In 1965, the founding of our university brought the arts to Coventry. That same year, the grassroots football club that is now Leamington FC were top of the league. Over in the States, President Johnson was alerted to the dangers of fossil fuels by a groundbreaking report. The same year,...
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A report jointly commissioned by the University of Warwick has forecast the creation of almost 100,000 new jobs in the West Midlands by 2035. The report, commissioned with the University of Birmingham and carried out by London-based consultancy Public First, precedes the release of the West Midlands Regional Growth Plan...
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Just this August, a group of researchers led by Christoph Bertram released a new paper. In it, they all but declared that keeping average temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels was now impossible. With this being 8 months after COP28, the question remains: what went wrong?
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With the context of the upcoming UK general election, Sinai Ejechi summarises what each of the party’s manifestos have to say about flooding – a key issue pressing the UK as a result of climate change.
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As the next election looms, we can look back over the last fourteen years of the Conservatives’ time in office with varying levels of criticism. The blue years did have a bright spot, however: the UK’s climate leadership. Despite regular leadership changes, successive Tory governments remained clear on the UK’s...
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A massive expansion in electric vehicle (EV) charging spaces by investor-operator firm Zest is set to go ahead on campus, it has been announced. 173 new EV charging points will be installed by the company across the University’s car parks, in a project aiming to build what would be one...
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Sinai Ejechi explains the harms of seafood production on the environment and whether there are ways to mitigate them if we are to continue consuming seafood.
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As climate change continues to endanger human life, stronger mitigation policies could help scale back the damage. Last year, the summer heat was fatal, with over 4500 recorded deaths linked to the record-breaking temperatures. This past summer, Brits rushed with slightly less apprehension to the beaches as temperatures soared into...
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Sinai Ejechi discusses ex-US president Jimmy Carter's environmental policies in the 1970s, and whether he really was a climate president.
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The University of Warwick Faculty of Arts Building (FAB) has been given the runner-up position for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize, an annual award for the best new building in the UK. Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, the FAB is an ambitious £60 million project...
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The University of Warwick has been rated Gold in three categories by the Teaching and Excellence Framework (TEF). On 28 September, the University was awarded Gold ratings in student experience, student outcomes, and for the overall assessment. Alongside this, Warwick was rated ‘Outstanding’ by the TEF. From a total of...
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