£5.7 million awarded to WMG for electric car research with Jaguar Land Rover
The Warwick Manufacturing Group has been awarded £5.7 million by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for research into electric cars.
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Licensing study drugs: Cambridge professor argues in favour
Cambridge Psychiatry professor Dr Barbara Sahakian argues that cognitive enhancing drugs, if safely monitored, can in fact support positive development for students.
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NUS call to prioritise international students in Brexit negotiations
The National Union of Students (NUS) have made it their top priority in the Brexit negotiations campaign to ensure that international students are welcome in the UK. There are three other key issues the NUS wants addressed in the Brexit negotiations. One of them is to provide urgent clarity for EU...
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UK ranked second best for international students in Europe
The UK was ranked as the second most attractive country for international students by the Study.EU Country Rankings 2017.
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Warwick secures site for California campus
Roseville City Council voted unanimously to finalise the sale of its old fire station and adjacent properties to the University Development Foundation (UDF), Warwick’s partner in its California project, on Wednesday 15 March. The university secured the site for $190,000, with Roseville also covering $53,406 for appraisal and engineering and...
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Malala Yousafzai applies for PPE at Warwick
Nobel Peace Prize winner and activist Malala Yousafzai has applied to study PPE at the University of Warwick, alongside Oxford, LSE and Durham. She currently holds three A*AA conditional offers and an AAA offer from Oxford. She received the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize at 17, following her campaign work for...
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Warwick Brass Society performance piece aired on BBC Radio 2
A piece called “Radio Roulette” by Warwick Brass Society was played on Simon Mayo’s Drivetime programme on BBC Radio 2 on Tuesday 21 February. This was following the society’s performance in the 2017 UniBrass competition. At the competition, the Warwick Brass Society played the piece, which featured the theme songs...
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Red ranking for free speech at Warwick for third year running
Warwick University has “banned and actively censored” ideas on campus, according to the Spiked Magazine 2017 Free Speech University Rankings. The findings have been criticised by the Students’ Union (SU) and societies on campus. The report surveyed 115 universities across the UK, assigning a “green”, “amber” and “red” ranking for...
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New university initiative to improve mental health and wellbeing
Warwick’s Sports Centre has launched a series of new free classes to improve students’ mental health and wellbeing. The new programme is being run by Warwick Sport, with funding awarded from Sport England, and it is open to both students and staff at the university. Taking place every Monday, Tuesday,...
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Warwick admits more female and black students than most universities
Warwick accepts more applications from women and black students than the national average, according to new figures from UCAS. However, nationally, only 70% of black students were offered university places compared to 73% of Asian students and 78% of white students. In terms of applications by ethnic group, at Warwick,...
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Warwick Professor’s breakthrough in stroke prevention
Dr Nick Dale, Professor of Neuroscience at Warwick, is on the brink of a huge leap forward in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of strokes. He created a device that could detect strokes quickly, including those that do not show up on a brain scan. His invention is called the...
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