciences could result in significant job losses and disruption to current students
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Ancient puzzle solved
Sunday 11 October, 2009A thousand-year old mathematics problem has been solved with some help from University of Warwick mathematics researcher Dr Bill Hart.
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More than just a game
Monday 5 October, 2009
A revolutionary study by the University of Warwick has demonstrated that scientists attempting to model a range of various computer processes could use the power and capabilities of a specific Xbox chip instead.
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West Midlands to suffer in recession
Monday 5 October, 2009New research by the University of Warwick Institute for Employment reveals that the West Midlands, Warwick’s own region, is suffering under the recession more so than any other region.
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Women not aging well
Monday 5 October, 2009Research conducted by a Warwick researcher in collaboration with Harvard Medical School has found that women who gain weight as they age are 80 per cent less likely to grow into a healthy old age.
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New F3 car powered by potatoes, carrots and chocolate
Saturday 20 June, 2009
Warwick manufacturing have created an eco-friendly Formula 3 car run on chocolate and built from carrots and potatoes.
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Premature babies face learning difficulties
Tuesday 28 April, 2009New research has found a link between children who are born extremely prematurely and learning difficulties by the time they reach the age of eleven.
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Tinfoil and baking paper could replace conventional loudspeakers
Tuesday 21 April, 2009Two members of the University’s Department of Engineering, Dr Duncan Billson and Professor David Hutchins, have created a groundbreaking loudspeaker system that could revolutionise public announcements.
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Arts and humanities grads earn less
Tuesday 21 April, 2009A study conducted by staff in the Warwick Economics Department has found that Social Studies students end up with the best-paying jobs.
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Virtual safari a reality
Tuesday 10 March, 2009A trip to Kenya's Masai Mara while sitting at home is soon possible as a team of researchers from Warwick Manufacturing Group and the University of York work to create a virtual reality cocoon.
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Economics Dept awarded £3.6m
Tuesday 10 March, 2009The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has given the Economics department £3.6 million for a programme to investigate how countries nurture their competitiveness in a changing global economy.
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Calls for overhaul of university system
Tuesday 10 March, 2009Universities Secretary John Denham has announced that he will draw up plans for an overhaul of the Higher Education system, following last year’s Research Assessment Exercise.
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Anthrax treatment discovered
Tuesday 10 March, 2009
Recent studies conducted on the African Violet have given scientists at the Department of Chemistry new insights into treating anthrax.
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Engineers team up with artists to preserve paintings
Tuesday 10 March, 2009Researchers at the University of Warwick and the Courtauld Institute of Art have used advanced …
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Woman’s touch in Welsh politics, say Warwick researchers
Tuesday 3 March, 2009Warwick researchers studying the role of women in the Welsh National Assembly have found that the increased gender parity of the institution makes for a new way of doing politics.
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Wolfson postgrad exchange opens
Tuesday 3 March, 2009The Wolfson Research Exchange was finally opened this month by Sir Brian Follet, the Chair of the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA).
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Important results for campus chemists
Tuesday 3 March, 2009
Researchers from Warwick’s chemistry department found that tiny nanoparticles could be twice as likely to stick to the interface of two non mixing liquids than previously believed.
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Seeing a psychologist could be the secret to treating diabetes says study
Tuesday 10 February, 2009New research at the University of Warwick has found that psychological therapies can help those struggling to cope with type-2 diabetes and slash waiting times between treatments.
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The science of dating
Tuesday 27 January, 2009With Valentine’s Day just a few weeks away, new research has highlighted the importance of …
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Researchers say girls suffer most from bullying
Tuesday 20 January, 2009A team of researchers led by Warwick Psychology professer, Dieter Wolke, have found that girls …
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Research reveals problems faced by male teachers
Tuesday 13 January, 2009After investigating the behaviour of children in classrooms, researchers at Warwick revealed that, on average, …
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University
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Warwick third in Britain
Monday 14 June, 2010University is best in the country outside Oxbridge according to new table
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Students unable to Eat@Warwick
Tuesday 16 March, 2010The University’s Eating@Warwick card programme has been experiencing technical problems over the past four weeks …
Biological Sciences
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Growing fury as Uni announces drastic Life Sciences job cuts
Sunday 14 March, 2010The University has announced the numbers of staff to be made redundant through the creation of the new School of Life Sciences
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Teaching quality threatened by science merger
Tuesday 2 February, 2010Students remain concerned that Warwick’s new School of Life Sciences will adversely affect teaching quality and module availability
Chemistry
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Anthrax treatment discovered
Tuesday 10 March, 2009Recent studies conducted on the African Violet have given scientists at the Department of Chemistry new insights into treating anthrax.
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Important results for campus chemists
Tuesday 3 March, 2009Researchers from Warwick’s chemistry department found that tiny nanoparticles could be twice as likely to stick to the interface of two non mixing liquids than previously believed.
Economics
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Divorce has no effect on students
Friday 5 March, 2010A Warwick study has found that students whose parents divorce are not negatively affected by the experience
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Maths student calculates likelihood of finding girlfriend
Friday 19 February, 2010 - 1 commentA student has used an equation that predicts the possibility of alien life to calculate potential girlfriends
